by Christine Trent | Jan 15, 2017 | Interesting Places in Great Britain
In 2013, I visited Osborne House, in East Cowes on the Isle of Wight, a short Red Funnel ferry ride from Portsmouth. I specifically wanted to visit Osborne House to see if I had gotten details correct for it in LADY OF ASHES. I seem to always be visiting...
by Christine Trent | Jan 1, 2017 | Interesting Places in Great Britain
Longleat is one of the most fascinating places in Wiltshire, England. Actually, you can’t call it a “place,” as it is really three different things: The House First and foremost, it is the home of Alexander Thynn, the 7th Marquess of Bath. A very...
by Christine Trent | Dec 15, 2016 | Interesting Places in Great Britain
For those who have read both LADY OF ASHES and STOLEN REMAINS, you know that Windsor Castle is a large royal residence where Prince Albert died on December 14, 1861. Today it is the preferred weekend home of Elizabeth II, but Queen Victoria thought it gloomy,...
by Christine Trent | Nov 1, 2016 | Interesting Places in Great Britain
I have visited this location twice. It is officially called the Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb Garret, and you must travel a set of tiny, winding stairs inside St. Thomas Church in London to get to it. It was once part of old St. Thomas Hospital,...
by Christine Trent | Sep 1, 2016 | Interesting Places in Great Britain
Doing research for the LADY OF ASHES series can often involve visiting some rather, er, unusual places. Several years ago, I went to London, with one of my primary goals being to visit Kensal Green Cemetery. As London churchyards began filling—and overflowing—in the...
