by David West | Aug 4, 2025 | News
No not the chocholate bars, or even the Berlin club featured in Cabaret, but Lt. Col. Terence Kitkat CBE DSO MC. He was born on the 16th of July, 1908, the son of a Stepford vicar. I decided to write about him today because it’s a very windy and wet day and we came...
by David West | Aug 4, 2025 | News
The 4th of August, 1693, is the date ascribed to Dom Pérignon’s invention of champagne. While I work on The Favourite Murder, the fifth book in the Sir Anthony Standen Adventures, I have had to do a lot of research into wines of the early 17th century. Anthony has had...
by David West | Aug 3, 2025 | News
On the 3rd of August, 1778, Milan’s La Scala was inaugurated with the premiere of Europa riconosciuta, by Antonio Scalieri. Teatro alla Scala, commonly known as La Scala, stands as one of the most prestigious opera houses in the world. Located in the heart of Milan,...
by David West | Aug 2, 2025 | News
Called to Account, the fourth book in the Sir Anthony Standen Adventures, features anti-semitism as its theme. The seemingly endless conflict between the Jewish state of Israel and its Islamic neighbours is on our minds and TV screens. Yet it hasn’t always been that...
by David West | Aug 1, 2025 | News
On the 1st of August 1469, in Amboise, King Louis XI of France founded the chivalric order he named the Order of Saint Michael. This event attracted my attention for today’s post because Amboise features in my work in progress, The Favourite Murder. Leonardo da...
