David AuthorMay 19, 20205 minAn excerpt from NIGHT WORLDThe shambling man had stumbled into a patch of sunlight and Serlo could see that his skin was as light as curdled milk in stark contrast ...
David AuthorMay 19, 202012 minAn excerpt from TEMPESTThe sky above Llanwnda was a swirling mass of grey cloud, and the sea to the north was a band of silver. High banks of gorse and steep ro...
David AuthorFeb 14, 20203 minOrigins of the Days of the WeekHave you ever wondered, why is a week seven days long? Or where the names of each weekday come from? The seven-day week originates from t...
David AuthorFeb 13, 20205 minInventions the Military Gave UsBlood Transfusion This medical procedure has saved countless lives since it was first introduced in the 17th century, but it took the sla...
David AuthorFeb 9, 202015 minRemembering Heart of OakI was honoured back in 2016 to answer a series of questions from Stephanie Moore Hopkins for her Layered Pages blog titled 'Characters in...
David AuthorFeb 9, 20205 minThe Battle of Hastings - A Game of ThronesSynopsis On October 14, 1066, the Battle of Hastings took place. It was fought between the Norman Army of Duke William of Normandy and th...
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David AuthorFeb 6, 20203 minKey battles of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic WarsThe Battle of the Pyramids (1798) Also known as the Battle of Embabeh, the victory was effectively a slaughter, that sealed the French co...
David AuthorFeb 5, 202016 minRemembering Blood on the SnowOn the 1st May 2016 I blogged about HEART OF OAK, following a question from Stephanie Moore Hopkins on her own Layered Pages blog about c...
David AuthorFeb 5, 202043 minGamble at Trafalgar''England expects that every man will do his duty''. - Horatio Nelson Captain Simon Gamble stared out across the Atlantic Ocean to where ...