Medieval history, the Norman Conquest, and the events depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry have fascinated me for over 50 years. 

I was educated at Kingston Grammar School, and read History at Christ’s College, Cambridge. Since then, I have been, at various times, an Army officer, writer, artist, lecturer, drama producer, careers adviser, games coach, and teacher of History, English, Latin, General Studies, and Swahili, three of them to ‘A’ Level. 

The scope of my writing ranges from historical novels, ‘A’ Level text-books and popular history, to thrillers, memoirs, and humour; from children’s fiction and archive miscellanies to cartoons and light verse. 

I have taught in every type of school – primary, secondary modern, comprehensive, grammar, and public. I have lectured to audiences of all ages and backgrounds, on subjects ranging from Alexander the Great and Hannibal, through medieval and early modern history, to the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. 

I have published 14 books, including historical novels with Simon and Schuster, and am currently working on a new project about the events covered by the Bayeux Tapestry. I work as the archivist for West Buckland School in North Devon.