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larabyrne

Sep 24, 20213 min read

Hamletic Lotharingia - The parallel lives of Hamlet and King Henry IV of Germany

Whilst I was not consciously aware of it as I was working on his character, I realise a posteriori that my version of Heinrich IV owes...

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larabyrne

Jun 10, 20212 min read

What's in a name - The Lotharingian connection

A few people have asked how I have come up with the title and what Lotharingia means. Matilde, my heroine, is known as Matilda of...

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larabyrne

May 28, 20212 min read

What's in a cover - The golden crosses of medieval power

I have had a few questions about the cover of Lotharingia, and what it is meant to represent. Lotharingia is a tale of love, relics, and...

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larabyrne

Dec 4, 20202 min read

Why I decided to write a novel on Matilde of Tuscany

In many ways, Countess Matilde of Tuscany was the most remarkable woman of the XI century. She must have made quite an impression on...

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larabyrne

Dec 2, 20203 min read

Medieval Women in Power - Matilda of Tuscany and her precursors

Medieval Europe did not really have historians in the modern (or ancient Greek) sense of the word. It had chroniclers and propagandists....

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larabyrne

Oct 1, 20201 min read

Lotharingia shortlisted for the 2020 Page Turner Awards

I'll be honest, back in August when I received the news that my historical novel Lotharingia had been selected as a Page Turner Awards...

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larabyrne

Aug 31, 20201 min read

Lotharingia is a Page Turner Award Finalist!

I just received some amazing news. My debut historical fiction novel Lotharingia made it to the final round of the 2020 Page Turner...

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