Adam Staten

Blood debt is FREE today! Why not have a free taste of the Honour Bound trilogy and follow Cadman’s journey from Anglo-Saxon warrior to a general of Byzantium on the First Crusade?
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Secrets. Power. Betrayal. She was no ordinary Tudor lady—Penelope Devereux shaped history from the shadows. ‘Penelope – Tudor Baroness’ is her untold story.

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Anglo Saxons in the Varangian Guard - Aspects of History Anglo Saxons in the Varangian Guard, by Adam Staten. The English Mercenaries of the Byzantine Empire fled after the Norman invasion.

In the Honour Bound Trilogy, Cadman starts as an Anglo-Saxon household warrior and ends as a general of the Byzantine empire on the 1st Crusade. Read the real history of men like Cadman in this article. #histfic #medieval

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Steadfast: Brothers in Arms Steadfast: Brothers in Arms eBook : Staten, Adam : Amazon.co.uk: Books

Need something to read for the weekend? How about a story of brotherhood, bloodshed and betrayal in Afghanistan? Now just 99p on kindle

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The long awaited Honour Bound Omnibus is here! All 3 books for under a fiver!
#medieval #kingandconqueror #histfic

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Many thanks to @paulbernardi.bsky.social for recommending Crusader as a Summer Read for aspectsofhistory.com.

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Visions and Divine Omens at the Siege of Antioch: — Living Medieval Amid visions, betrayal, and divine relics, the survival of the First Crusade at Antioch hinged on faith as much as strategy — but how much of it was real, and how much was desperation? In this article...

Read my article for livingmedieval.com About visions and divine omens during the siege of Antioch on the 1st crusade.

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From Horse Carts to Helicopters – A Brief History of Battlefield Casualty Evacuation - MilitaryHistoryNow.com “Over the centuries one simple principle has remained: Get the casualty off the battlefield and into the hands of a surgeon as fast as possible.” By Adam Staten FOR AS LONG as people have fought...

D-day anniversary got me thinking about how all the casualties were managed. I previously reflected on how this has changed through the millennia in this article for militaryhistorynow.com

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Anglo Saxons in the Varangian Guard - Aspects of History Anglo Saxons in the Varangian Guard, by Adam Staten. The English Mercenaries of the Byzantine Empire fled after the Norman invasion.

What does an Anglo-Saxon warrior do when England has just fallen to the Normans? He heads of to Byzantium to seek his fortune in the Varangian Guard and, just maybe, creates a 'New England' on the Crimean Peninsula. Read my article for Aspectsofhistory.com

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The Holy Lance of Antioch - Aspects of History The Holy Lance of Antioch, by Adam Staten. Reveals how the search for the Holy Lance shaped the siege of Antioch and divided the First

Read my article for
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about the Holy Lance of Antioch and the pivotal role it played in the First Crusade.

A story of faith and cynicism that changed the course of history.
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Crusader, Book 3 of the Honour Bound Trilogy is out today! My thanks once again to the team at Sharpe Books for helping me to complete this series. You can now follow Cadman all the way from the battlefield at Hastings to the climax of the First Crusade.
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Franciscas (or the Frankish, short-handled throwing axe) Those of you who have read Blood Feud (book 1 of my Rebellion trilogy (though keep an eye out for book 2: Uprising in early 2025)), will be aware of Ag…

New blog post up on the website: a brief overview of the Francisca (short handled throwing axe - as used by Frankish huscarl, Agatho, in the Rebellion trilogy
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Blood Feud (Rebellion Book 1) Blood Feud (Rebellion Book 1) eBook : Bernardi, Paul: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store

Blurb written, edit finished - just a last bit of polishing to do and Uprising (book 2 of the Rebellion trilogy) will be off to the publisher
Excitement is mounting (well … mine is at least) #histfic #kindle

Get all over Book 1 before it comes out.

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The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle entry for 776 says the Mercians & the people of Kent fought at Otford. It doesn't say who won, but it does tell us: "And marvellous adders were seen in Sussex."

This demonstrates the problem with modern medicine - we aren’t using enough port and brandy. (From Manual of Exercises for Stretcher Bearers, 1877).

Literacy among Anglo-Saxon Women My new book, Women of Power in Anglo-Saxon England , features the mothers, wives and daughters of the Anglo-Saxon kings, as well as a number...

Blog post highlighting evidence of literacy among Anglo-Saxon women: anniewhitehead2.blogspot.com/2020/06/lite...

Advance copies of Practical General Practice 8e have arrived! Available to pre order now! Thank you to the team @elsevierconnect.bsky.social for making this happen!

If you think Norman Conquest is all about 1066 and people getting arrows in the eye, think again. Read my article for
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Books 1 & 2 of the Honour Bound trilogy published by Sharpe Books are now on special offer - an absolute steal at 99p each. Book 3 is out soon, so why not catch up with the story?
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From Horse Carts to Helicopters – The Long Evolution of Battlefield Casualty Evacuation — Adam Staten Over the centuries one simple principle has remained: Get the casualty off the battlefield and into the hands of a surgeon as fast as possible.

As long as people have fought, casualties have need to be rescued from the battlefield. Read here about the evolution of casualty evacuation.
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This may be a very stupid question. I dug this up in my garden which is in a very old village in rural Buckinghamshire. Is it just a shoe for a very little horse or do little horse shoes have some other relevance?

Modern Counterinsurgency: Lessons from Medieval Warfare — Adam Staten When coalition forces invaded Afghanistan in 2001, the Taliban government rapidly collapsed, and the Islamist movement re-established itself as an insurgency. The coalition responded by moving through...

After the Battle of Hastings, William the Conqueror's work was not done. He had to subdue the whole of England. It might surprise you to know that the tactics he used are still used by armies today in counterinsurgency campaigns.
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Harold Godwinson’s Rush to Hastings: Rash or Rational? — Adam Staten Harold Godwinson has spent the last thousand years being widely criticized for being too hasty to get to the battle and arriving at the battle with a fatigued and understrength army. The march to Hast...

For nearly 1000 years Harold Godwinson has been criticised for rushing to meet William of Normandy in battle, arriving with an understrength and exhausted army. But was Harold's rush to Hastings actually a sound tactical move that very nearly worked?
#medieval

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After1066 ‘the English groaned aloud for their lost liberty and plotted ceaselessly to find some way of shaking off that which was so intolerable’. For some warriors the solution was to leave the country. Read about English warriors fighting in the Varangian Guard.
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1064: Harold Godwinson’s Enigmatic Trip to Normandy — Adam Staten In 1066 King Harold Godwinson of England met Duke William of Normandy on the battlefield near Hastings in what proved to be a pivotal moment in English history. What is less well known is that this wa...

1064, Harold Godwinson was shipwrecked in France. He ended up 'guest' of Duke William (later the Conqueror). This led to the 2 men fighting with each other before they faced one another in 1066. But what was Harold doing there?
#kingandconqueror #histfic #medieval
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3 for me I think. Sometimes you have to stay a bit from the historical facts for the sake of the narrative. As long as it’s not too much straying!

Scene 15: The Most Mysterious Scene in the Bayeux Tapestry — Adam Staten The Bayeux Tapestry is one of our key sources for understanding the events around the Norman Conquest but, much though it contains plenty of fascinating detail, it remains a work that is shrouded in m...

Is Scene 15 the most mysterious scene in the Bayeux Tapestry? Who is Aelfgyva? Who is the cleric? What are they talking about? And why on earth is a naked man squatting in the border below them?
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Swegn Godwineson, Evil or Tragic? – Historical Britain Blog Swegn was the eldest son of a prolific family. His father, Godwine of Wessex, worked his way up from relative obscurity to the most powerful Earl in the country. Swegn’s future could have been…

Swegn Godwineson, Evil or Tragic? He was the only one of his brood who seemed totally evil from the first. What happened?

It’s amazing that you can trace your family all that way back! WWII in Norway also sounds fascinating subject matter.

For teachers who want author visits: usually, authors charge, and asking for free visits from authors makes things awkward. One chance you have at free visits is when an author is doing a book tour. #KidlitUK #Edusky 1/2