Yes, it's that time again - Friday and answers to the trivia. How many did you get right? Comment below!
Anne Boleyn - I make many references to this infamous Tudor Queen in many ways. However, one of them stems from Casting Shadows. In it, Nora talks about the fate of her mother, Vera Lynn. She was beheaded in the woods by sword. While Anne Boleyn was executed at the Tower of London, the accusations are the same - incest, adultery and treason against the King.
Valek - This is a tough one actually, unless you have read Maria Snyder. Valek is the name of a character in her books on Ixia (and beyond). I am not spoiling much, but the character was a master spy. He was my inspiration for Jerry the spy in Casting Shadows and The Circle is Broken. The idea of having such a strong man on Nora's side was too tempting. Jerry's role was much different than Maria Snyder's character, though. He most certainly was not Nora's lover either.
Prince Charles, now King Charles III - To be honest, His Majesty was the inspiration behind the character of James Howe in Through the Meadow. It was not for his cruelty, though. I took the historical love triangle between him, Queen Camilla and the late Princess Diana and used it as some of the tension between James, Constance and Miranda. While the current monarch did not have children with his wife, the character dared to reach that far...and pass them off as another man's children.
That's it, everyone! Namaste, and have a great weekend!
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