by David West | Oct 28, 2024 | News
Yes, I know I said I’d move on to Renaissance physicians, but you won’t have to wait long. I have posted about musicians of Sir Anthony Standen’s era before. The On This Day website tells me that on 28th October 1612, King James I appointed Robert Dowland as court...
by David West | Oct 27, 2024 | News
On October 27, 1942, the fourth day of the Battle of El Alamein, Allied and Axis forces remained locked in intense combat across the harsh desert landscape of Egypt. This day marked a critical stage in the Allied effort to weaken German and Italian forces and gain...
by David West | Oct 26, 2024 | News
I posted recently about Jean-Baptiste Morin as an astrologer who makes an appearance in my work in progress The Favourite Murder, which will be the fifth book in the Sir Anthony Standen Adventures. He was also a physician. So let us continue with another Renaissance...
by David West | Oct 25, 2024 | News
I’m beginning to lose inspiration for blogs derived from today’s historical events. I think it’s just that I’ve already done most of them that interest me, or that relate to Sir Anthony Standen in some way. However I’ve done a few on Renaissance scientists, artists,...
by David West | Oct 23, 2024 | News
I posted recently about using AI to generate horoscopes for use in my fifth novel of the Sir Anthony Standen Adventures, The Favourite Murder. I have been writing a scene today where Anthony is meeting with Jean-Baptiste Morin (1583-1656) to have is horoscope done....
