Or she is now Since I spend a lot of time driving, I listen to quite a lot of audiobooks. At the moment I am listening to a ‘performance’ of Giovanni Boccaccio’s Decameron.
The author of a beautiful and brilliant new book on medieval saints talks about history, art, relics and assassinations A few summers ago - could it even have been before the pandemic? - Dr Amy Jeffs came round to my house for lunch.
Since y'all asked Sorry to bombard today, and apologies to non-US readers, but here are my tour dates this autumn. The final date (LA) isn’t up on the bookstore website yet, but give them a minute and I’m sure it will be.
The final Essex Dogs novel will be published in June 2025 Almost everything in my life is Henry V-shaped at the moment. The UK book tour begins this weekend; the US book tour takes place directly after in early October.
An hour-long talk about the life and legacy of England's greatest medieval king Last night was the Waterstones launch event for my new book, Henry V. I was in conversation with Alice Loxton at Waterstones Piccadilly, in London.
I want to share some good news I just heard that Henry V has entered the UK’s Sunday Times bestseller charts at No6.
A recording of my recent conversation about Henry V with Professor Kate Williams Book tour continues.
Paris's famous landmark is reopening five years after it was torn apart by fire - a mark of a great cathedral is how it recovers from disaster Ask a medievalist for their favourite historical novel and you might get any number of answers. But the true deep cut is The Spire by William Golding.
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Norse Ambitions in Eastern Europe and Beyond During the Medieval Period (Part 1) When the Norse exploded out of the stygian Scandinavian woods in the 8th century many sought plunder in the comparatively rich lands of England & France. These lands were ideal since undefended monasteries and prosperous towns sat on the coast or the riverine systems that drained into the North Sea. From these “smash & grab” operations and later settlem…
We have a new online course: Reading Beowulf – Explore this Old English epic in its entirety through a guided readings course that delves into this monumental work
