I have read several books about the Romanovs over the years, mainly individual biographies. Peter the Great, Catherine the Great, Nicholas II. Some of these…
Marcus Didius Falco is a favourite fictional creation of mine. The series written by Lindsey Davis has followed his career as an informer from the…
The test of any long running series is how eager the readers are for the next book; whether they are still as excited by the…
Antonia Caenis is one of those fascinating mysteries of Roman history. She is mentioned in a couple of later histories as being a freedwoman of…
I am a big fan of historical fiction series. The genre lends itself so well to authors developing characters and events over a number of…
Simon Turney is one of my ‘go to’ authors for great stories set in the ancient world – real or imagined. He is a great…
Anyone with an interest in Roman history, be that in fiction or non-fiction, will often come across military passages where various items of equipment are…
Bletchley Park is one of those places that have become almost mythical to those interested in the history of the Second World War. A secret…
I began this blog with the best of intentions. I wanted to share my love of books, of history, and of anything else I encountered.…
Anyone with an interest in Roman history is probably aware of the disaster that befell three legions under Publius Quinctilius Varus in the forests of…