Haunting Experiences
In my life I have had three potentially ghostly encounters; the first of which I was present for but didn't experience directly, the...
Clyst Heath, 1455 (Conflict in Medieval Devon extract)
The battle at Clyst Heath was the culmination of nearly two decades of strife between Devon’s two most prominent families: the Courtenays...
What really (probably) happened at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
(Battle of the Little Bighorn, pencil & ink illustration by Stephen Standing Bear, C1920) There has been more written about the battle of...
Writing Procrastinations!
So, I've not written a blog in a little while, but I've been busy. I've spent a lot of time researching and planning my second novel; a...
Is History on TV getting dumber?
I think most people have at least a passing interest in history. For some it's embedded in a particular area; whether it be the history...
Conflicts with China
In the last of my blogs about Vietnam's recent wars, we'll focus on conflicts with China which will bring us back around the to disputes...
the Vietnamese at War, part 2- Cambodia
The Vietnam-Cambodia War isn't well known or particularly well documented. A researcher would find it difficult to find much about the...
The Vietnamese at war
The title of this blog post will likely conjure images of US helicopters carrying troops into the jungle, napalm explosions, and anti-war...
Star Wars Action figures & their appeal
Star Wars mechandise has always been very successful, the most popular by far has always been the action figures. Kenner picked up the...
The Battle of Tewkesbury re-enactment
For the last 33 years the second weekend in July marks the annual re-enactment of the battle of Tewkesbury. It's probably the largest...
