by David West | Aug 29, 2026 | News
The CWA magazine Red Herrings rarely disappoints. In this month’s edition I was drawn to an article on how to write the perfect pitch for an agent or publisher. So I thought I’d try and craft one for Serpent’s Teeth, the fifth book in the Sir Anthony Standen...
by David West | Aug 29, 2026 | News
The Battle of Winchelsea was fought on the 29th of August, 1350, during the Hundred Years’ War between England and France. Also known as the Battle of Les Espagnols sur Mer (“The Battle of the Spaniards at Sea”), it was fought off the coast of Winchelsea in Sussex. It...
by David West | Aug 28, 2026 | News
On the 28th of August, 1963, Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King gave his “I Have a Dream” speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. I have written several times about Martin Luther, so it’s high time for the great Martin Luther King. Martin Luther...
by David West | Aug 27, 2026 | News
On the 27th of August, 410CE, the sacking of Rome by the visigoths ended after three days. I have written about the sacking of Rome by the Vandals in 455 CE, so let us consider the first sacking of Rome. By the beginning of the fifth century, the Western Roman Empire...
by David West | Aug 26, 2026 | News
The Battle of Crécy was fought on the 26th of August 1346, and the English defeated a French army twice its size.It marked a turning point in medieval warfare, demonstrating that disciplined infantry and missile troops could defeat a much larger force of heavily...
