Mark Turnbull Archives - Aspects of History

The King’s Captain, by Mark Turnbull

The new novel in the English Civil Wars series.

Leah Blundell

Beginning in October 1645, The King’s Captain is set in the midst of the Civil War. It is a war which touches not just England. A seemingly endless conflict. A chance remains with the Marquis of Montrose, a Scottish commander who can help King Charles I secure...

The King’s Spy, by Mark Turnbull

A tale of espionage during the Civil War.

Will Jarvis

Mark Turnbull’s latest novella, The King’s Spy, is a fast-moving thriller set in the turbulent world of the English Civil War. Captain Maxwell Walker is a widowed Royalist cavalry officer and seasoned veteran of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. Following the disastrous...

CavalierCast

The Civil War in Words.

Mark Turnbull

CavalierCast is dedicated to bringing you informative podcasts covering anything and everything civil war related! On Apple Podcasts, Acast and Spotify.

Abingdon’s War of Words

Misjudged words from one of the King's men led to disaster at Abingdon in January 1645.

Mark Turnbull

In the early hours of 11th January 1645, King Charles I’s soldiers shadowed Abingdon, led by his nephew Prince Rupert. In the endgame of the English Civil War, the town had become a symbolic milestone; to finally capture it would resuscitate the royalist cause after a...

Mark Turnbull

What prompted you to choose the period that you wrote your first book in? I’d always had a love of history, but my fascination with the Wars of the Three Kingdoms (or British Civil Wars) was sparked when I was 10 years old and my parents took me to Helmsley Castle,...

Mark Turnbull

After a visit to Helmsley Castle at the age of 10, Mark Turnbull bought a pack of cards featuring the monarchs of England. The card portraying King Charles I immediately caught his attention. Van Dyck’s regal portrait of the King and the fact that he was executed by his own people were the beginnings of Mark’s passionate interest in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms that has lasted ever since.

Mark Turnbull

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