by David West | Oct 31, 2022 | News
This is my pick for today, and I don’t care which calendar it was. Martin Luther sent his 95 theses to Albrecht Von Brandenburg, the Archbishop of Mainz, which precipitated the Protestant reformation. I don’t doubt that Luther had a few good points. Indulgences, that...
by David West | Oct 30, 2022 | News
I was tempted to opt for Queen Isabella of Spain banning violence against Indians in the Americas in 1503, but that clearly didn’t last. I remember learning about the War of Jenkins’ Ear at school. I can’t think of a better name for a war to get schoolboys interested...
by David West | Oct 29, 2022 | News
I didn’t treat Raleigh sympathetically in The Spy who Sank the Armada. Sir Anthony Standen was working for Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, and Essex and Raleigh were rivals. Putting that rivalry aside, there is much to like about Raleigh. Raleigh was a consummate...
by David West | Oct 28, 2022 | News
Giveaway? Yes, I have some promo codes for my audiobooks. The first two books in the Sir Anthony Standen Adventures are now available as audiobooks on Audible, Amazon, and iTunes. They are: The Spy who Sank the Armada, and Fire and Earth. The Spy who Sank the Armada...
by David West | Oct 27, 2022 | News
I have two pieces of news. Firstly, the second book in the series, Sir Anthony Standen Adventures, Fire and Earth, is now available as an audiobook. Together with the first book, The Spy who Sank the Armada, they’re available on Audible and iTunes. The third book, The...
