Mother of two sons, grandmother to two beautiful girls and author of The Sea Witch 1&2 - children's fantasy books with more than a touch of of crime @AmazonUK
Listen out for me @BBCEssex just after 3 this afternoon, talking to Steve Scruton, (standing in for @TonyFisherLive) about my research into 18th century seamstresses for my book The Dressmaker of Draper's Lane @al_saunders @HardmanSwainson@LittleHardman@ed_pr
This is Sir Jeffery Amherst, the man who supported plans to pass out blankets infected with smallpox to Native Americans.
Britain used biological warfare against the indigenous people as a means of extermination.