Augusta Gosling

What did a fifteenth century noblewoman actually do all day? Less embroidery, more management. The romance of the period is real, but most of the work was administration.

There are mornings when Warwick will not cooperate. He sits at the table in my head with his arms folded, and whatever I had planned for him that day, he refuses. The scene I had outlined in detail the night before turns to dust the moment I open the document, and the dialogue I was so pleased with last night now sounds so weird. The man I thought I had finally pinned down looks at me as if I have understood nothing. Those are the mornings I take Blue out for a walk a little longer than...

Medieval Knight I came to English history through Philippa Gregory. Most of us did. The White Queen was the book that opened the door to the Wars of the Roses for me. After that I went looking for everything I could find on the period, and especially on Warwick. The chronicles, the academic histories, the letters that survived. Once you start chasing Warwick, you do not stop. If you know that feeling, we are the same kind of reader. Gregory's gift is the women who were there. Elizabeth...