I live in London. I am willing to travel to give lectures, talks or presentations anywhere within Southeast England.
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Children's Fiction
\nI have spoken about my children's books The Secret in the Tower and The Angel Player to groups of both children and adults - as set out below. Please contact me if you would like me to do a talk/workshop at your school about either of these two works of historical fiction for children (age 9-12).
\nI have a thirty-minute powerpoint presentation relating to The Secret in the Tower which looks at how historical themes are presented in the book - including the Tower of London, medieval medicine (including the use of leeches!), Richard III and the disappearance of the Princes in the Tower.
\nThemes covered in The Angel Player, which is set during the Black Death, include medieval travelling players and the Black Death itself; I can talk about this book on its own, with a powerpoint presentation, or I can talk about both books together.
\nI also have led workshop activities at schools relating to both books.
\nOctober 2022
\nTalk (with powerpoint presentation) on The Secret in the Tower to a class of Year Six pupils at Southern Road Primary School, Plaistow, organized through the National Literacy Trust; as part of a project organized by the NLT I was also interviewed (on camera) by Year Six librarians at the school on the importance of school libraries.
\nFebruary 2023
\nTalk on The Secret in the Tower to a small group of eight pupils from years 6 and 7 at Eltham College on how a book is written, edited and published.
\nMarch 2023
\nTwo separate talks (with powerpoint presentations) to pupils in Years 7/8 and 5/6 at Eltham College and Eltham College Junior School about The Secret in the Tower as part of World Book Day (total audience at both talks around 250).
\nApril 2023
\nTalks (with powerpoint presentations) on The Secret in the Tower to three Year Six classes of local primary school children at the Merthyr Tydfil Children's Literary Festival.
\nJune 2023
\nTalk at Eltham College about the importance of children's historical fiction to Heads of History of various independent senior schools in London and Southeast England.
\nJune 2024
\nWorkshop sessions with Year Seven pupils at Eltham College on adapting novels for the screen, focusing on The Secret in the Tower
\nDecember 2024
\nWorkshop sessions with Year Seven and Eight pupils at Eltham College on The Angel Player, culminating in tasks for pupils that involved rewriting scenes from different perspectives etc.
\nMarch 2025
\nWorld Book Day: Talk and workshop sessions with over 100 Year Five and Six pupils at Eltham College Junior School on The Angel Player, with pupils presenting their work in small groups at the end of the 90 minute session, which also included book signing
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History Books and Cultural Guides
\nI am available to talk or lecture about places I have written about in my travel and history books. Past engagements include:
\nMarch 2010
\nContributor (on air) to The Alps (BBC Radio 4, Presenter Misha Glenny) - relating to my book The Alps: A Cultural History
\nSeptember 2019
\nContributor (on air) to a programme on BBC Radio Shropshire relating to my book Following in the Footsteps of the Princes in the Tower
\nSeptember 2023
\nLecture (with powerpoint presentation) given at Southwark Cathedral about Greenwich Palace, organized by Tudor Places magazine - relating to my book Henry VIII: A History of His Most Important Places and Events
\nApril 2024
\nSecond lecture given at Southwark Cathedral for Tudor Places magazine - this time about Eltham Palace
\nMay 2024
\nTalk at Church Street Library, Marylebone: \"A Journey with Henry VIII along the River Thames\" - looking at the great palaces and houses associated with the king, from Greenwich Palace to Windsor Castle
\nJanuary 2025
\nTalk at Church Street Library, Marylebone, on the Black Death - looking at its origins, spread and impact, and also discussing similarities and differences between this pandemic and the Coronavirus pandemic.
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