by Nia Beynon | Mar 31, 2026 | Uncategorized
Young Icel is an orphan in the Eagle of Mercia Chronicles, his mother dying when he was born. He knows very little about her, but there are a number of mother-figures in his life. Lady Cynehildis one of them, and she’s the one to spill the beans about the identity of...
by Nia Beynon | Mar 27, 2026 | Uncategorized
Every Saxon-era series needs a book where the primary location is a ship and Storm of Mercia sees Icel and some of his allies on board a Viking ship. And it’s not willingly done. ‘If these bastards think they’ve found strong men to row their ship for them, they might...
by jenna | Mar 27, 2026 | Uncategorized
All in the name of research, I climbed to the top of Big Ben (334 steps to the belfry – don’t look down the stairwell if you’re afraid of heights!), toured the Palace of Westminster, and squeezed into the broom cupboard where suffragette Emily Davison once hid....
by jenna | Mar 20, 2026 | Uncategorized
When I was asked to write a murder mystery evening for my local drama group, I decided to base the plot around an amateur production of a play that goes wrong. But which play? I chose The Importance of Being Earnest, then about to be revived at the National Theatre,...
by Nia Beynon | Mar 17, 2026 | Uncategorized
Harald Hardrada is a towering figure in European history, but as is often the case, the significance of the women in his life is often overlooked, and in no major figure is this more apparent and varied than the way history, both contemporary to Harald, and the...
by Claire | Mar 16, 2026 | Uncategorized
There’s a big New Year’s Eve party at Harry’s parents’ house and he cooks for Kat because she hasn’t eaten and ends up feeding half the party-goers. He makes a couple of easy dishes which are easy to bulk up and used what was in the fridge (leftover party food) and...
