PD Lennon was intrigued to learn that there was a place in Jamaica called Edinburgh Castle. But she couldn't have guessed the person who built it was an 18th-century Scot who's remembered as the Caribbean’s first serial killer. She tells Historia about her research and how she blended fact and fiction for her … Continue Reading
Features
Segregation and suffering in the cities of occupied Europe
Catherine Hokin looks at why ghettos were created in the cities of occupied Europe during the Second World War – places of segregation and also … Continue Reading
Historia giveaway: the 2024 HWA Crown Awards winners
Historia is giving away all three winning books in the 2024 HWA Crown Awards to two lucky winners! These awards celebrate the best in recent … Continue Reading
Show, don’t tell, Write what you know: do they work for historical fiction?
How useful is advice like 'Show, don’t tell' and 'Write what you know' for authors in general and writers of historical fiction in particular? … Continue Reading
Tiberius: 2,000 years of slander
The historian Lindsay Powell revisits the ancient sources and comes to a different conclusion about Tiberius Caesar, revealing a 2,000-year-old … Continue Reading
Interviews
Historia interview: Luke Pepera
Luke Pepera’s debut Motherland: A Journey through 500,000 years of African Culture and Identity is a ground-breaking exploration of Africa’s uniquely long history and diverse cultures, interwoven with Luke’s … Continue Reading
Historia interview: AD Bergin
AD Bergin’s debut novel The Wicked of the Earth is set against the background of Newcastle’s 1650 witch trials. He talks to novelist and fellow North-Easterner Carolyn Kirby about the reasons behind witch hunts, the … Continue Reading
Reviews
Review: Elizabeth Heyrick by Jocelyn Robson
Rachael Tearney reviews the first biography of Elizabeth Heyrick, Quaker, campaigner and abolitionist. The women of the Abolitionist movement are far less well-known than the men, and this timely book highlights one … Continue Reading
Review: The Mare by Angharad Hampshire
Carolyn Kirby reviews The Mare by Angharad Hampshire, an “astonishingly good” debut novel which tells the true story of the first woman to be extradited from the United States for Nazi war crimes. What would you … Continue Reading