WHITEHALL

James Scott, Duke of Monmouth (1649-1685), eldest illegitimate son of King Charles II of England 

TREMONTAINE fans: have you tried our lovely WHITEHALL (now in a complete season) ? @ellenkushner recommends this lush historical tale set in the 17th century. http://blog.serialbox.com/available-now-whitehall-complete-season-1/

Sometimes, all there is left to do is let the ship sink, let the debris decay, and then let it become something beautiful, something of lore. Let it become something you gaze at with reverie as the coral paints it with more majesty than it deserves. When the army doesn’t come for you, when no one chooses to fight for you, when no one dives in after you with fairy tales and promises, you write a different story. You write a tale of adventure and chaos, of survival and fortitude, and instead of wishing to be saved, you save yourself. (x)

character: constance; series: the musketeers, 2014; appearance: season 2, episode 8,9,10; period: 1640s.

Garter collar and Great George, part of the Order of the Garter. The Great George was created for King Charles II, while the Garter collar was probably made for King James II. Both collar and George were taken by James II into exile in France in 1688. In 1830 the collar and George were deposited on loan by William IV in Edinburgh Castle where they remain on display with the Honours of Scotland. 1661 and 1680s.

Madeleine Robins is the author of three books in the Sarah Tolerance mystery series: Point of Honour, Petty Treason, and The Sleeping Partner.  She’s also the author of the New York Times Notable Book The Stone War, a dark fantasy set in New York City; five Regency romances; many short stories, Sold for Endless Rue, a new historical novel set in medieval Italy. She is a writer for WHITEHALL a historical set at King Charles II court in 1662. It can be found here https://www.serialbox.com/serials/whitehall (Check out @whitehallserial!)

Riverside is a mesmerizing and colorful neighborhood in the City featured in Ellen Kushner’s unique fantasy novel Swordspoint and in the two novels and a series of assorted short stories and mini-novellas which followed it and centered around that same world. As you can guess, I adore the books. I think she is so much better a writer and world builder than most of the more popular fantasy writers being published today. Here is a link to the introduction to Swordspoint on Ellen Kushner’s website (http://www.sff.net/people/kushnerSherman/Kushner/swordspoint.html) along with a look at the other works written in the series. Most people first fall in love with the marvelously romantic and dysfunctional couple of Alec and Richard and their ongoing adventures, but the cast of characters continues to expand, along with the details of the society surrounding them and its history throughout the three novels. I personally think the books are fabulous.

Liz Duffy Adams is a playwright whose play neo-Restoration comedy Or, premiered Off Broadway at Women’s Project Theater and has been produced some 40 times since, including at Magic Theater and Seattle Rep. Other plays include Dog Act; A Discourse on the Wonders of the Invisible World; Buccaneers;Wet or, Isabella the Pirate Queen Enters the Horse Latitude;  and One Big Lie. Head Writer for WHITEHALL, the serialized historical fiction novel set at King Charles II court (https://www.serialbox.com/serials/whitehall) and can be found on tumblr at http://lizduffyadams.tumblr.com/ (Check out @whitehallserial!)