True to the Old Flag – (1774-81) The American Revolution, from an Englishman’s point of view! Setting: AD 1775-1783 – American Revolutionary War, U. S. History Story: The Battles of Lexington and Concord, Bunker Hill, The Declaration of Independence, Washington Crossing the Delaware, Saratoga, and the final surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown – these are…
Through The Fray: The Luddite Riots and the Industrial Revolution (1812)~ The Industrial Revolution sparks the Luddite Rebellion. The story is laid in Yorkshire in 1812, when the introduction of machinery and high price of food induced by the Napoleonic Wars, drove the working-classes to desperation, and caused them to band themselves in that wide-spread…
Captain Bayley’s Heir: A Tale of the California Gold Mines (1850s)~ Find adventure and riches in the California Gold Fields. Setting: Frank Norris, accused of theft and unable to prove his innocence, leaves for excitement and adventure in the California Gold Fields of 1850’s America. He sails the Atlantic, braves a storm while working as…
By Right of Conquest: Cortez Conquers the Aztec Nation (1521)~ Cortez conquers the Aztecs with a mere handful of Spaniards. Setting: AD 1518-1523 – Sailing ships, Conquest of Aztec Empire in Mexico, Central America. Story: The conquest of the Aztec Empire by Hernando Cortez and a mere handful of Spaniards is one of the greatest…
By Pike and Dyke: William the Silent and the Eighty Years’ War~ William the Silent rebels against his Catholic Spanish overlords. From 1579 through 1585, the heroic Dutch Protestants fight for freedom from Catholic Spanish rule. Few know of the persistent efforts of the Prince of Orange, known as William the Silent, or the huge…