by Geoffrey | Dec 21, 2025 | News
Happy Christmas I haven’t posted much lately but I hope to be back soon. Meanwhile I wish you all a really happy Christmas. And if you don’t want to celebrate the birth of a character you don’t believe in, I wish you happiness at this holiday season....
by Geoffrey | Oct 16, 2025 | News
Black Anglo-Saxons? Who says? Black Anglo-Saxons appeared in the BBC series, King and Conqueror. Not many, but some. One was Harold’s right-hand man. Another was an anonymous soldier in the shield-wall. Also, Morcar, Earl of Mercia, appeared to be of mixed race....
by Geoffrey | Oct 11, 2025 | News
The Series King and Conqueror is now over The series King and Conqueror on BBC1 culminated with the Battle of Hastings. I gave my initial thoughts in an earlier post after seeing the first episode. Most of those comments remain valid in my opinion, although I have...
by Geoffrey | Sep 27, 2025 | News
Reviews of Traitor – where? Reviews of Traitor are on Goodreads, but so far none on Amazon. You may find them helpful if you are unsure whether or not to read it, even if you have read my own comments on that novel before I self-published it. What do I think of...
by Geoffrey | Aug 27, 2025 | News
King and Conqueror is what? King and Conqueror is a TV series in eight parts on Sundays and Mondays on BBC1 about the conflict between Harold of Wessex and William of Normandy. I expect the final part will cover the Battle of Hastings, but I could be in for a...
