![]() ![]() There are several accounts of the fierce battle of Malakand, during which two British garrisons, one in the tiny fort at Chakdarra, and a much larger encampment beneath the Fort of Malakand, were besieged for a week by tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of rebels, intending on removing the British presence from their mountain fastness. Once I find that route, that is the route on which they travel. There is only one commonly used route to get from Chitral to Malakand. In my third book, Not Quite a Husband, the hero and the heroine travel through Northwest Frontier of British India (today’s Northwest Frontier Province of Pakistan) and are caught in the Swat Valley Uprising of 1897. ![]() In my case, my job requires me to bring alive a slice of the fin-de-siècle. A rich, textured world contribute to the vibrancy and believability of the story. ![]() Except instead of hobbits and wizards fighting over My Precioussss, we have seemingly British–Britain being a rather inescapable setting for historical romances these days-lords and ladies off on a reluctant quest for love.īut as with all fantasies, world-building is an important element. Here is the thing about historical romances: They really are, in essence, historical fantasies. I write historical romances set during La Belle Époque. Because here is what I have to say: Sometimes I ignore history. This is a terrible post, considering that I am writing it for a site devoted to history. ![]()
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