Robespierre
I am working on the second draft of The Favourite Murder, the fifth book in the Sir Anthony Standen Adventures. It is set in Paris around 1612 to 1614, and the Estates-General of 1614 features. Perhaps that is why the execution of Robespierre by guillotine on the 28th...
The Favourite Murder
Here’s an update on progress with The Favourite Murder, the fifth book in the Sir Anthony Standen Adventures. Yesterday I completed the grammar and spelling checks with ProWritingAid. That was certainly well worth doing. So far my sternest critic has been my wife,...
Macbeth
The Battle of Dunsinane was fought on the 27th of July, 1054, and Siward, Earl of Northumbria defeated Macbeth, King of Scotland. William Shakespeare's Macbeth is a renowned tragedy that draws loosely from the historical figure Macbeth, who reigned as King of Scots...
CIA
As my ancestor, Sir Anthony Standen, was an Elizabethan Spy providing Walsingham with detailed intelligence on the Spanish Armada, I am interested in matters related to espionage. Therefore the creation of the CIA has grabbed my attention today. Origins and Formation...
Paris is well worth a Mass
On the 25th of July, 1593, King Henry IV of France publicly converted from Protestantism to Roman Catholicism. Henry, or Henri in the French of the time, is a key character in The Suggested Assassin, the third book in the Sir Anthony Standen Advetures. King Henry IV...
War Wolf
On the 24th of July, 1304, King Edward I of England (Longshanks) took Stirling Castle, during the Wars of Scottish Independence, using War Wolf, believed to be the largest trebuchet ever made. War Wolf, also known as "Ludgar" or simply "the Warwolf," was a colossal...
Operations Edelweiss and Braunschweig
On the 23rd of July, 1942, Hitler ordered Operations Edelweiss and Braunschweig to commence. Meanwhile my father would have been preparing for the first Battle of El Alamein. Operation Edelweiss: Launched in July 1942, Operation Edelweiss was a key component of...
Progress
It’s time for an update on progress with the fifth book in the Sir Anthony Standen Adventures, The Favourite Murder. Today I edited chapter 19. So I have four more chapters to edit for the second draft. Chapter 23 will need to include some additional material, so that...
The Merchant of Venice
On the 22nd of July, 1598, Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice was entered on the Stationers’ Register, which by decree of Queen Elizabeth I, licensed all printed works. The Merchant of Venice is my favourite Shakespeare Play. Whilst researching The Spy who Sank the...
Robespierre
I am working on the second draft of The Favourite Murder, the fifth book in the Sir Anthony Standen Adventures. It is set in Paris around 1612 to 1614, and the Estates-General of 1614 features. Perhaps that is why the execution of Robespierre by guillotine on the 28th...
The Favourite Murder
Here’s an update on progress with The Favourite Murder, the fifth book in the Sir Anthony Standen Adventures. Yesterday I completed the grammar and spelling checks with ProWritingAid. That was certainly well worth doing. So far my sternest critic has been my wife,...
Macbeth
The Battle of Dunsinane was fought on the 27th of July, 1054, and Siward, Earl of Northumbria defeated Macbeth, King of Scotland. William Shakespeare's Macbeth is a renowned tragedy that draws loosely from the historical figure Macbeth, who reigned as King of Scots...
CIA
As my ancestor, Sir Anthony Standen, was an Elizabethan Spy providing Walsingham with detailed intelligence on the Spanish Armada, I am interested in matters related to espionage. Therefore the creation of the CIA has grabbed my attention today. Origins and Formation...
Paris is well worth a Mass
On the 25th of July, 1593, King Henry IV of France publicly converted from Protestantism to Roman Catholicism. Henry, or Henri in the French of the time, is a key character in The Suggested Assassin, the third book in the Sir Anthony Standen Advetures. King Henry IV...
War Wolf
On the 24th of July, 1304, King Edward I of England (Longshanks) took Stirling Castle, during the Wars of Scottish Independence, using War Wolf, believed to be the largest trebuchet ever made. War Wolf, also known as "Ludgar" or simply "the Warwolf," was a colossal...
Operations Edelweiss and Braunschweig
On the 23rd of July, 1942, Hitler ordered Operations Edelweiss and Braunschweig to commence. Meanwhile my father would have been preparing for the first Battle of El Alamein. Operation Edelweiss: Launched in July 1942, Operation Edelweiss was a key component of...
Progress
It’s time for an update on progress with the fifth book in the Sir Anthony Standen Adventures, The Favourite Murder. Today I edited chapter 19. So I have four more chapters to edit for the second draft. Chapter 23 will need to include some additional material, so that...
The Merchant of Venice
On the 22nd of July, 1598, Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice was entered on the Stationers’ Register, which by decree of Queen Elizabeth I, licensed all printed works. The Merchant of Venice is my favourite Shakespeare Play. Whilst researching The Spy who Sank the...