The past is never dead, it isn’t even past
What’s Blood Price about? In short, it’s your classic murder mystery story. The sort of tale that is as old as the hills. The difference with this one is that it’s set in the pre-conquest England of King Knut – sometime around the 1020s. The story centres on a young...
Harald Hardrada is one of the characters from history who has always fascinated me. I mean, anyone who goes by the moniker ‘Hard Ruler’ must have something about them, right? For the purposes of full transparency, though, I should point out that he has an...
Don Hollway, Harald plays an all too brief part in the history of these isles but there is so much more to the man. What led you to want to write about him? I first read Hardrada’s story as a boy and thought, “Wow, what a life that guy led!” I always wanted to tell...
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The First Kingdom – How the Sutton Hoo dig rescued the 'Dark Ages' Before the 1920s, archaeologists excavating the deep past had barely tapped into the potential for their trowels and picks to illuminate the 'Dark Ages' – that obscure period in British history between...
King Harald Sigurdsson of Norway, called Hardrada, the Hard Ruler, was a Viking hero straight out of fantasy: an outcast prince who won a fortune, romanced empresses, married a queen, and carved a kingdom for himself with his own blade. He launched the last great...
Books Click on any of the books covers below to either buy or get more information on Amazon From the Publisher Yale University Press is a leading publisher of groundbreaking history books. Our list includes many award-winners, the authoritative Yale English...
Books Click on any of the books covers below to either buy or get more information on Amazon From the Publisher Osprey Publishing has been providing books for enthusiasts since 1968 and since then it has grown, evolved and taken on new challenges until it stands today...
Books Click on any of the books covers below to either buy or get more information on Amazon From the Publisher Casemate Publishers is one of the leading publishers in the fields of military history, defense studies, and military science worldwide. We are dedicated to...
In the sixth instalment of his Praetorian series, Simon Turney once again delivers an exciting story of intrigue, military drama and messy Roman politics. With Blades of Antioch, he shows he is not only a master of his craft, but of portraying the Roman world in all...
