17th Century Hallowtide – FREE historical fiction book sample
Hallowtide – time of tension and an extract from God’s Vindictive Wrath.
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Early Modern Britain
Early Modern Britain is an archive of articles, blog posts and events by Charles Cordell, the author of English Civil War historical fiction series Divided Kingdom. It includes articles on topics such as Climate Change & Conflict, life, faith and knowledge in 17th Century Europe and the Americas.
17th Century Almanac for October – hiring fairs & bodgers
Winter wheat, hiring fairs, hewers, hurdlers, bodgers and vagrants.
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17th Century Almanac for September – Ship Money, cod & corsairs
Newfoundland cod, first Atlantic triangular trade, pirates and slaves.
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17th Century Almanac for August – Climate Change & Conflict
Harvest, the Little Ice Age, war, biodynamics and farming today.
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17th Century Historical Fiction – real, relatable & relevant
Europe’s ‘Golden Age’ of war, persecution, famine and plague.
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Battle of Lostwithiel 1644 – battlefield walk & talk
Battle of Lostwithiel 1644 – the King’s decisive victory The Battle of Lostwithiel 1644 was an English Civil War battle involving four armies and a navy, fought across ten square
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