What I’m writing about this week, No2: Raparees
I’m writing a novel about the wars in Ireland between the forces of William of Orange and King James II…
Religion and realpolitik in the reign of Charles II
Was King Charles II (below) secretly a Catholic? It would have been political suicide for him to admit so publicly…
Glorious revolution – or a sordid little stitch-up?
On November 5, 1688, William of Orange, landed in Devon with 15,000 armed men. James Stuart, King of England, Scotland…
Blood’s Game bargains: fill your thigh-length black leather boots
Hooray! It’s publication week for the paperback version of Blood’s Game. The first novel in my 17th-century swashbuckling Blood series…