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Sic Parvis Magna Update and Tudor War Story News (Sept 2025)
The September 2025 edition of the Historical Fiction Newsletter shares updates on my Tudor-era projects, including progress on the Adventures of Francis Drake novel Sic Parvis Magna and the launch of a new short story, A Fool's Errand, set during the Siege of Montreuil. You'll also find a historical fiction book recommendation about the epic Siege of Malta.
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A Tudor Character Sketch: Gregory Trelawney
Gregory Trelawney, a fictional younger son of a Tudor gentry family, takes center stage in an historical fiction short story set during the 1544 Siege of Montreuil. The story explores themes of honor, mortality, and loyalty in the brutal reality of Henry VIII's last campaign. Alongside historical figures like the Duke of Norfolk and the Earl of Surrey, Trelawney confronts both the folly of command and the cost of survival. His journey becomes not just a tale of battle, but of how war strips away illusion and forces a reckoning with purpose.
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Learn More About Sic Parvis Magna
Read a sample chapter from Sic Parvis Magna, a historical fiction novel about young Francis Drake, Tudor seafaring, ambition, danger, and the making of a legend.
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Who and What's real in the Historical Fiction Novel Sic Parvis Magna
Read about some of the research that went into the creation of the historical fiction novel Sic Parvis Magna, from the people that fill the pages of the book to the places where it is set.
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Tolstoy's War: The Chill of Napoleon's False Shadow
Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) was a Russian author widely regarded as one of the greatest writers of all time. His epic novels War and Peace and Anna Karenina are masterpieces of realist fiction that explore the depths of human nature, society, and moral philosophy.
Best Historical Fiction Books: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Why Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace (1869) remains a defining historical novel: five families, the 1812 invasion of Russia, and Tolstoy's quiet argument against the way history is told.
Best Historical Fiction Books: Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Why Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina (1878) remains one of the defining historical novels: love, adultery, conscience, and social judgment in imperial Russia, read closely.