{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Kristi Ross","home_page_url":"https://kristirossauthor.com","description":"Kristi Ross","author":{"name":"Kristi Ross"},"items":[{"id":"https://kristirossauthor.com/blog/f/james-i%E2%80%99s-hair-a-royal-mystery-solved","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/cb79fb9a-7d9d-4b6d-a930-fe87c3cc2ef9/James%201st%20Hair%202.jpg\"/><p>If  you look at the surviving portraits of King James I of Scotland, his hair length is all over the place.</p>","url":"https://kristirossauthor.com/blog/f/james-i%E2%80%99s-hair-a-royal-mystery-solved","title":"James I’s Hair: A Royal Mystery (Solved?)","summary":"If  you look at the surviving portraits of King James I of Scotland, his hair length is all over the place.","date_modified":"2026-08-24T15:22:01Z"},{"id":"https://kristirossauthor.com/blog/f/a-deep-truth-for-historical-fiction-writers","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/cb79fb9a-7d9d-4b6d-a930-fe87c3cc2ef9/8.png\"/><p>In 1906, Author H. E. (Henrietta Elizabeth) Marshall wrote about a child named Caledonia who asked why the author hadn't written a history of Scotland.</p>","url":"https://kristirossauthor.com/blog/f/a-deep-truth-for-historical-fiction-writers","title":"A Deep Truth for Historical Fiction Writers","summary":"In 1906, Author H. E. (Henrietta Elizabeth) Marshall wrote about a child named Caledonia who asked why the author hadn't written a history of Scotland.","date_modified":"2026-08-17T16:05:23Z"},{"id":"https://kristirossauthor.com/blog/f/standing-on-moot-hill-where-scottish-sovereignty-was-sealed","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/cb79fb9a-7d9d-4b6d-a930-fe87c3cc2ef9/608152639_122116908843089311_88736008737287610.jpg\"/><p>Standing on Moot Hill in Perth, the ancient site of Scottish coronations. In the 1300s and 1400s, this was the mound where Kings and Queens were inaugurated.</p>","url":"https://kristirossauthor.com/blog/f/standing-on-moot-hill-where-scottish-sovereignty-was-sealed","title":"Standing on Moot Hill: Where Scottish Sovereignty Was Sealed","summary":"Standing on Moot Hill in Perth, the ancient site of Scottish coronations. In the 1300s and 1400s, this was the mound where Kings and Queens were inaugurated.","date_modified":"2026-08-10T15:48:42Z"},{"id":"https://kristirossauthor.com/blog/f/st-mary-overie-a-historic-royal-past","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/cb79fb9a-7d9d-4b6d-a930-fe87c3cc2ef9/St.%20Mary%20Overie.jpg\"/><p>One of history’s most significant royal weddings took place in a church that still stands in London today, on February 2, 1424.</p>","url":"https://kristirossauthor.com/blog/f/st-mary-overie-a-historic-royal-past","title":"St. Mary Overie: A Historic Royal Past","summary":"One of history’s most significant royal weddings took place in a church that still stands in London today, on February 2, 1424.","date_modified":"2026-08-03T17:25:15Z"},{"id":"https://kristirossauthor.com/blog/f/early-stewart-kings-and-propaganda","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/cb79fb9a-7d9d-4b6d-a930-fe87c3cc2ef9/Stewart%20Kings%20Pin%20blog%20post.png\"/><p>The early Stewart kings prove that hostile propaganda didn’t spare the men. We are used to seeing historical women rewritten or erased by chroniclers who didn't know, like, or understand them. But take a look at these fo...</p>","url":"https://kristirossauthor.com/blog/f/early-stewart-kings-and-propaganda","title":"Early Stewart Kings and Propaganda","summary":"The early Stewart kings prove that hostile propaganda didn’t spare the men. We are used to seeing historical women rewritten or erased by chroniclers who didn't know, like, or understand them. But take a look at these fo...","date_modified":"2026-07-20T18:48:00Z"}]}