This is the official blog for Thadeus Morticaine. He is an aspiring author of several genres, currently working on a action packed series of stories set during the English Civil War. There is also a gothic horror series based on someone that might just so happen to be his great-great-great-grandfather. Also in the pipeline are a fantasy series where magicians plumb the depths of the light spectrum to cast their spells, a World War Two period re-telling of folk tales and fairy stories, as well as a fast paced sci-fi series harking back to the old space operas. Oh, and don't forget a detective series where a maniacal villain awaits behind every corner.

With an indepth interest in history, old pulps and black and white movies, this blog will have regular posts about historical events that he finds inspiring and which he hopes will be of a great use to others with their stories, or to those with even the slightest of interests. There'll also be articles on authors and stories that he finds particularly interesting and inspirational. He hopes that you'll find them useful as well.

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Friday, 29 November 2013

Salutations all!

I found a very intriguing book the other day that's still entertaining me no end. Its called the Historia Rerum Anglicanum, or History of English Affairs. It was written by a monk called William of Newburgh up until his death in 1198.

Its a really easy and engaging read from a proper academic who dismissed both Geoffrey of Monmouth and the Venerable Beds as hold opinions about the English peoples that were too extreme. I've found that William really does hold a neutral position and that all his accounts can be historically verified, archeologically or from other accounts. Even the episodes of revenant activity and the green child can be verified.

His agreeable neutrality and uncertainty about such episodes is only countered by the fact he had evidently done his research. He'd journeyed across Britain interviewing peasants, soldiers, the clergy and the aristocracy alike. And by reading accounts wherever they were possible to find.

If you can find a copy, I encourage you to get it. Its an incredible read.

It has intrigued me to the point that I will be working on writing a few short stories from his point of view in the near future...

And with that, I will sign off with the promise of regular updates and to wish you all good health!

Thadeus Morticaine
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