All three books in my ‘Jack Stannard of the Navy Royal’ trilogy, published by Canelo – Destiny’s Tide, Battle’s Flood and Armada’s Wake – are now available in print editions as well as e-books.
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I’ve recently recorded two podcast episodes to mark the 350th anniversary of the Battle of Solebay on 28 May 2022. One will be on the splendid History Hack podcast, the other on a podcast that I had a hand in establishing – the Mariner’s Mirror podcast from the Society of Nautical Research, presented by the inestimable Dr Sam Willis. Both will be released on or around the anniversary, so watch this space for further information!
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There’s an interview with me in the splendid Quarterdeck magazine! You can read it here.
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In 2020 I became chairman of the Society for Nautical Research, the oldest and most august organisation in the field. As well as publishing the eminent peer-reviewed journal The Mariner’s Mirror, the Society was largely responsible for saving HMS Victory and for founding the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich.
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I’m often asked if and when a new Matthew Quinton book will see the light of day. The good news is that I used the first lockdown of 2020 to finish the latest story in the series, in which Matthew goes to the Caribbean and encounters Captain Henry Morgan. The slightly less good news is that I can’t yet announce a publication date – it looks as though I’ll have to self-publish this title, which will be a new experience for me, so I’m not sure how long it will take (and it will obviously have to be fitted in around other commitments, which are currently pretty heavy). I’ll keep you posted!
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I’m currently completing work on my long-delayed book on the Stepney family, baronets of Llanelly House. I’d hoped to publish that by now but it’s been pushed back, initially by the impact of the pandemic and then by the deadlines for my new project (of which more anon) – watch this space, but in the meantime, go to the ‘Future Projects’ page on this site for further information!