Death of a Dorset Hero :

February 10, 2015August 18, 2019 Categories: 17th century · Author SpotlightsLeave a comment

Originally posted on The Crabchurch Conspiracy:
370 years ago on this night, in February 1645, Dorset lost a hero ….. A man so true, so courageous, that his enemies genuinely lived in mortal fear of him. Major Francis Sydenham, brother of the governor of Weymouth & Melcombe, Colonel William Sydenham, was at rest in his billet in Weymouth when one of two audacious Royalist attacks upon the main forts of the parliamentarian garrison took place at the Chapel Fort of St Nicholas, an old 14th century church which the ‘Roundheads had fortified and which strategically controlled the towns and quaysides…

370th Anniversary of the Crabchurch Conspiracy

January 24, 2015August 19, 2019 Categories: Author Spotlights · NewsTags: Crabchurch Conspiracy · English Civil War3 Comments

In February 1645, a battle was fought between Parliament and Royalists over the strategic seaports of Weymouth and Melcombe in Dorset. The event is known as the Crabchurch Conspiracy. To commemorate the 370th anniversary of Parliament’s victory, on Saturday February 28th a concert will be held in Weymouth, featuring live music by the Dolmen and readings by the eminent historian Professor Ronald Hutton and Jane McKell, actress and founding director of AsOne. The event is organized by Mark Vine, historian and author of the Crabchurch Conspiracy. If you’re in the Dorset area and are interested in the English Civil War and excellent…

Falling Down in the Blogosphere

January 12, 2015August 18, 2019 Categories: Author SpotlightsLeave a comment

Originally posted on A. B. Funkhauser, Author:
Once upon a time, I thought I was savvy. I had a pretty decent handle on current affairs, could rap credibly along with my teenagers to the latest gangsta, and ramble at length on the culture of Netflix, why it mattered and what impact it would have on the world at large. And then I tried to build a web site and it all fell apart. Maybe I’m pushing myself too hard. I wasn’t born knowing about widgets, or which themes supported custom headers. I really want a cool slider image on my home page, but Goran…