tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post1126145262603331450..comments2024-03-28T12:00:29.857+00:00Comments on Historical and Regency Romance UK: The ancient laws that inspired the Brides of Fortune TrilogyLouise Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09895724319451189592noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-79385103251450977502010-06-11T12:38:53.730+01:002010-06-11T12:38:53.730+01:00Great stuff, Nicola! I love the premise for your ...Great stuff, Nicola! I love the premise for your trilogy. One of my favorite research books is The Strange Laws of Old England by Nigel Cawthorne.Joanna Waughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08053211782268427159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-11497988847157563992010-06-10T08:20:42.494+01:002010-06-10T08:20:42.494+01:00Foldage still goes on here in the Pennines - the f...Foldage still goes on here in the Pennines - the farmers sheep are ALWAYS getting out and manuring my garden!!!Melinda Hammond/Sarah Malloryhttp://www.sarahmallory.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-39982885261717766152010-06-08T10:53:24.336+01:002010-06-08T10:53:24.336+01:00They are a lot of fun, aren't they, Jan! Parti...They are a lot of fun, aren't they, Jan! Particularly foldage. I love the idea of lending your sheep to help manure the lord's garden and the vreature munching its way through his prize plants!Nicola Cornickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12916076219284821820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-16293073076786757532010-06-07T20:54:50.448+01:002010-06-07T20:54:50.448+01:00Love the thought of pontage, pannage and foldage, ...Love the thought of pontage, pannage and foldage, Nicola!Jan Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00471022034388834235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-78179030722904491682010-06-07T17:16:51.286+01:002010-06-07T17:16:51.286+01:00Thank you, Jane. Thank you, Kate. Absolutely, trut...Thank you, Jane. Thank you, Kate. Absolutely, truth is stranger than fiction, Kate! I guess that is why people have such trouble believing it sometimes!Nicola Cornickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12916076219284821820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-11666242287963600962010-06-07T16:05:22.970+01:002010-06-07T16:05:22.970+01:00Loved this post Nicola. Some of those old laws ar...Loved this post Nicola. Some of those old laws are a treasure to a novelist to discover. And as they say 'truth is stranger than fiction' and in some of the old histories,you just didn't need to make it up.<br /><br /> I lok forward to reading this trilogy.kate tremaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10344692385418362736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-62159793382645513422010-06-07T12:55:08.126+01:002010-06-07T12:55:08.126+01:00Absolutely fascinating stuff, Nicola. I'd neve...Absolutely fascinating stuff, Nicola. I'd never heard of 'droit de seigneur' before - brilliant history lesson, thank you!Jane Odiwehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10712868693656060688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-32372385642225611922010-06-07T12:31:16.231+01:002010-06-07T12:31:16.231+01:00LOL, Melinda, thank you! I find it fascinating the...LOL, Melinda, thank you! I find it fascinating the things that catch our writing imaginations and inspire us. The drawback with using these medieval laws, however, seems to be that several readers and reviewers simply can't believe they are based on real life examples!Nicola Cornickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12916076219284821820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-88412216285194808372010-06-07T11:09:26.781+01:002010-06-07T11:09:26.781+01:00Can't wait to read this trilogy, Nicola. Fasc...Can't wait to read this trilogy, Nicola. Fascinating old laws - and what a devious mind you have to put them to such good use!!!!!Melinda Hammond/Sarah Malloryhttp://www.sarahmallory.co.uknoreply@blogger.com