tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post2304914204613176323..comments2023-10-12T02:21:40.102-07:00Comments on English Historical Fiction Authors: Castles – Cold or Cosy?Debra Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256313302199653185noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-34842286796514029682015-04-17T13:23:11.359-07:002015-04-17T13:23:11.359-07:00I am always spellbound by the richness of the hist...I am always spellbound by the richness of the history and accounts behind castles and towers. I do think that castles are magnificent! This rings a bell re the blog of the 93-year old Simone Klugman "And the Walls Came Tumbling Down", which is about castles and fortresesses. I would never get tired of visiting them,- oh, if my bank account and time permit me! :) Great post! Gwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04283360490801991651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-40465518090780716212015-03-15T09:14:43.546-07:002015-03-15T09:14:43.546-07:00Good stuff, they do seem cold places but with the ...Good stuff, they do seem cold places but with the fire roaring in the hearth, a mug of ale and some minstrels in the gallery I bet they could be great fun!Steven A. McKayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06722539602301475850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-83711752601371516122015-03-14T10:26:53.337-07:002015-03-14T10:26:53.337-07:00Enjoyed that, Barbara. Assumption often trips us u...Enjoyed that, Barbara. Assumption often trips us up. I commented to a guide on one occasion how damp the Black Houses must have been. She'd grown up on Lewis, regularly visited one still occupied and could say with authority, it was not damp. Lesson taken. anne stenhouseanne stenhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02737658937717248241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-56041657085928349002015-03-13T04:44:49.639-07:002015-03-13T04:44:49.639-07:00Ditto, Barbara and will also affect how I describe...Ditto, Barbara and will also affect how I describe castles in my writing! Thanks very much for sharing all this information.Marie Macphersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10906943465845474431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-51342758777452179082015-03-13T00:38:02.396-07:002015-03-13T00:38:02.396-07:00That was a really interesting post, Barbara, and i...That was a really interesting post, Barbara, and it has affected the way I will look at castles in the future. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com