As Robert the Bruce wrestles the Scottish Kingdom back from the English,  it would be the north of England that would take the brunt of the long  conflict. This tale takes you to Yorkshire, where a small town,  preparing for the arrival of a rampant Scottish army relied on a  peculiar and untested method of  defence.
This is a complete overhaul of an earlier story, I am hoping to tell this tale from the locations in the story for my you tube channel, head on over for that and more.

Sir John Hotham and the start of The English Civil War

Join me for historical tales from the iron age through to the emergence of gunpowder (I lose interest then). 

I research my stories based around a peculiar event or a character that amuses me. What develops from there can often lead to some surprising tales and some interesting perspectives to well known events. 

I have plenty of projects half written, jotted down on the back of a beer mat or stored in the depths of my memory somewhere so keep checking back for more content.