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Samuel Pepys: Plague, Fire, Revolution

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Is the title of a new exhibition at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich ( Greenwich Maritime on the DLR ) which runs until 28th March and is worth a visit. The famous diarist lived through one of the most turbulent … Continue reading

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Who rules Spain? Erm…..?

Still not entirely sure. To recap – on 22nd January 2016 King Felipe VI proposed that Mariano Rajoy, leader of the PP, the party which garnered most votes in December’s General Election, should form a government. Rajoy turned him down. … Continue reading

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Walking & breathing

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Introducing a new Story Bazaar guest blogger this week. Barbara Pigeon has travelled widely and lived all over the world in her career as a Shell executive. During her time working in India she journeyed to Rikhia, a remote north-eastern … Continue reading

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How NOT to publish a non-fiction book…

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The latest in the series of what NOT to do in writing and publishing….. My mid-Winter break was very pleasurable, but also somewhat fraught with frustration.  It was my attempts to publish my first non-fiction ‘e’ book on-line which caused … Continue reading

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The wrong saint?

The story of my historical novel  Reconquista begins, very specifically, on 9th October, 1264, the day of San Dionisio, patron saint of the city of Jerez de la Frontera. This day is celebrated every year in Jerez as the anniversary of … Continue reading