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CHARLES CORDELL
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    • DESECRATION
    • The Keys of Hell and Death
    • FIRELOCK
    • FREE eBook
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    • The General Crisis
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    • Battle of Edgehill 1642
    • Edgehill to London 1642
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    • Battle of Brentford 1642
    • Battle of Turnham Green
    • Storming of Winchester 1642
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Charles Cordell - author of English Civil War historical fiction series Divided Kingdom - firing a well charged Civil War matchlock musket.

Firing a Civil War Matchlock Musket – best book research

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Firing a Civil War matchlock musket – the best book research possible!

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17th Century almanac for July - Dutch print circa 1600. Woman with sickle, basket, wheat sheaf and flagon. Harvest scene. Leo in the sky.

17th Century Almanac for July – The Sun, Charles I & divine right

17th Century Almanac blog - Early Modern life - 17th Century & The General Crisis, British Civil Wars, Early Modern Britain

The ‘hungry month’, campaigning armies, taxation and St Swithin.

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English Civil War reenactor firing a matchlock musket in a volley with other musketeers.

Civil War Reenactment – author research & Living History

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Living History and historical fiction research – bringing history alive.

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17th Century Almanac for June - Dutch print circa 1600. Reaper with scythe embracing woman with rake. Hay making, carting and butter churn.

17th Century Almanac for June – The Moon & Henrietta Maria

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Bonfires, rush bearing, Battle of the Dunes, Dunkirk and D-Day.

17th Century Almanac for June – The Moon & Henrietta Maria Read More »

Infographic titled ‘English Civil War Fiction’ with event details ‘Author Talk, Sunday 30 August, The Commandery, Worcester, Visit Worcestershire #CivilWar375’ an English Civil War helmet logo, logos for Worcester City Council, Visit Worcester, Battle of Worcester 1651 Society, The Commandery and Worcestershire Museums, and background images of historical fiction author Charles Cordell, The Keys of Hell and Death book cover and The Commandery gate with English Civil War re-enactors.

Battle of Worcester 375 – English Civil War fiction

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Battle of Worcester 375 anniversary – English Civil War fiction talk

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The Miseries of War - The Hanging - print by Jacques Callot published in 1633 depicting prisoners hanged from a tree.

17th Century Historical Fiction – real, relatable & relevant

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Europe’s ‘Golden Age’ of war, persecution, famine and plague.

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