larabyrneMar 2, 20231 minThe Road to Canossa updateTo all my subscribers...I know it took me a while, but your patience is about to be rewarded! I have just sent the first copy of my new...
larabyrneDec 7, 20215 minThe making of an unlikely leader. Matilde of Tuscany's childhoodNot much is known about Matilde/a of Tuscany's birth. The year was 1046, but the day and place are uncertain. Mantova, Lucca, Canossa,...
larabyrneJun 10, 20212 minWhat's in a name - The Lotharingian connectionA few people have asked how I have come up with the title and what Lotharingia means. Matilde, my heroine, is known as Matilda of...
larabyrneDec 4, 20202 minWhy I decided to write a novel on Matilde of TuscanyIn many ways, Countess Matilde of Tuscany was the most remarkable woman of the XI century. She must have made quite an impression on...