The past is never dead, it isn’t even past
Summer Reads from Aspects of HistoryTimothy Ashby Author of Elizabethan Secret Agent: The Untold Story of William Ashby (1536-1593)At the top of my favourites list of recent historical books is Leanda de Lisle´s The White King. Although non-fiction, the book reads...
Richard, congratulations with Turpin's Prize. Why did you choose Dick Turpin as your protagonist? What was your inspiration? I enjoy creating anti-heroes, as well as heroes. Turpin fits that bill. I did flirt at one point with writing a series about Robin Hood, but a...
Theodore Brun, why did you choose the Norse era when embarking on your A Mighty Dawn, your debut novel? There are really three points of contact for my interest in the Norse world. I studied Scandinavian archaeology at university, which provided the bedrock of...
Hamlet is a tale unto itself. Following the romance and betrayal from the play, John Pilkington brings to life the dead court jester who played an important role in Hamlet’s upbringing. Yorick tells his tale from his deathbed leaving no stone unturned. Written as a...
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AD826, the old king of Mercia has been usurped by Beornwulf, swept to power by the kingdom’s ealdormen and breaking a near 200-year line of succession. It’s here, under King Beornwulf’s reign, we meet a young, orphaned Icel, living in Mercia’s capital; his warrior...
Chrystyna Lucyk-Berger’s collection of short stories, Souvenirs from Ukraine, which are based on true events, shows the turmoil of the Ukrainian people during the Second World War. It is heart-breaking and captivating to read. The first story tells the tale of a...
Deborah Swift, what is it about Samuel Pepys that makes for such an entertaining subject, even today? I think as a writer I just appreciate the fact he took the time to document in such detail the age in which he lived. This has made him a source for historians and...
This is your second novel of the Tudor era, what is it about the Tudors do you think fascinates us so much today? Nicola Cornick I think there are a number of reasons why people are fascinated by the Tudor era. Firstly it’s a period of history that’s very familiar to...
We start during the 1970s, as the independent minded Nina finds herself falling for a man who she knows she cannot have a life with. Leo has his own familial demons to contend with, whilst Nina has secrets of which Leo can never be party to. Nina’s life is snatched...
