Alison Bass·Mar 10, 2025How I discovered Spain’s Esther while writing Rebecca of IvanhoeI stumbled across Rachel of Esra, the Jewish mistress to King Alfonso VIII and Spain’s Esther for a brief shining moment, when I was doing…
Alison Bass·Sep 24, 2024How historical reality shaped Rebecca of IvanhoeNear the end of his classic tale, Ivanhoe, Sir Walter Scott mentions that Rebecca, the healer rescued by Ivanhoe, and her father are…
