Lucille Turner - Historical Fiction
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Historical fiction books and author blog about Leonardo da Vinci, the Ottoman Empire, the Renaissance and other subjects.
Lucille Turner - Historical Fiction
2y ago
Lucille Turner - Historical Fiction
2y ago
Lucille Turner - Historical Fiction
2y ago
The Coronavirus pandemic we are currently experiencing has been described by politicians as a war, as if the virus was out to kill as many of us as possible, but this is a little misleading. Viruses do not have agendas, and wars are a uniquely Homo Sapiens pursuit; history echoes with the sound of canon ..read more
Lucille Turner - Historical Fiction
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There are myths and there are mythmakers. Mythmakers do not really create new myths; they create new stories based around the enduring elements of existing, usually ancient mythologies. The reason myths endure is because people need them, in the same way that they need a belief system or a creed. One of the greatest British ..read more
Lucille Turner - Historical Fiction
2y ago
There is a fundamental difference between myth and story. Myths are mostly supernatural; stories are mostly fictional. Myths can generate powerful monsters, and they arise in every culture all around the globe. These mythical monsters are significant, because they are almost impossible to chase back into the shadows that they sprang from. They linger, refusing ..read more
Lucille Turner - Historical Fiction
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What is theme in writing, and how does it emerge ..read more
Lucille Turner - Historical Fiction
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Present-day Istanbul was once called Constantinople, and it was in Greek hands until it fell to the Ottoman army in 1453. For centuries the city was the principal capital of the Christian world, until Rome replaced it little by little, exerting its power through the Pope. It was named for Constantine the Great around AD ..read more
Lucille Turner - Historical Fiction
2y ago
Lucille Turner - Historical Fiction
2y ago