Welcome to my website!

I’m a medieval historian and author who writes both fiction and non-fiction. My PhD focused on warfare during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, but since then I’ve broadened my scope into trade history. In recent years I’ve published wide-ranging overviews such as Two Houses, Two Kingdoms: A History of France and England, 1100-1300; accounts of specific campaigns, such as 1217: The Battles That Saved England; and biographies of individuals, such as Matilda: Empress, Queen, Warrior. I have several books due out in 2025, and I’m working on more for 2026 and 2027.

Historical fiction is a great way to engage with stories of the past, and I’m also the author of a series of medieval murder mysteries featuring Edwin Weaver, a young man of common origin who is suddenly thrust into the noble world of politics, backstabbing and murder.

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