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Colin Stathers
I live and work in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, a place that is steeped in history, though five years ago I was very much unaware of that. Over the years, from boyhood to early sixties, I...view moreI live and work in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, a place that is steeped in history, though five years ago I was very much unaware of that. Over the years, from boyhood to early sixties, I have travelled the county and developed a knowledge of places which now take on an historical perspective. This has not only encouraged me to reconsider the county, but has led to travels further afield.
Quite by chance, in early 2009, I undertook a research project into the life of Eleanor (Fitzalan/de Arundel/Percy), the wife of Henry Percy, founder of the Percy dynasty at Alnwick in Northumberland. My research has taken me around the county and much further afield. Medieval mysteries began to unfold as I read about life in the 13th and 14th centuries. So fascinated did I become with this little known lady that I decided, from the few facts that we do know, to express my understanding of her in the form of a novel. Eleanor - a requiem was born.
This quiet corner of England was not always so quiet ...view less