by Geoffrey | Nov 24, 2019 | News
Did the Scots rebel in 1715? Not all Scots did. Many, probably most, accepted the rule of George the First. The rebels, called ‘Jacobites’, wanted to make James Stewart king. Religion, clan loyalties and personal ambitions all affected which side you were...
by Geoffrey | Nov 11, 2019 | News
Weren’t they all heroes? Heroes is the name many people would apply to all the men who gave their lives in the First World War, not to mention many other conflicts. However, there are those who disagree. I heard someone argue that as the men were conscripts,...
by Geoffrey | Oct 18, 2019 | News
Why would you ask if I was a roundhead or a cavalier? Most people today don’t ask others ‘Are you a roundhead or a cavalier’ but as I have said I am going to set my latest book in the Civil War, people will want to know which side I would have been...
by Geoffrey | Oct 11, 2019 | News
What Civil War? The so-called English Civil War, although it involved the Scots, Welsh and Irish as well as the English. Anyway, I don’t mean the American Civil War, or anyone else’s. It was in the 1640’s. Why am I writing about the Civil War right...
by Geoffrey | Sep 29, 2019 | News
Why mention ‘Humbug’? When I wrote recently about divisions, in 1642 – the start of the English Civil War – and today, I had no idea how much more heated things were about to become. The PM’s response to being challenged about...
