We had four very moving days in Normandy in the last week of May 2024, and here is an album of the trip. There are photographs of Pegasus Bridge, Sword Beach (Queen Red), the statue of the piper, Bill Millin, the grave of my dad’s
I had a lovely day today at Brougham Castle in Cumbria with two of my grandsons. It was the home of the Clifford family and sports a fine keep. It was built in 1214 by Richard de Vieuxpoint between two rivers; the Eamont and the
Brougham Castle is in Cumbria and was built in the 13th century. Here is an album with the photographs.
On the 26th of April, I will publish the latest book in the Struggle for a Crown series. It is set in the latter end of the One Hundred Years war. It has been some time since I published a book in the series. Other
COMPETITION time! I am giving away a SIGNED copy of Omdurman – Book 3 in the Soldier of the Queen series. To be in with a chance of winning, follow the instructions. 24 April 2024 update: And the winners were……….Brent Shaffer and George Law
I have now booked two research trips and I am buzzing about both of them. In September I am taking the Rocky Mountaineer from Vancouver to Toronto. I have been to Canada before but I need to see the places that you can only see
I had a wonderful day on World Book Day, March 7th at Talbot House School. All the staff and most of the children were dressed up and I felt like I let them down only wearing my normal black outfit. If you are an author
Horse & Pistol is the first in a new series and it is out now. The story begins in Jacobean England where a young English gentleman is forced, through circumstances, to become a mercenary. He travels to the Netherlands where he fights for the Protestants
Conquest is available now in paperback and hardcover, and the Kindle ebook is available for pre-order and will be released on 12 January 2024. Conquest is book two in the series and, like Hastings, tells of the Conquest of England from a Norman viewpoint. This
If you want to be in with a chance of winning a copy of ‘Soldier of the Queen’ on audiobook, head over to @swordbooksltd on X (formerly Twitter) or the Griff Hosker at Sword Books Ltd Facebook page to enter. TWO lucky winners will each
I was invited to visit Unity Academy in Middlesbrough to speak with and inspire the pupils there. All the children I spoke to were lovely and a credit to their teachers. The young people were a delight. They asked thoughtful and insightful questions and seemed
I had the Lieutenant Bromhead uniform from Zulu made. The sword is the wrong one (it is a cavalry one) and I don’t have the Sam Brown or Webley yet but I thought I would let my readers see it. I will be wearing the
My next book is another instalment in the Lord Edward series. It follows Wallace’s War, and the two books reflect the film’s content, Braveheart. The difference is that my books are a realistic account to the war of Scottish Independence rather than a vanity project
My next Sir John Hawkwood book will be published on 7th September 2023. Sir John Hawkwood is not getting any younger but he is now the supreme condottiero, not only in Italy but the whole of Europe. When the two rival popes try to manipulate
