England, 1215. As rebellion stirs and King John’s tyranny pushes the land toward civil war, the Axholme estates of Lord William de Mowbray sit at...

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Our next book signing is on Saturday, September 19, 2026, at the Hammond House Autumn Heritage Fair at Grimsby Minster from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM as part of...

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You can now gift a copy to friends or family that have moved away from the Isle of Axholme. If you already have the paperback, you can now...

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Fact or Fiction? The Great Fire of Southwark In The Saracen’s Dagger,

In The Saracen’s Dagger, Anabel Prescote lost her partner, shop and home in the Great Fire of Southwark when the blaze tore through the south bank of the River Thames in July 1212. It remains one of the most devastating yet frequently overlooked tragedies in British history. While the famous blaze of 1666 dominates the public consciousness, this thirteenth-century inferno, which occurred during the reign of King John, resulted in a loss of human life that far exceeded that of its more famous...