Many historical writers come across horrific events from the past during their research, and have to, however temporarily, see the world though the eyes of the perpetrators of atrocities. Douglas Jackson, author of Blood Sacrifice, writes about the mental cost of living in the minds of monsters. I recently came across a quote from a […]
How I discovered my war hero uncle’s secret
Douglas Jackson’s Polish uncle was a bit of a family legend. But it was only while researching his Warsaw Quartet series that Doug discovered that Uncle Kazimierz was a war hero, a secret that he’d kept after the Second World War. The perennial question that eventually faces every writer is: Where do I go next? […]
Vanity project or lasting legacy – was Hadrian’s Wall worth all the effort?
This year marks 1,900 years since the beginning of the construction of Hadrian’s Wall. We know a lot about how it was built and who built, lived and worked on the wall, Douglas Jackson says. But what we can’t be sure is why it was built. Douglas, author of The Wall, wonders: was it just […]
Historia Interviews: Ben Kane
Douglas Jackson chats to Ben Kane about Romans, research and the writing life. I’ve been fortunate to have been asked to interview historical fiction writer Ben Kane to celebrate the publication of his new novel, Eagles in the Storm, set in 15AD as Rome attempts to recover the eagle standards lost in the disastrous battle […]