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November 16, 2024

Army to Author – from soldier to historical fiction novelist



Soldier to fiction author, 17th Century extremism & echoes today.

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Published on November 16, 2024 05:02

October 31, 2024

17th Century Hallowtide – FREE historical fiction book sample



Hallowtide - time of tension and an extract from God's Vindictive Wrath.

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Published on October 31, 2024 01:00

October 3, 2024

17th Century Almanac for October – hiring fairs & hewers



Winter wheat, hiring fairs, hewers, hurdlers, bodgers and vagrants.

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Published on October 03, 2024 09:09

August 30, 2024

17th Century Almanac for September – Cod, Corsairs & Ship Money



Newfoundland cod, first Atlantic triangular trade, pirates and slaves.

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Published on August 30, 2024 16:30

August 3, 2024

The 17th Century Almanac for August



The 17th Century Almanac for the month of August - harvest.

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Published on August 03, 2024 06:00

July 25, 2024

The Keys of Hell and Death video trailer



The Keys of Hell and Death - English Civil War novel - video trailer

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Published on July 25, 2024 06:40

June 29, 2024

The 17th Century Almanac for July



The 17th Century Almanac for the month of July - the 'hungry month'.

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Published on June 29, 2024 06:00

February 3, 2024

The 17th Century Almanac for February



The 17th Century almanac for February – the month of Candlemas, carnival and chaos. ‘The sun peeps through the window-pane; which children mark with laughing eye, and in the wet street steal again, to tell each other Spring is nigh.’ 17th Century Life & Year In the 17th Century, February started with Candlemas, on the 2nd. […]

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Published on February 03, 2024 08:00

February 4, 2023

Historical Novel Society – Review



Huge thanks to the HNS for their review of God's Vindictive Wrath

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Published on February 04, 2023 09:40

January 28, 2023

God’s Vindictive Wrath – Book Trailer



I love this book trailer YouTube video for God's Vindictive Wrath!

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Published on January 28, 2023 08:21