Harrogate History Festival - Part Deux

Well, I can’t hope to be as eloquent as Sally Zigmond in her lovely post ‘Being a historical pioneer‘ She described the sense of delicious enjoyment from the high calibre talks, the friendliness of everybody attending, the temptation of book-buying and the happy chats around bar tables. Yes, of course wine was drunk…

The clocks […]

Hallowe'en Blog Hop

Hallowe’en Blog Hop Trick or Treat giveaway

Do you dare to read something a little different, possibly alternative, and discover a whole new world? A touch of fear, lust or danger? Fantasy or thrillers? As Halloween is a tricksy time, it’s perfect timing to chance it.

Halloween, or All Hallows’ Eve, has Celtic origins rather […]

Simon Scarrow endorses PERFIDITAS!

At the Harrogate History Festival, I was thrilled to be photographed with Simon Scarrow, author of the famous Eagle (Macro and Cato) series of Roman historical fiction.

Simon Scarrow, PERFIDITAS and me!

But that’s not the end of the story Along with Sue Cook and Jean Fullerton, Simon endorsed PERFIDITAS, the second Roma […]