100 views up on this blog - thanks all A fascinating study of how the accession of Aethelstan (England's first king) after his father (Edward the Elder) was anything but smooth #history #medieval #historymatters

My new blog on England's first king and how he very nearly wasn't. Enjoy #history #medieval #england paulbernardiauthor.com/2025/12/11/a...

#NewRelease! January 1536 The King is dead... but who will live long now? A fateful accident on the jousting field leaves Henry VIII dead and his country trembling on the edge of chaos... All the King's Bastards $2.99 #Free #KU! #Histfic #SpeculativeFic #Booksky 📚💙📚 www.amazon.com/All-Kings-Ba...

My latest blog: #Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians and why she is not as well known as the rest of her family. #History #medieval paulbernardiauthor.com/2025/11/24/a...

50 years before #Hastings, England was conquered by the Danes. You may have heard of #KingCanute but how much do you know about his father, Swein Forkbeard? King for 5 weeks only, he has been all but forgotten #history #medieval aspectsofhistory.com/the-other-co...

Honoured to have my article on Earl Harold's trip to #Normandy in 1064/65 published on History with Jackson's blog page. Why did Harold go? What was he hoping to achieve? Was he an utter muppet? #History #medieval historywithjackson.co.uk/blog/f/1064-...

New Blog alert: England's most underrated king also has the coolest name. #EdmundIronside #history #medieval paulbernardiauthor.com/2025/11/02/e...

Did I mention I wrote a book? Only a few million times I reckon, so time to remind you once more ;) More about the international bestselling book here: fakehistoryhunter.net/2023/09/08/i...

A throw back to an article I wrote a while back on England's first (& best?) king: Aethelstan aspectsofhistory.substack.com/p/thelstan-e...

So, that's the final draft of The Reckoning submitted to Sharpe Books. Pretty dark at times - but then the #HarryingoftheNorth will do that to a narrative. Now to do the dreaded blurb. #histfic #amwriting

A date every stout, longbow wielding yeoman should remember "We few, we happy few, we band of brothers. For he today that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother." #agincourt #history By all means remember your wedding anniversary too

Check out my latest article for Aspects of History magazine. #England's other forgotten king of the 11thC. #history #medieval aspectsofhistory.com/the-other-co...

Latest in an occasional series of interesting things seen while walking the dog (note: Boz’s first appearance in said series) Not sure if it’s an otter, stoat or weasel - I just know that one’s stoatily different from the others and none is weasily identifiable #dadjokes

Uncertainty reigns re. what happened to Harold after the battle. In some sources, his 'wife' Edith Swanneck found his body (unrecognisable but for marks that only she might know). In others, his mother, Gytha, begged William for it (he refused). #history #hastings #KingHarold

The #BattleofHastings took place #onthisday 1066 Here's a podcast I did 4 Aspects of History mag with Adam Staten aspectsofhistory.com/podcasts/epi... & a blog on how Harold died. paulbernardiauthor.com/2024/07/17/j... (NB I misspoke 2/3 times on the pod; I put it down to nervous excitement!)

Meet Agatho, the Frankish Huscarl from the Rebellion trilogy. Brutal warrior, deadly with a throwing axe (can split a running man's skull at 30 paces), but rubbish at riding horses. #histfic #BooksWorthReading #Kindle paulbernardiauthor.com/2025/10/04/a...

Nice to see Thurkill's Revenge getting some love after a lull #histfic #kindle "A really good read for history fans. Well written. Draws you in such that you feel you're on the battlefield feeling each blow, Looking forward to starting Thurkill's Battle" www.amazon.co.uk/Thurkills-Re...

#Books book 3 of the Rebellion Trilogy (title: The Reckoning) is on its way. In time for Christmas ... Make sure you've read Blood Feud and Uprising! Please do subscribe to my website mailing list to stay up to date... #KindleUnlimited #Histfic paulbernardiauthor.com/2025/10/02/t...

#OnThisDay Duke William of Normandy lands at Pevensey with 100s of ships. Chose it due to Roman fort (Anderitum) & the wide bay. As a kid, I had the ladybird book; it showed him tripping on the beach & saying how he had seized England in both hands #cojones #history #medieval

New Blog alert: Harold Godwineson's infamous trip to Normandy in 1064. Why did he go? Clue: it was not part of the bromance that #KingandConqueror might have us believe #history #medieval paulbernardiauthor.com/2025/09/25/h...

#OnThisDay 1066: Harold defeats the Norse at Stamford Bridge. They'd come in 300 ships, but went home in 24. Hardrada & brother, Tostig, both slain The lone Viking on the bridge? A much later addition to the ASC with echoes of antiquity. Cool story though #history www.amazon.co.uk/Thurkills-Re...

#DayofDays Not only have I finished the second edit for The Reckoning (final book in the Rebellion trilogy), but I've also cut the grass (for hopefully the last time in 2025) #amwriting #ammowing #histfic

#OTD 1066: Battle of Fulford Gate 1st of 3 battles in 1 mth that changed England forever Earls Edwin & Morcar block King Harald Hardrada's route to York, only to be swept aside due to less experienced troops & poor terrain choice #History #medieval www.amazon.co.uk/Thurkills-Re...

I don't hold with using AI tools, for many reasons, but I did have a little play yday to see how it might render Agatho, the Frankish axe-wielding warrior from my Rebellion trilogy. Must say, I'm impressed. Pretty much how I imagined him. #amwriting #histfic

New Blog alert: the story of how the Anglo-Saxons, 2-nil down from the first leg at Hastings, managed to equalise deep into in extra time with a couple of crafty marriages in c.1069 and 1100. #history #StMargaretofScotland #AngloSaxons paulbernardiauthor.com/2025/09/10/s...

9th Sept: today we commemorate/celebrate (delete as applicable) the death of #kingwilliam in 1087. Fun fact: when he was buried in Caen, his already rotund body was so bloated/decomposed that it burst when they tried to force it into a too small coffin #history #medieval #puke

9th Sept: today we commemorate/celebrate (delete as applicable) the death of #kingwilliam in 1087. Fun fact: when he was buried in Caen, his already rotund body was so bloated/decomposed that it burst when they tried to force it into a too small coffin #history #medival #puke

So, that's the first edit of The Reckoning done. Another whizz through & then book 3 of The Rebellion trilogy will take its 1st tentative steps in the outside world with a few trusted ARC readers. #amwriting #histfic #KingAndConqueror

To mark the recent 540th anniversary of the #BattleofBosworth, here's a short blog covering 10 things you need to know. #History #WarsoftheRoses #RichardIII paulbernardiauthor.com/2025/08/26/t...

Fantastic new #shortstory compendium from Aspects of History, featuring yours truly and several other great authors. Free on #kindleunlimited or just £2.99 go on, treat yourself! #histfic www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FMF6MJ2...

I’ve barbecued in worse places #scotland

Something of a milestone this week: #Mortgage finally paid off! I'm so good at #history, i can remember taking out the 1st one in 1991 in North Harrow. Relocating with work 4 years later meant we had to sell at a loss! Can't be many that lost money moving away from London! 🤣

New Blog: #SuttonHoo: who was buried there and how do they fit within #AngloSaxon historicity? #history paulbernardiauthor.com/2025/08/09/r...

Henry IV was not a happy man. Not only did he struggle with rebellious subjects, but his health failed and he had to deal with his ambitious son. Books 3 & 4 in THE PLANTAGENET LEGACY. buff.ly/2xMXJTW Also on #KU

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Coffee and walnut cake - horrendously unhealthy 🤪 #sunday #baking

That's it. Pens down. First draft of book 3 of the Rebellion trilogy complete. What's more, it only took until the very last sentence to fix on a title! (Moral of the story: ask one's wife! took her 1 go to nail it!). Can you tell what it is yet? #amwriting #HistFic #books

This week’s blog features #Durham & specifically 1 day in its history in 1069 when it became the scene of one of the worst massacres in English history - though few people will know much about it. #history #medieval paulbernardiauthor.com/2025/07/19/d...

Wonderful start to the weekend :) Thanks @authorrochelle.bsky.social #histfic #books #kindle

#Readers www.amazon.co.uk/Housie-Mousi... #MiddleGradeReaders #housiemousieandthebigcheese www.amazon.co.uk/Housie-Mousi... #kids #mg #Christmas #ChristmasinJuly #readers www.amazon.co.uk/Poop-Dragon-... #pb #booksky #bookx #lovetoread #learningisfun #family #FF #besties #fun #chapterbooks #Prime

The climactic battle of Rebellion Bk3 (no title yet!) is underway. Oslac’s life hangs in the balance But - Mrs B comes back today & I recall summat about painting the HSL Sorry Oslac - Keep the pressure on the wound till I get back. At least I have help #histfic #dogs #amwriting

#OTD 924 Edward the Elder died. Son of Alfred the Great, he had at least 14 children by 3 wives. You can read about them in my book: mybook.to/WomeninPower He also plays a prominent role in my novel about his sister, Æthelflæd Lady of the Mercians: mybook.to/To-Be-A-Queen

Murder stories analysed, and a few accusations of my own thrown in... mybook.to/MIASE

It's coming home, it's coming home, it's coming.... To celebrate the forthcoming loan of the #BayeuxTapestry, check out my latest blog. All you could want to know (& a fair bit you wouldn't) #history #Normandy #medieval paulbernardiauthor.com/2025/07/09/t...

Ludlow: a favourite family haunt and home to England's best (IMHO) castle. Check out the new blog #history #castles #ludlow paulbernardiauthor.com/2025/07/01/l...

New Blog The #battle of Heavenfield (633/4 CE) Except it wasn’t the battle of Heavenfield - read on to find out why paulbernardiauthor.com/2025/06/26/hea…#historyry#medievalal

Out now in kindle and paperback - our new anthology. My story is set in Anglo-Saxon England, of course! mybook.to/FateAnthology #FateStories

Welcome to Day 1 of our 🌹exciting new blog tour🌹 for ༻*·Bess – Tudor Gentlewoman·*༺ by Tony Riches! Check out today's first stops, shining bright spotlights on this remarkable lady! thecoffeepotbookclub.blogspot.com/2025/05/blog... #HistoricalFiction #Elizabethan #Tudors @tonyriches.bsky.social

Hello new followers! I wrote and published my first book as an undergrad! The Battle of the Catalaunian Fields, the 5th century Roman Army, Huns, and Flavius Aetius were my first research interests. Thanks to @penandswordbooks.bsky.social for giving me a chance.