My life has been pretty simple. I grew up in Alabama and graduated from the University of Alabama with a Bachelor's in Advertising. I have spent about the last ten years in web development. In 1998, a friend of mine and I started a web design company we ran for three or four years before deciding to close it due to the demands of school. Since then, I stayed in the web working with various companies in Alabama. I worked for a brief period with Southern Progress, namely with Southern Living magazine and Health magazine, in their web departments. While there, I also wrote for Southern Living magazine, Health.com., and the company's internal newsletter. I write as much as I can. For the last five years, I have been working on my first novel. I am on the third revision now and hope to be finished with this draft by the end of the year. I also write short fiction, though not as frequently as I used to due to the time I spend on the novel. My goal is to have my novel published in the next three years. Other interests include: History (particularly medieval and ancient civlizations), Reading, Foreign Language (I currently speak Spanish but plan to learn as many as I can), Landscape Photography, the outdoors, sports (especially college football), and Travel.
I had dinner last night with Dr. Nokes, professor of medieval literature at Troy University. We had a pleasant time talking about all things medieval, writing, and other assorted topics. If you haven’t read his blog, Unlocked Wordhoard, check it out. He posts a lot of medieval-related subject matter. I… Read More »Talking Medieval with Dr. Richard Scott Nokes
Warrior of God: Jan Zizka and the Hussite Revolution Author: Victor Verney Publisher: Frontline Books (June 2009) ISBN: 1848325169 When discussing Western civilization and the growth of society in medieval Europe, historians seem to give little attention to the events that shaped Central and East-Central Europe and how those events… Read More »Review of Warrior of God by Victor Verney
Michael Komarck creates stunning artistic portraits and scenes to go along with George R.R Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series. Komarck’s fantasy art is featured in the 2009 A Song of Ice and Fire calendar. In addition to his fantasy artwork, Komarck also illustrates detailed historical figures including:… Read More »Fantasy Artist: Michael Komarck
The 110-foot tall keep of Hedingham Castle still towers above the landscape of modern day England. Surrounded by trees and an open green stretching away from the main entrance stairway, the Norman keep stands as the last remnant of a once magnificent medieval castle. Home to the de Vere family… Read More »Hedingham Castle
On this day, June 24, in medieval history: 1148 – A general council of Christian princes and military leaders was held at Acre, where it was decided that all available forces would be used to conquer the city of Damascus. Read the account from William of Tyre as he recalls… Read More »Medieval Timeline: Today in Middle Ages History
The Bernard Cornwell Bookgroup blog discusses everything related to the historical fiction author, including: novels (past, present and future), biographical information, suggested non-fiction as it relates to a particular series (e.g. – The Oxford Illustrated History of the Vikings by Peter Sawyer to go along with the medieval-based Saxon Series), news and… Read More »Bernard Cornwell Bookgroup Blog
The Sawley Map is currently on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art for the medieval drawing exhibit, “Pen and Parchment: Drawing in the Middle Ages.” The museum has a post about it on its blog, along with an image of the map. According to the post, the map was… Read More »Medieval Maps – The Sawley Map
Fought between the armies of Henry II and rebellious factions in Normandy, Brittany and England, the Anglo-Norman rebellion takes only a brief page in the volumes of middle ages history. Lasting approximately two years, Henry II battled against his own sons to maintain control of his kingdom. His eldest three… Read More »The Anglo-Norman Rebellion
Castles of Europe: From Charlemagne to the Renaissance By William Anderson, Photographs by Wim Swaan Copyright 1970 – Paul Elek Productions, London; Random House, USA Castles of Europe: From Charlemagne to the Renaissance is an older book — at least the edition I own — and you’ll likely have to… Read More »Review of Castles of Europe: From Charlemagne to the Renaissance