History, Etc

IS 'KING AND CONQUEROR' HISTORICALLY ACCURATE ABOUT 1066?

Or is that a super dumb question?

Sep 4 • 

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August 2025

SOME (GOOD) NEWS

I’m thrilled and honoured to have been appointed by the UK Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport as a Trustee of Historic Royal Palaces.

Aug 27 • 

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DOVER CASTLE IS STILL THE BEST CASTLE

(And now you can stay nearby in true medieval splendour)

Aug 26 • 

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RICHARD III: A FEW THOUGHTS AND A NEW(ISH) BOOK

Back from my holidays! Let's goooo

Aug 20 • 

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July 2025

THE HISTORY, ETC SUMMER QUIZ

Forty questions all about history, which honestly I took a LOT of time over

Jul 26 • 

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'I WANTED TO CREATE A VIOLENT WORLD'

I sat down for 90 minutes to reflect on history, historical fiction and the forthcoming release of Lion Hearts

Jul 14 • 

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SIGNED BOOKS... TOUR DATES... 50% OFF ARTWORK... AUDIOBOOK INFO... EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW...

...and all your Q&A questions about Lion Hearts answered

Jul 10 • 

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57:27

June 2025

WIN A SIGNED COPY OF MY LATEST BOOK!

…and post your questions for a special Essex Dogs trilogy Q&A ahead of the final novel release this summer

Jun 24 • 

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A NEW SOURCE FOR MEDIEVAL MURDER

Medieval Murder Maps throws you into the deadly world of medieval Oxford on an average Sunday afternoon

Jun 17 • 

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THE WALLS OF TROY

They inspired writers from Homer to Chaucer and beyond

Jun 7 • 

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May 2025

THE BATTLE OF TERRIBLE DOWN

A thirteenth-century killing field or a 'turdhill'?

May 21 • 

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A NEW COPY OF MAGNA CARTA HAS BEEN DISCOVERED

And it cost £7

May 15 • 

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