Constance Briones has a Master's in Woman's History, which informs her writing. She first learned about the subject of her debut historical fiction novel, the sixteenth-century English poet Isabella Whitney, while doing research for her thesis on literacy and women in Tudor England. Isabella Whitney's gusty personality to defy the conventions of her day, both in her thinking and actions, impressed Constance enough to imagine that she would make a very engaging literary heroine. As a writer, she is interested in highlighting the little-known stories of women in history. She is a contributing writer to Historical Times, an online magazine. When not writing, she lends her time as an educational docent for her town's historical society. She contently lives in Connecticut with her husband and maine coon sibling cats, Thor and Percy.
Constance Briones has a Master's in Woman's History, which informs her writing. She first learned about the subject of her debut historical fiction novel, the sixteenth-century English poet Isabella Whitney, while doing research for her thesis on literacy and women in Tudor England. Isabella Whitney's gusty personality to defy the conventions of her day, both in her thinking and actions, impressed Constance enough to imagine that she would...
What if Taylor Swift found herself penning songs about love in Elizabethan England when women were required to be chaste, obedient, and silent?
Isabella Whitney, an ambitious and daring eighteen-year-old maidservant turned poet, sets out to do just that. Having risked reputation and virtue by allowing her passions for her employer’s...
I wrote an article about Isabella Whitney which appeared in this beautifully illustrated magazine on all things Elizabethan. Available at Amazon:Historical Times Magazine:...
During National Poetry Month I gave a talk about the subject of my book, English poet Isabella Whitney, an obsure poet who lived in sixteenth centurey London. Whitney is...
