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  • Unicorns and Maidenhood: Ultimate Symbol of Innocence

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s blog post is about Unicorns and how they relate to Maidenhood!   When we first hear the word Unicorn, most of us think of the ultimate innocence of youth, which is largely related to the nature of Maidenhood. The Unicorn is a very interesting…

  • ‘The Road to Avalon’ Book Review

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.     Today’s blog post is a review of The Road to Avalon by Joan Wolf.   This book is an Arthurian novel originally published in 1988, but the copy I own is the 2007 re-release with the forward by Mary Jo Putney.     I…

  • ‘Melusine’ by Jean d’Arras Book Review

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is a review of the book Melusine; or, The Noble History of Lusignan by Jean d’Arras.   Of course, I had read this book years ago, but I have recently re-read this tome as research in preparation for the Melusine Online Class I…

  • The J.R.R. Tolkien Translation of ‘Sir Gawain and the Green Knight’ Book Review

    Welcome to day one of the Green Knight Week here at White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings!    Today’s post is a review of the Tolkien translation of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, which I have just re-read for the first time since high school.    While I do tend to read the story…

  • Faery Queens as Shapeshifters

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is about Faery Queens as Shapeshifters.   During the Dark Half of the Year, it is the ideal time to work on Shadow Work and on more introspective forms of magick.   Shapeshifting is, in fact, a form of meditative magick that can…

  • Morgana’s Val Sans Retour & Her Role as Tester of Hearts!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   This week’s Femme Fatale Friday post is an exploration of Morgan le Fay and her Val Sans Retour, or in English ‘Valley of No Return’ and her aspect of being a tester of lovers’ hearts.   It is obvious that Morgan le Fay’s primary role…

  • Edward IV & Elizabeth Woodville, The Most Romantic Royal Lovers

    Welcome to the Final Day of Royal Romance Week here at White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   For today’s final post in this series, I am going to be focusing on Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville, who I find to be the most Romantic Royal Lovers of all time! I am so delighted to…

  • Henry VII & Elizabeth of York, Birth of the Tudor Dynasty!

    Welcome back to Royal Romance Week Day Five here at White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is about the relationship between Henry VII and his Queen Elizabeth of York!   This is the first post this week that is featuring a married couple, and interestingly, this is the only post this week…

  • The Allure of Medievalism

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings!   For today’s post, I have decided to discuss the Allure of Medievalism.   Medievalism is the Romanticism of the Medieval Period in history.    It has long been a time period that has garnered admiration and Medievalism is something that gained huge notoriety during the…

  • My Top 5 Royal Historical Fiction Books

    For today’s post, I have decided to do a countdown of my five favorite historical fiction novels.   These are in particular about Queens in the late medieval and Tudor periods.   The reason they are my favorites is that it is my favorite time period. Number 5: The White Rose by Jan Westcott ~This…