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Toni Mount
Born
Westminster, London
EducationMA by research University of Kent
Occupation(s)Writer, teacher, speaker
Known forSebastian Foxley murder mysteries
Notable workEveryday Life in Medieval London
Spouse
Glenn Mount
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(m. 1975)​
Websitewww.tonimount.com

Toni Mount is a historian and author from Gravesend, Kent, England. She is most widely known as the author of non-fiction medieval history books including the best selling Everyday Life in Medieval London.[1] and the Sebastian Foxley series[2] of medieval murder mysteries.

Early life and education

Toni Mount was born in London England and was educated at Gravesend Grammar School for Girls (now Mayfield Grammar School).

Career, further and higher education

Toni Mount completed her first degree from the Open University obtaining a BA with First-class honours.[citation needed]

She obtained a Certificate in Education in Post Compulsory Education and Training from University of Greenwich. In 1999 she started teaching history to adults for the Workers' Educational Association[3] in West Wickham Kent, going on to run classes in Petts Wood, Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells and Rochester, ultimately running classes independently in Rochester and Gravesend[4]. Mount also gives talks to groups and societies on a variety of subjects, the most popular being based on her 'Medieval Housewives' book[5] She researched the Great Fire of 1212.[6][7]

Her Master's degree (M.A. by research) from the University of Kent looks at a digitalised a medieval manuscript from The Wellcome Library in London[8].

Writing Career

Having self-published several books she sent an idea[9] to Amberley Books who subsequently published Everyday Life in Medieval London[10]. Amberley went on to publish several other titles by Mount including The Medieval Housewife[11]. A Year in the Life of Medieval England[12] (2016) and The World of Isaac Newton[13] (2020). In 2015 Amberley also published Dragon's Blood and Willow Bark: the mysteries of medieval medicine[14]. When the paperback was published in 2016 the name was changed to Medieval Medicine: Its Mysteries and Science although the eBook remains under the original title.

In 2015 she was interviewed by Robert Elms on BBC Radio[15] and started writing for Tudor Life Magazine[16] and created online courses[17] for the website medievalcourses.com[18]. Madeglobal Publishing also went on to publish[9] her Sebastian Foxley murder mystery novels[19]

Mount has contributed articles for BBC History Extra[1][11][20] and Dan Snow's History Hit[21] The Ricardian Bulletin[22] and literary festival's in Rochester[23] and Hastings

Books and other published works

Echoes from History (Self-Published)

2007 The Medieval Housewives and Women of the Middle-ages

2008 Mrs Beeton's Victorian Christmas

2009 Richard III King of Controversy

2013 Dare they be Doctors

2015 Richard III King of Controversy (updated 2015)

2016 Medieval Gravesend

Amberley Publishing[10]

2014 (Hb) Everyday Life in Medieval London

2015 (Hb) Dragon’s Blood and Willow Bark: the mysteries of medieval medicine [24]

2015 (Pb) Everyday Life in Medieval London

2015 (Pb) The Medieval Housewife & Other Women of the Middle Ages

2016 (Pb) Medieval Medicine: Its Mysteries and Science (the paperback version of Dragon’s Blood)

2016 (Hb) A Year in the Life of Medieval England

2019 (Pb) A Year in the Life of Medieval England

2020 (Hb) The World of Isaac Newton (November 2020)

MadeGlobal Publishing[19]

The Sebastian Foxley Medieval Murder Mysteries series:

2016 The Colour of Poison

2016 The Colour of Gold

2017 The Colour of Cold Blood

2017 The Colour of Betrayal

2018 The Colour of Murder

2018 The Colour of Death

2019 The Colour of Lies

2020 The Colour of Shadows

2021 The Colour of Evil

other titles

2018 The Death Collector (A Victorian Melodrama)

Pen & Sword Books[25]

2021 How to Survive in Medieval England [26]

Medievalcourses.com[27]

2015 Everyday Life of Medieval Folk

2016 Heroes and Villains

2016 Richard III and the Wars of the Roses

2016 Warrior Kings of England – The Story of the Plantagenet Dynasty

2017 England’s Crime and Punishment through the Ages

2017 The English Reformation: A religious revolution

2017 The Roles of Medieval and Tudor Women

References

  1. ^ a b History Extra, BBC (25 May 2015). "Everyday Life in Medieval London: From the Anglo-Saxons to the Tudors". Retrieved 2021-05-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Historical Novel Society".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "News in brief". News Shopper. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
  4. ^ "NewsPrints - Newspaper Photo Sales Service: View". www.newsprints.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
  5. ^ "Bexleyheath and Crayford Women's Institute". News Shopper. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
  6. ^ Skoulding, Lucy (2019-04-25). "The devastating London fire where 3,000 people died that no-one knows about". MyLondon. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  7. ^ "The REAL Great Fire of London - the 1212 blaze that has been extinguished from history". Southwark News. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  8. ^ Scott, Tom (2018-01-29). "Building a free and unrestricted digital museum and library". Medium. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
  9. ^ a b "Interview: Toni Mount, author of The Colour of Lies". Author Suanne Schafer. 2019-06-11. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
  10. ^ a b "Toni Mount - M - Author Community - Amberley Publishing". www.amberley-books.com. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  11. ^ a b "What was life like for a medieval housewife?". HistoryExtra. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  12. ^ January 2020, Holly Mosley | 7. "Exploring the Middle Ages with Toni Mount's A Year in the Life of Medieval England [REVIEW]". www.femalefirst.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-05-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ Andrea, Zuvich. "17th Century Lady".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ Francis, Gavin (2015-11-19). "Three Spoonfuls of Hemlock". London Review of Books. Vol. 37, no. 22. ISSN 0260-9592. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
  15. ^ Elmes, Robert. "Interview". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-05-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. ^ Ridgway, Author: Claire. "The Tudor Society Team". The Tudor Society. Retrieved 2021-05-01. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  17. ^ "Tudor History Courses". The Anne Boleyn Files. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
  18. ^ Medievalists.net (2018-02-27). "Learn Medieval History Online". Medievalists.net. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  19. ^ a b "MadeGlobal Publishing". Retrieved 2021-04-29.
  20. ^ "9 weird medieval medicines". HistoryExtra. Retrieved 2021-04-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  21. ^ "What Do We Know About Isaac Newton's Early Life?". History Hit. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  22. ^ "Ricardian Bulletin" (PDF).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  23. ^ Jaye (2015-06-02). "Live'n'Local: Introducing Toni Mount". Rochester Literature Festival. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
  24. ^ Francis, Gavin (2015-11-19). "Three Spoonfuls of Hemlock". London Review of Books. Vol. 37, no. 22. ISSN 0260-9592. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  25. ^ "Pen and Sword Books: Titles by Toni Mount". www.pen-and-sword.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  26. ^ "How to survive in medieval Kent". Kent Online. 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  27. ^ "Home Page". Medieval Courses. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
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