Worldtimelines.org.uk places 2,000 artifacts from museums around the British Isles in their geographical and chronological context. You can navigate using interactive maps and timelines by various regions. If you’re looking at the British Isles, for instance, it breaks that region down further into Northern England, Central England, Southern England, etc.,… Read More »World Timelines
The first issue of Alt Hist magazine is available. The current issue features six short stories: “The Silent Judge” by David W. Landrum “Easter Parade, 1930” by Rob McClure Smith “Holy Water” by Andrew Knighton “Lament for Lost Atlanta” by Arlan Andrews “The Bitterness of Apples” by Priya Sharma “Travelling by Air” by Ian Sales Alt… Read More »First Issue of Alt Hist Magazine
“How Effective Was the Longbow, and What Damage Did it Do? – A debate between Professor Kelly DeVries (Loyola University – Maryland) and Professor Clifford Rogers (US Military Academy – West Point) about the medieval weapon known as the longbow. This weapon was used by English armies since the late… Read More »Debate on the Medieval Longbow
I finished revising Chapter 2 of my novel yesterday. Since I had almost entirely re-written the chapter, I wanted to revisit it one more time before declaring I was done with the latest draft. So revision number five of my novel is finally complete. I’m posting a portion of Chapter… Read More »Novel Chapter 2
I finally got around to watching all of the Pillars of the Earth mini-series, based on the novel by Ken Follett. I was pleasantly surprised. I figured it would be average at best, but they did a much better job with it than I anticipated. They changed the story lines… Read More »Pillars of the Earth Mini-Series
I finally got around to seeing the new Robin Hood movie with Russell Crowe, directed by Ridley Scott. I thought it was somewhat entertaining, nothing mind-blowing by any means. It doesn’t come close to competing with some of Scott’s other films, especially Gladiator. The battle scenes have the same feel… Read More »Robin Hood Movie 2010
I finally finished revising chapter one of my novel. Thanks to everyone who read it and provided feedback. Your suggestions were invaluable. Please let me know what you think of the revised (possibly final) version. *** Chapter 1 Cobus held the parchment next to the flame on the desk, the… Read More »Novel Chapter 1
Harold: The Last Anglo-Saxon King by Ian Walker Hardcover: 258 pages Publisher: Alan Sutton Publishing, Ltd.; First English Edition edition (August 1997) ISBN-10: 0750913886 He only ruled England for nine and a half months, but his reign signified an important turning point in the culture and society of the English… Read More »Review of Harold: The Last Anglo-Saxon King
Quick Facts: Location: Northern Wales Built between 1210 – 1240 by Llewelyn the Great (Llywelyn ap Iorwerth) Captured by Edward I in 1283 Current condition: Partially ruinous, open to public Additional Reading: CastleWales.com SnowdoniaGuide.com WalesDirectory.co.uk