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Sir Gruffydd Donne: Knight of Kidwelly

Sir Gruffydd Donne: Knight of Kidwelly

The novelist traces one man's journey from the shadow of his grandfather’s support for Owain Glyndwr to a career fighting for Henry V and Henry VI, and explores a Welsh family whose fortunes hinged on some of the defining conflicts of medieval Britain.
John Pitts

The Donnes of Kidwelly represented generations of Welsh warriors and nobility whose lives ran in parallel with major events in the history of both Wales and England, not from the sidelines, but often playing significant parts. My book tells the story of how the life...

Carausius and Allectus: Filling the Gaps in Britain’s Roman Rebellion

Carausius and Allectus: Filling the Gaps in Britain’s Roman Rebellion

Carausius and Allectus ruled Britain for a decade after breaking from the Roman Empire, yet the origins and rise of these rebel emperors remain among the most intriguing mysteries of Roman Britain.
John Pitts

This novel explores the story of Carausius and Allectus, two Britons who rebelled against Roman rule in the late 3rd century AD. This took Britain out of the Roman Empire for ten years. The narrative combines historical facts with fictional elements to fill gaps in...

John Pitts on Carausius and Allectus

John Pitts on Carausius and Allectus

The debut author discusses his tale of rebellion, two usurper emperors and the historical clues that inspired his novel.
John Pitts

John Pitts – welcome to Aspects of History. Your book, Carausius and Allectus, is set amid uprisings in late Roman Britain. Talk us through how the idea for a novel came about? During the first Covid lockdown in 2020 I discovered a family history chart belonging to my...