Welcome to the Historical Ink Pot I’m Nicola Harris —historical fiction author, lifelong Tudor enthusiast , and unapologetic castle gift shop, tea and cake addict. About me: Before illness changed my path, I worked with children, a role I loved deeply as a Nursery Nurse. I was an Aid worker in Romania for the BBC's Blue Peter Appeal in the early 1990s. I have lived and worked with children in the USA, Australia and Canada. I worked for two London social services departments and had a really lovely life working in a large primary school. Then I suddenly became seriously ill and was diagnosed with a genetic disability, and everything in my life shifted. For a long time, I was too sick to do anything but crawl to the end of my bed in agony. I had two school-aged children to look after, but I was utterly unable to function; my wonderful husband took over the care of everyone. I have always been a writer, but I could not write or work anymore, but the stories never stoppe...