My name is Julie Anne Gates and I have a very special interest in history, particularly medieval. I live in Horsham, West Sussex, and not far from me is the site where Bramber Castle once stood - t...view moreMy name is Julie Anne Gates and I have a very special interest in history, particularly medieval. I live in Horsham, West Sussex, and not far from me is the site where Bramber Castle once stood - there is not a lot of it left but I felt compelled to revisit it, and eventually I wrote Storms and Shadows about the life of the de Braose's. I have two lovely children, Natalie and Matthew, who are now teenagers and studying hard to peruse their own individual careers.view less