For BLACK JACK SNOW I had to do a huge amount of research, not only on the Elizabethan time period but also on pirates and other maritime topics. HER MAJESTY'S SPY involved researching apothecaries and medicinal remedies. Fascinating stuff!
Below are links to some of the main web sites I used.
Some of the hard copy resources included:
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Elizabeth's London by Liza Picard (Orion Books, 2003), and
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The Writer's Guide to Everyday Life in Renaissance England from 1485 - 1649 by Kathy Lynn Emerson.
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The Tudor Tailor: Reconstructing Sixteenth Century Dress by Ninya Mikhaila and Jane Malcolm-Davies.
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Shakespeare: The World as a Stage by Bill Bryson.
If you want to read some articles I've written on the Elizabethan era, check out the History link.
