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The Knights Blog
Jena Lacus
In this final extract from Knights of the Blackdowns, I narrate a section where Cal learns about Jena Lacus from Amber, and they reflect on their separate experiences of the living history society. Duration 2m 44s.
Cal meets Simon
This is the second of three narrated extracts from Knights of the Blackdowns, and the longest. Cal meets Simon Coggins at the Knights encampment. Duration 5m 42s.
Tony and the Towton Ring (excerpt)
I’ve narrated three short sections from the early chapters of Knights of the Blackdowns. This is the first of the three, Tony and the Towton Ring. Duration 3m 41s.
Cal’s Tarot Spread
Spoiler alert! I have polled my first readers for an opinion over whether the embedded video is a spoiler. The consensus is ‘no’.
About Knights: Inspiration
I heard something on the kitchen radio and a moment later the centre of gravity of the plot had come to me. A coronation! #knightsoftheblackdowns
Edward IV’s mistresses
So you loved Horrible History, but what happened to the Crude Chronicles, the Naughty Narrative, the Dirty Days of Old … ?
Historical Characters in Knights
Members of the Knights of the Blackdowns generally impersonate real-life historical characters… this is them
Full-on Jousting Legend
Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers, the persona assigned to Cal, was a full-on jousting legend and bibliophile
