Blog Entries by Robin Maxwell
The Swiftboating of Anne Boleyn
Let me say this up front: Anne Boleyn was no angel. From her tenderest years she was weaned on scandal and intrigue, schooled in Machiavellian politics, and came of age in the licentious court of Francois I. Unlike her sweet, malleable sister Mary, Anne -- the Boleyn girl who really...
MoveOn... and Keep Movin' Right Outta My Life
Posted February 12, 2008 | 03:51 PM (EST)
Oh, that it has come to this! I'm infuriated at a dot org. Wish to be unsubscribed from their mailing list.
At MoveOn.org's thoughtful suggestion, I have signed countless petitions, called the offices of my state and federal representatives and manned the phones at a "house party"...
Hillary Boleyn: Has Anything Changed in Half a Millennium?
Posted January 30, 2008 | 02:54 PM (EST)
As a writer of historical fiction, spending half my time in the present and half in the sixteenth century affords me an excellent platform for comparing two of my favorite female titans -- Anne Boleyn and her twenty-first century counterpart, Hillary Clinton.
Of course, the most obvious connection that...
In a candid interview via satellite from China, Olympic...
Update: Keith Olbermann had Rachel Maddow on "Countdown" Tuesday night to celebrate...
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Calm yourselves, mes amis! Yes, yes, I understand how exciting all this veep stuff...
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There are over 6 billion people of people on the...
MELBOURNE, Fla. — As if a fourth straight day of rain from Tropical Storm...
Last year I praised Rebecca Taylor and...
Posted May 9, 2008 | 12:37 PM (EST)