From Pandemic to Palaver
I began researching and writing my latest book during the autumn of 2019. In hindsight it was a time of innocence. All we had to worry about was Brexit and the threat of climate change.
Category: Stories
The Story Behind Capricious
What other word in our wonderfully wacky language could combine hedgehogs, goats – and supermodels? An excerpt from Peters book, My Word!
Bicker Project
Peter worked as a freelance historical consultant for a community project in Lincolnshire from its planning in 2019 until its successful completion in 2021.
Mermaids Ahoy!
In Upper Sheringham church you will find a mysterious carving. It depicts a mermaid, and reflects one of the most alluring myths that has haunted men’s minds for centuries.
Why do I write?
Although I only published my first book at the age of 52, I’ve been writing stories all my life. So I suppose it’s been a long time coming. A lot of us could say the same thing. We all have a book or two in us.
1600 The Ber Street duel
In October 1600 two men met in a deadly duel outside Norwich’s Ber Street gates. The result was a severed limb, and a scrap that went down in Norfolk legend.
1820 Science versus Bottom
In July, 1820, a crowd of 20,000 fight fans from Norfolk and London went to North Walsham. They were there to see a display of open air, bare-knuckle boxing. It was a golden age for the noble art.