by Dan | Nov 11, 2023 | history, YouTube
Sir Francis Drake’s attacks on Spanish ships, towns, and ports in the Caribbean, the Pacific, and on Iberia itself frustrated and terrorised Spanish governors, admirals, King Phillip II himself and even the Pope in Rome. He robbed the Spanish gold and silver...
by Dan | Mar 22, 2023 | history, YouTube
What did ancient Europeans eat between 10,000 BC and 3000 BC? In the Mesolithic era, the hunter gatherers of Europe were thriving in a range of environments across the Continent. From 7,000 BC Neolithic farmers spread across Europe bringing a new way of life, new...
by Dan | Feb 24, 2023 | history, YouTube
William Marshal was the Earl of Pembroke, and the regent for the young Henry III. Archbishop Stephen Langton called him “the greatest knight in the world.” His talent as a knight, on the battlefield and as a tournament champion, won him renown and riches through...
by Dan | Jan 11, 2023 | writing
Three thousand years ago, on the island of Sardinia, flourished a remarkable society. Right across the island, between about 1800 BC to 800 BC, they constructed around ten thousand astonishing stone structures called nuraghes. The ruins of around 7,000 of these...
by Dan | Dec 8, 2022 | fantasy, the Immortal Knight Chronicles
AD 1190, England.A young knight’s family is slaughtered.His 800-year quest for vengeance begins… The Immortal Knight Chronicles Box Set 1 – featuring the novels Vampire Crusader, Vampire Outlaw, and Vampire Khan plus the short story Vampire Templar –...