Freedom’s Pilgrim Returns
Freedom’s Pilgrim has had a publishing history almost as chequered as the adventures of its hero. After being published on Amazon it was taken up by Endeavour Press only to … Continue reading
Roman Day and Happy Returns
Last week the members of Charlton Kings and Leckhampton local history societies had a Roman Day, which I organised on their behalf, visiting Chedworth Villa in the morning and going … Continue reading
BOOKS, BOOKS, BOOKS!
I have been a review editor for Historical Novels Review, the journal of the Historical Novel Society, for ten years now. There are five UK reviewers and four in the … Continue reading
Disputed Paradise
Istria, at the ‘top end’ of the Adriatic is a beautiful country which has changed hands five times in the last one hundred years (Austria, Italy, Germany, Yugoslavia and Croatia) … Continue reading
Meet Tim Leach
The author I’m meeting today is Tim Leach, who writes about times and places seldom visited by historical novelists. His first two books were about ancient Lydia and his latest … Continue reading
Steaming into Broadway
The Gloucestershire and Warwickshire Steam Railway has achieved its dream of reopening the service between Cheltenham and Broadway and I took the trip last week with fellow members of the … Continue reading
