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 Fun Fact: Of the 30,000 Germans who fought for the British during the revolutionary war, about 65% came from Hesse-Kassel and Hesse-Hanau. 8,000 Hessians arrived at Staten Island in August of 1776 and engaged in action shortly thereafter in The Battle of Long Island. With the help of the Hessian auxiliaries, the battle was a tremendous success for the British. Howe had divided his forces into three divisions. Howe set out with Clinton and half his army toward Jamaica Pass. At sunrise his two other divisions, British Regulars under General James Grant and Hessian troops under General Philip von Heister, began an artillery barrage and attack on the American lines. The Americans held until Howe's troops appeared on their flank as the redcoats and Hessians attacked from the front. Panic took the Americans. They broke and ran. Many Americans sought out redcoats to offer their surrender because it was rumored that the Hessians gave no quarter. Hessians under Colonel John Rall led the at...

 Interview with Lars Walker Author of The Year of the Warrior, King of Rogaland, Wolf Time, and more Please tell me a little about your current work in progress. For many years I’ve been working on a series of historical fantasies set in the late Viking Age. [I’ll list the books published to date, because there are multiple publishers, which makes everything confusing for the book buyer: 1-2: The Year of the Warrior (a double volume), 3: West Oversea , 4: Hailstone Mountain , 5: The Elder King , 6: King of Rogaland .] This series is based on a real historical character, Erling Skjalgsson of Sola, who was one of the most powerful chieftains in Norway around the year 1000 AD. Now I’m in the planning stages for Book 7: The Baldur Game , which (at least as I see it now) will bring it all to a climax. Erling, a defender of the old Norse democratic system of governance, will have his final showdown with his mortal enemy, King Olaf Haraldsson. After that, I’ll describe Olaf’s own las...

  Fun Fact Moses Hazen is the subject of the fun fact. I came across him while doing research on Benedict Arnold: He served as a lieutenant and then a captain in Rogers' Rangers during the French and Indian Wars where he was characterized as ruthless and courageous. Following an action in which he ordered the execution of 6 prisoners and the burning of a building with 4 men, 3 women and 2 children locked inside, he was made a permanent captain by General Jeffery Amherst. Hazen and his rangers were called upon frequently by General James Wolfe and referred to themselves as "cowboys" for driving cattle along the St. Lawrence as food for the British army. After the wars he settled in Montreal. He engaged in land speculation and cutting timber, which wasn't always on his own land. He had an attitude of doing what he wanted in war, commerce, and other matters. When he was sued for seducing another man's wife, he used his influence to have the man imprisoned for a non-...

Interview with Jan Foster  Author of The Naturae Series Please tell me a little about your current work in progress. I’m in the middle of co-authoring a historical thriller set over World War 2 – both before and after it and spread over Germany, France and New York. It’s an interesting process which I’m really enjoying, this is my first co-author work and I’m excited about trying out a new genre with an amazing, experienced author by my side. I am also plotting out the next book in my Naturae series, which is historical fantasy and will be set during the reign of Henry VI of England, that will be a second prequel to the series, and a romance. So, another new genre as to get to grips with! Where did you get the idea for this book or series? My Naturae series was born from both a love of history, the Tudors in particular, and a desire to write a story where the adult relationships are well, evolving. My two main characters have already been together for over a century, and ...