Historical Notes – My Books

Please keep in mind that I’m not a trained historian – I’m just an amateur, an enthusiastic history buff. However, as history figures prominently in my books. I have attempted to ensure the historical facts are as correct as possible, and where necessary I have written a historical note so as to answer the most obvious questions.

Historical Note, Like Chaff in the Wind

Historical note, Like Chaff in the Wind When the first English colony was established in Virginia (and I don’t count the Roanoke debacle) in 1609, the eager participants came with dreams and hopes of easy riches, something akin to what the Spanish had discovered down in South America. Sadly, Virginia had no mountains of almost …

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Historical Note, There is Always a Tomorrow

Historical Note, There is Always a Tomorrow In 1632, the Colony of Maryland was founded by Cecil Calvert, a Catholic nobleman who thereby hoped not only to increase his own wealth but also to offer his co-religionists a refuge from the anti-papist sentiments in England. In 1634, the first shiploads of colonists arrived to what …

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Historical Note, Under the Approaching Dark

Historical Note, Under the Approaching Dark In February of 1327, a very young Edward III was crowned, thereby beginning what would become one of the longer and more successful reigns in English history. But the early years were difficult, especially as the former king, Edward II, was still alive, if imprisoned. Being only fourteen, Edward …

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Historical Note, Revenge and Retribution

Historical Note, Revenge and Retribution When Matthew Graham decided to move his family from Scotland to the Colony of Maryland, he based that decision to a large extent on Maryland’s Act of Toleration, which allowed for all Trinitarian faiths to co-habit in peace in the colony. After years hearing his church and beliefs vilified back …

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Historical Note, Serpents in the Garden

Historical Note, Serpents in the Garden The 17th century is generally considered as the start of the Modern Era, breaking away from the preceding Renaissance. It is a time of discovery, of burgeoning trade – and constant religious conflicts. It is also the time when the European countries began to see a growing emigration, with …

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