Anyone who has surfed the vastness of the world wide web has had the experience of looking for one thing but finding another. Well I have been working on a reading list of Medieval fiction for homeschoolers, with an emphasis on material appropriate for elementary school ages. In the midst of it all, I stumbled upon Susan Higginbotham’s blog, aptly titled “Medieval Woman . . .” For anyone who doesn’t know, Ms. Higginbotham is an award winning author of Medieval historical fiction, with such stories as The Traitor’s Wife, Hugh and Bess, and The Stolen Crown among her titles.
I enjoyed her blog immensly, as it contains some wonderful references to 14th and 15th century English history . . . which is the same period we aim to use as the reference for the development of our living history museum. I enjoyed her recent post about a book found at the flea market . . . History of England in Words of One Syllable . Will have to look for that one.
Well, back to work – although Ms. Higginbotham’s works are wonderful reads, I don’t think I will add them to my reading list for eight year olds. If you know of a good Medieval fiction title for elementary aged kiddos, please drop me a line! Perhaps it will be the one I missed while busying myself with some other person’s blog!
Oh . . . her blog roll looks fascinating! I will surely be checking out her list of blogs, many which I have not heard of before.
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