Projects

FICTION

I've recently completed The Mountain of Gold, the second of the Journals of Matthew Quinton, which takes Matthew to the Gambia River in 1663-4 and the violent clashes that led to the outbreak of the second Anglo-Dutch War. I've already started work on the third book in the series, provisionally entitled The Blast That Tears The Skies, set in the opening year of the war - 1665 - and centred on the Battle of Lowestoft, one of the most stunning victories in British naval history.

NON-FICTION

My immediate priority is to complete revision of my long-standing 'pet project' Blood of Kings: The Stuarts, The Ruthvens and The 'Gowrie Conspiracy', a re-examination of one of the most controversial events in Scottish history - and also arguably one of the most important, but least known, turning points in British history. This has recently been accepted by Ian Allan and will be published in the autumn of 2010. A page devoted specifically to Blood of Kings will be available on this website shortly.

I'm also currently working on a book about the Battle of Texel, 1673, for Boydell and Brewer, and on a book about the Stepney family, the creators of Llanelly House (as seen on the BBC TV series, Restoration, and pictured at right), to tie in with the ongoing restoration of this unique Georgian town house following its recent success in obtaining major lottery funding.