This collection of short stories encapsulates everything that makes Ben Kane one of the very best writers of historical fiction around at the moment. Though the stories are very much linked by the theme of Rome, there is considerable variety here and a welcome...
Derek Birks
Defenders of the Norman Crown, by Sharon Bennett Connolly
Defenders of the Norman Crown Although I like to think that I know a bit about medieval history, I must confess that I knew almost nothing about the Warenne Earls of Surrey when I started reading this book. I certainly had no idea how influential they were but now I...
Derek Birks
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Land of Fire, by Derek Birks
Land of Fire has Britain in 455AD and in turmoil. The departure of the Roman Empire has left warring factions in a country of many different peoples, from Saxon to Druid, creating a tumultuous world where corrupt kings such as the formidable Vortigern abuse their...
Wars of the Roses Myth: Was Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, really a ‘Kingmaker’?
Part 1 I have had a bit of a rant on Facebook about the common myths which persist about many aspects of the Wars of the Roses period. I vowed to do something about it, so here’s my second offering which seeks to explode the myth that Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick,...
Derek Birks
What prompted you to choose the period that you wrote your first book in? I have a longstanding interest in late medieval history – especially the Wars of the Roses period which I have studied and researched a great deal over the years. It was an obvious choice when...