Hot on the heels of last week’s addition to Tancred’s England, my historical guide to the kingdom as it was c.1066, I present to you another potted history for your delectation, this time focussing on the city of Durham.
As readers of Sworn Sword
Earlier this year I launched a new feature on this website to offer you, my readers, an extra insight into the world of the Conquest Series. Entitled Tancred’s England, the idea is to share with you some of the research that goes into writing the novels, by exploring the history of
2014 is turning out to be the year of the Norsemen! As well as visiting the Vikings: Life and Legend exhibition at the British Museum and attending the Midlands Viking Symposium in the spring, last weekend I took time out from working on my latest novel-in-progress to go to the Unlocking the Vikings conference at
Many thanks to everyone who entered my recent giveaway on Twitter to celebrate the publication in paperback this week of the latest instalment in Tancred’s saga, Knights of the Hawk.
Three lucky winners of the prize draw were selected using a random number generator. Each will each receive a
To celebrate the publication of Knights of the Hawk in paperback in the UK, I’ll be giving away three signed copies of the book.
The rules are simple! The competition will run on Twitter, where you can already find me tweeting about 1066 and all things relating to the Middle Ages (Continue Reading →
“A man always remembers his first kill,” says Tancred in the opening line of Knights of the Hawk, published today in paperback in the UK, as he reflects on a life lived by the sword.
A year on from the end of The Splintered Kingdom, Tancred is more driven and ambitious than ever. In
