The Coming of the Saxons
The Landing of the Romans In the Iron Age, all of Britain south of the Firth of Forth, was inhabited by the Celtic people known as the Britons. In AD 43 the Roman conquest of Britain began under Emperor Claudius, establishing headquarters at Richborough fort...
The Abbess of Whitby
Whitby Harbour On The River Esk The Abbess of Whitby: A novel of Hild of Northumbria Author: Jill Dalladay First published: 21 Aug 2015 352 pages. Chosen as handmaid to Eostre, the Saxon goddess, Hild would spend a year serving the goddess before she was wed. Her...
A Chinese New Year on the Dark Side of the Moon
Most of the globe has already celebrated New Year, but the traditional Chinese New Year in 2019 is February 5th. HAVING FOUND ITS ORBIT, China and the world waited for the first landing on the Dark Side of the moon. News of a successful landing came on January...
Change come from Within
A Tibetan monk found himself in exile on a main thoroughfare in New York, selling hotdogs from his mobile stall. As he busied himself setting up his stall for the day, he looked up and noticed his former abbot coming towards him on the sidewalk. The monk rushed to...
Russian Priest in Old Russia
One evening at dusk, an elderly priest arrived at the town gates to meet with a few of their members. A solider on guard pointed his rifle and demanded, “Who are you? Where are you coming from? And where are you going?” The priest stopped in his tracks. Then he said...
Your Father’s Bones
The famous conqueror of the ancient world, Alexander the Great, one day came across the philosopher, Diogenes. Diogenes was staring attentively at a heap of bones. “What are you looking for?” asked Alexander. “Something that I cannot find” replied Diogenes. “And what...
Conspiracies of Rome
ROMAN FORUM and the Column of Emperor Phocas (left of centre) Conspiracies of Rome (Death of Rome Saga, Book 1) Author: Richard Blake (Richard Blake is a pseudonym for Sean Gabb. He is a writer, broadcaster and teacher, and lives in Kent with his wife and daughter.)...
Hild
Whitby Abbey Hild Author: Nicola Griffith First published: 12 Nov 2013 640 pages You are a prophet and seer with the brightest mind in an age. Your blood is that of the man who should have been king ...That's what the king and his lords see. And they will kill...
Why I Love Historical Fiction?
I AM BOTH AN AUTHOR AND A READER OF HISTORICAL FICTION. Reading tastes and preferences are shaped by many things; our personalities, early life experiences, motivational drives, and also more mature adult choices, our education, life and work experience, and so on....
Change Comes From?
Change Comes From? A Tibetan monk found himself in exile on a main thoroughfare in New York, selling hotdogs from his mobile stall. As he busied himself setting up his stall for the day, he looked up and noticed his former abbot coming towards him on the sidewalk....