Monthly Archives: June 2010

Guest blogging at Phillipa Ashley's blogspot

One of the really rewarding things about being a writer is the huge amount of support you receive from other authors and I’m very grateful to everyone who has offered to write about The de Lacy Inheritance on their own … Continue reading

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Guest blogging at Phillipa Ashley’s blogspot

One of the really rewarding things about being a writer is the huge amount of support you receive from other authors and I’m very grateful to everyone who has offered to write about The de Lacy Inheritance on their own … Continue reading

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Medieval wall paintings in churches

I visit a lot of old churches and most of them have plain white walls. But they weren’t always like that. Before Henry VIII’s reformation the walls of the churches were painted with scenes from biblical stories and the lives … Continue reading

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The de Lacy Inheritance – out now!

My novel The de Lacy Inheritance is now showing as being ‘in stock’ on the Waterstones website. It is also going to be part of a 3 for 2 offer in the stores – in case you feel compelled to … Continue reading

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The Rudston Monolith

It was pouring with rain, but this huge standing stone, thought to be the tallest in Britain, was something I was determined to see for myself. Standing around 26 feet above the ground and an uncertain but considerable depth below, … Continue reading

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Wharram Percy deserted medieval village

It’s strange to stand in an almost silent shell of an old church and think that once it was at the centre of a thriving community. Today I walked to Wharram Percy in Yorkshire. There had been a settlement there … Continue reading

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