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FAVORITE AUTHORS

Ann Macela       
Brian Henry        
Cheri Valmont        
Cheryl Holt       
Cindy Procter-King       
Delilah Marvelle        
Diane Whiteside        
Donna Grant

Elizabeth Hoyt
Genella deGrey
Karen Blake-Hall
Kathryn Smith
Kimberly Killion
Lani Diane Rich
Lori Avocato
Margie Lawson

Monica Burns
Nicole North
ParaNovel Girls
Savannah Chase
Skhye Moncrief
Toni Blake
Victoria Night

FAVORITE BLOGS

FAVORITE RESEARCH SITES

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Abbey Bookshop(My favorite bookstore in Paris! Owned by a Canadian gentleman, this bookshop is in an old abbey.  All the history books are in the darken basement.  Love it!)

Alchemy

History of Alchemy

CALENDARS

·       Calendar for all years        

·       History of the Calendar 

CASTLES of Wales

CASTLES on the Web - Photos of Castles (and Abbeys) from around the world.

CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA

 CONTRACEPTION

·       A brief History of Contraception

·       A History of Contraception from Antiquity to the Present Day

·       History of Contraception

 COSTUME

·      Fashion-Era

·       La Couturiere Parisienne Costume and Fashion Site

·       The Costume Page

·       The Costumer's Manifesto

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DICTIONARIES

·      Dictionaries of Sexual Terms and Expressions

·      Online Etymology Dictionary

DISEASE

·      Disease in History

·      History of Diseases

·      History of Epidemics and Plagues

E - G

The Food Timeline

French First Names (with pronunciations you can listen to)

H - L

HyperHistory - Online (World History charts).

Literature Network

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MAPS

·    Historical Maps of Europe

·     History and Geography of Europe: Maps and Atlases 

MEANINGS AND ORIGINS OF PHRASES 

MEDIEVAL - Life in a medieval castle...

N - R

ODIN'S CASTLE - An archive of history and historical resources.

OLD BAILEY - The Proceedings of the Old Bailey, London 1674 to 1834 - over 100,000 accounts of criminal trials.

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THE SALACIOUS HISTORIAN'S LAIR

Stephie Smith's Resources for Writers

T - Z

VAUX-LE-VICOMTE(Official website) - Click "Vaux by pictures" for their 360 degree Virtual Tours).     

To watch their Video Trailer click HERE.  

VERSAILLES(Official website) - LOUIS XIV, THE SUN KING. Free On-line Encyclopedia.

Panorama of Versailles (So cool and full of great info)

FUN STUFF

The Best French Swear Words- For the kind of French not taught in high school.  

(Unconventional!) French Phrases- I second the disclaimer at the bottom of the webpage which says, "Any damages caused by taking the contents of this page seriously are deemed to be the result of your own stupidity for listening to me in the first place.