by David West | Nov 17, 2023 | Uncategorized
Elizabeth I ascended to the throne on 17th November 1558 following the death of her half-sister Mary I, or Bloody Mary. She was known as Bloody Mary because of her reintroduction of heresy law in 1555 leading to the burning of around three hundred Protestants. In 1554...
by David West | Nov 15, 2023 | News
At last I feel that I’m making good progress with Book 5 of the Sir Anthony Standen Adventures. Yesterday I wrote 1,800 words, and I have one scene to write to complete chapter one. That might make chapter one around 9,000 words. My last two books, The Suggested...
by David West | Nov 11, 2023 | News
I’m a pilgrim, as the certificate confirms. I walked the Camino de Santiago in 2019. I hope with all my heart that peace may be found in the Middle East, and found soon. I hope for peace for Jews, Palestinians, and all those who live in and visit the region, whether...
by David West | Nov 9, 2023 | News
I have just read The Tiger in the Smoke by Margery Allingham. It’s an Albert Campion Mystery. I posted recently about an article in Red Herrings, where she is noted as one of the four queens of the golden age of crime writing. According to Wikipedia, J.K. Rowling...
by David West | Nov 4, 2023 | News
Thirty soldiers and a few armed special constables were holed up on 4th November 1839 in the Westgate Hotel in Newport, South Wales. They might have expected to face overwhelming odds, because about five thousand Chartists were marching to Newport. The British weather...
