candace robb
walking the Mean Streets of Medieval York
Owen Archer series
Start with the latest, A Choir of Crows, available from 31 May in hardcover in the UK and 2 July in hardcover and ebook worldwide… December, 1374. With the great and the good about to descend on York for the enthronement of Alexander Neville…
Kate Clifford series
Expertly recreating the social and political upheavals of late medieval Europe and the increasing power of the wealthy merchant class, acclaimed author Candace Robb introduces a new series starring Kate Clifford, a woman forged on the warring northern marches of fourteenth century England. Political…
About
Short version: I’m Candace Robb, a writer/historian engaged in creating fiction about the late middle ages with a large cast of characters with whom I enjoy spending my days. Two series, the Owen Archer mysteries and the Kate Clifford mysteries, are set in late…
A chat with Jean Roberts about women & history
While I’m working on a proper post I wanted to share a link to Jean Roberts’s book blog The Books Delight in which we chat about “history, the lovely city of York, writing, and [my] wonderful books.” Enjoy! https://www.thebookdelight.com/2020/12/author-interview-candace-robb.html
Happy Holidays!
Meet the newest member of our household, Maggie. She’s 8 months old & bursting with energy & mischief, so we decided not to cramp her style. Our Christmas tree this year is an old artificial one sans lights or ornament, except for Maggie &…
What is a witch?
I’ve been exploring what it means to label someone a “witch”, not in the sense of name-calling, but when claiming that someone practices “witchcraft”. That depends on when and where it occurs, and who is doing the labeling. So what was going on with the idea of a witch in Magda’s time?
