of Demons and Dragons When you drive through Switzerland from the north, the first glimpse of the alps is breathtaking and awesome. White peaks stand

Journal of the House of Commons 1780-1782 On 5th February 1782, several ‘noblemen, gentleman, clergy and freeholders’ of Surrey brought a petition for repair of

In my book, King Oak, Molly Hogtrough is struggling with her husband’s dereliction of duty. She recalls George’s vows when they wed and cannot forget

It’s mid-Spring, and over the last fourteen days or so the forest around me has transformed. Its see-through trees have donned a cloak of vibrant

‘They bake them in the oven, they boil them with the meat, they make them fifty several ways:  BLESSED BE HE THAT INVENTED PUDDING.’ François

In June 1780, Molly Hogtrough’s kitchen on the edge of The Common probably consisted of an open fire and a large pot. Perhaps she even

Just down the road from our farmhouse, which lies about 250m above a beautiful lake, there lived a wonderfully eccentric old man called Joseph. I

I do not think I would be at all happy living in 1780. Life must have been grim for many people, unless you had a

My debut novel, King Oak, was inspired by a delve into ancestry.  I discovered that some of my ancestors lived in Woodfield on the edge