Time Present and Time Past

Hello, Mark, I'm delighted to visit your blog once again as part of a mini launch-tour. This time it's for the release of book three...

Some months ago, my novel, An Accidental King , was nominated for the Folio Prize. It was not included on the final shortlist of eight books...

When, in 14 AD, the Emperor Augustus died, two bronze pillars were placed in front of his mausoleum, giving details of his political career,...

I wrote about the Brigantes in my blog-post of 7th November last year, but said little specifically about their Queen, Cartimandua. She is ...

That the Somerset spa town of Bath has its origins in Roman times has long been known, but the circumstances of its ancient foundation are s...

My thanks to Alison Morton for inviting me to be part of the "My Writing Process" blog tour. Like me, Alison has published two no...

More than two centuries ago, the head of a massive statue came to light at Bosham, on the shores of Chichester Harbour. Its features were ba...