tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132364668526714411.post8911581896338684050..comments2024-03-26T11:03:45.486+00:00Comments on Let us Talk of Many Things; of Books and Queens and Pirates, of Mystery and Kings...: Location, Location, Location Helen Hollickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04292983846350273039noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132364668526714411.post-51558630191125935832016-11-17T16:08:38.656+00:002016-11-17T16:08:38.656+00:00My best memory of Harlech was about 18 years ago, ...My best memory of Harlech was about 18 years ago, we were looking down from the ramparts and someone in the baiey outside the castle started playing a harp. Lovely! Helen Hollickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292983846350273039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132364668526714411.post-89172250247440188212016-11-17T15:54:43.640+00:002016-11-17T15:54:43.640+00:00Harlech Castle is indeed accessible now - by a lar...Harlech Castle is indeed accessible now - by a large metal and glass bridge that looks...well, inappropriate. Watched it being built, but by time it was we were getting ready to move from Harlech to US. So had to spend two years seeing the siege views of the castle ;-)Roland Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03302133565980901397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132364668526714411.post-9260470117112808592016-11-16T13:44:43.919+00:002016-11-16T13:44:43.919+00:00Thanks Roland, I'm glad it was helpful. Some h...Thanks Roland, I'm glad it was helpful. Some historical sites are more accessible than others - I believe Harlech Castle is now accessible for wheelchair users where it certainly wasn't before. Ultimately I suppose we have to use a mix of one-part fact: 2 parts imagination, so as long as we can picture how these places might once have looked, we can let the fiction part of 'Historical fiction' take over :)Annie Whiteheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11028691371545306450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132364668526714411.post-43426947381298052602016-11-16T13:37:29.934+00:002016-11-16T13:37:29.934+00:00I can't get around as much as I used to either...I can't get around as much as I used to either Roland - very frustrating when the heart and head's willing but the old legs aren't! Helen Hollickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292983846350273039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132364668526714411.post-89202547753494607882016-11-15T20:36:18.525+00:002016-11-15T20:36:18.525+00:00Helpful interview. I'm writing a book with Vik...Helpful interview. I'm writing a book with Viking roots that means physical research is difficult. Luckily some of it is outside the Viking Age so that makes it easier. (But I'm in a wheelchair so guess my days of visiting archaeological sites are over - having ticked off places like Tintagel, Avebury, Akrotiri and Hattusas.)Roland Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03302133565980901397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132364668526714411.post-24996509890285781682016-11-15T14:16:40.670+00:002016-11-15T14:16:40.670+00:00Thanks NJ - glad you enjoyed it :)Thanks NJ - glad you enjoyed it :)Annie Whiteheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11028691371545306450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132364668526714411.post-21824391180439754802016-11-15T14:06:10.600+00:002016-11-15T14:06:10.600+00:00thank youthank youHelen Hollickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292983846350273039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132364668526714411.post-84634535011688782512016-11-15T14:05:33.062+00:002016-11-15T14:05:33.062+00:00you're welcome Annie. I find the research as f...you're welcome Annie. I find the research as fascinating as the writing.Helen Hollickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292983846350273039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132364668526714411.post-90046185084352000422016-11-15T13:26:35.202+00:002016-11-15T13:26:35.202+00:00Nice interview!Nice interview!nj layounihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00542995704390593106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132364668526714411.post-74597960211634836812016-11-15T10:55:41.443+00:002016-11-15T10:55:41.443+00:00Thanks so much for inviting me onto the blog, Hele...Thanks so much for inviting me onto the blog, Helen. Perhaps I should have pointed out that none of the above challenges puts me off my era - if anything, it makes it more exciting!Annie Whiteheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11028691371545306450noreply@blogger.com