Alex Marchant
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… brought to you by Alex Marchant‘s The Order of the White Boar … Here, Wendy Johnson, one of the Finding Richard team discusses applying her accrued background knowledge to writing her first novel.
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Shrewsbury Battlefield and the memorial church of St Mary Magdelene
Alex Marchant, archers, Battle of Shrewsbury, book signing, Cheshire, Church of St. Mary Magdalene, College of Priests, Earl of Stafford, Flintshire, Fotheringhay, Henry IV, Hotspur, Manchester Picadilly, Milford Haven, Owain Glyn Dwr, Percies, re-enactment, rebellion, Tewkesbury Festival, trains, videosI have long wanted to attend the re-enactment of the Battle of Shrewsbury and also visit the church of St Mary Magdelene. In 2022 I finally managed it. It was touch and go, although I had booked my train ticket some weeks back. These days such an excursion demands a lot of effort and I…
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“….THERE will be thrills and spills of a distinctly ghostly type in Skipton this month as stroke survivor Malcolm Hanson conducts his once-famous ghost walks around the town’s supernatural hot spots on Friday evenings….” The above extract is from the Craven Herald and I hope most sincerely that Malcolm’s ghost walks are a spooky…
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On the book front, I am rather excited about GRANT ME THE CARVING OF MY NAME, an upcoming anthology of fiction about Richard III , which should be out right in time to make a fabulous Christmas present. Release date is scheduled for December 2 and all proceeds from sales will go to the Scoliosis…
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Carol’s support for King Richard has led her to write this book about his childhood. In the spring there will be another book, following his life until the fateful Battle of Bosworth on 22nd August, 1485. I hope both titles do really well for her, and that she will find another aspect of Richard, or…
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There is a new Ricardian children’s author on the block: Alex Marchant. Alex kindly agreed to an interview: Q: You’ve recently published your first novel about King Richard III for children, The Order of the White Boar. What made you write about King Richard? Alex: I first became interested in King Richard in my teens…
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I was privileged to be able to help proof-read a copy of Alex Marchant’s new children’s novel about a twelve-year-old boy in the service of Richard, Duke of Gloucester and I was delighted to find that it was well-written, engaging and – wait for it! – pro-Richard! At last we have a novel for children…
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