

Clever King Harald: Swift Doom Targets the Viking Who Wants the English Throne – Part II
Harald Hardrada of Norway used cunning and surprising tactics to bring down foes. Although he was wounded in the face during one of his campaigns, he continued to see victory after victory.


The Wold Newton Meteorite: An Extraordinary Stone and the Birth of a Superhero
In a remote part of North-East England called the Yorkshire Wolds, an incident took place on Sunday 13th December 1795 that not only became talking point of late 18th century London society but also gave birth to a modern literary legend. However...


Searching for Old Stinker: Medieval Legends meet 21st Century Werewolf Hunters
It all began a couple of weeks ago when a journalist on an English national newspaper phoned me up out of the blue and asked “You’ve written a book about the history and legends of East Yorkshire and the Yorkshire Wolds, what do you think abo...