Historical novelist and 17th century enthusiast Cryssa Bazos invited me to her blog to talk about my Battle Scars series a few days ago. I originally “met” Cryssa online when we joined the editorial team for English Historical Fiction Authors. But it was a thrill to chat face-to-face in September 2016 at the Historical Novel Society…
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What a momentous day it must have been when Richard the Lionheart’s fleet finally sailed into the harbor at Acre in the Holy Land. Many of the crusaders (called ‘pilgrims’ in their own time) had been on the journey for more than a year. King Richard’s troops had gathered in Tours in present-day France to…
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map ©2014 Dennis Lukowski I thought I would highlight some significant events that occur during the month of June in the years of my novels, Battle Scars I & II. Battle Scars I: Men of the Cross takes place from March 1190 – March 1193; book II, For King and Country,…
Richard I, the Lionheart, died on April 6, 1199. His brother John was in Brittany at the time visiting a possible rival to the crown, the young Duke Arthur, son of Richard and John’s late brother Geoffrey. John fled the Breton court secretly after a messenger delivered the news. Had the Bretons heard it earlier, we might…
Author Annie Whitehead invited E.M. Powell, Edward Ruadh Butler and me to “slug it out” on her blog, Casting Light upon the Shadow a few weeks ago as part of her “Right to Reply” series. Our topic — one near and dear to each of our hearts — The 12th Century. Annie asked us Who…
For King and Country awarded an Honorable Mention in the Writer’s Digest Self-Published Ebook Awards How cool is that? Go get your copy now! For King and Country is currently Amazon exclusive, available in print and ebook formats. Kindle Unlimited subscribers can read for free. ><><><><><><><>< Charlene Newcomb is currently working on Book III of Battle Scars, 12th century historical fiction filled…
