by David West | Sep 27, 2023 | News
As I researched my last post on the Battle of Stamford Bridge, I was struck that King Harold, of Battle of Hastings fame, Harold Godwinson, was King Harold II. So who was King Harold I? He was Harold Harefoot, named after his hunting prowess. Harold Harefoot was the...
by David West | Sep 25, 2023 | News
King Harold II, Harold Godwinson, won the Battle of Stamford Bridge on 25th September 1066. He defeated King Harald Hardrada of Norway and his own exiled brother, Tostig Godwinson. The Battle of Stamford Bridge took place during the tumultuous year of 1066, a period...
by David West | Sep 22, 2023 | News
On 22nd September 1598 the playwright, Ben Jonson appeared in court at Shoreditch indicted with the manslaughter of the actor Gabriel Spencer. Jonson was 26 years of age, and had shared a prison cell with Spencer the previous summer, when Jonson’s play, “The Isle of...
by David West | Sep 21, 2023 | News
I have found a connection between the first and third books of the Sir Anthony Standen Adventures, other than Sir Anthony, and myself, the author. The Battle of Arques was a significant military engagement that took place in September 1589, during the French Wars of...
by David West | Sep 20, 2023 | News
Claire and I recently attended a talk at Chippenham Library on the subject of Writing, Publishing, and the Secret of Success. Local writers Rachel Brimble, L.B. Griffin, and Jane Lark spoke and led the discussion. It was well attended, including by two of my new...
