On the blog of @helen.hollick.bsky.social today, the second of my articles on language in historical fiction - looking at the importance of “strangeness”… ofhistoryandkings.blogspot.com/2026/04/doin...

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Should writers of #medieval #histfic give their characters “authentic” sounding voices, or more modern language? Fellow #histfic writer, @helenhollick.bsky.social, is sharing the first of three articles of mine looking at this interesting question. ofhistoryandkings.blogspot.com/2026/04/doin...

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