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Griff Hosker

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I was born in 1950 in Lancashire and attended a boy’s grammar school. After qualifying as an English and Drama teacher in 1972, I worked in the North East of England for the next 35 years. During that time I did write, mainly plays, pantos and musicals for the students at the three schools in which I worked.

When I stopped teaching I set up my own consultancy firm and worked as an adviser in schools and colleges in the North East of England. The new Conservative Government ended that avenue of work and in 2010 I found that I had time on my hands; having started work at the age of 15 I found the lack of work not to my liking and used the time to research the Roman invasion of Britain and begin to create a novel. The result was The Sword of Ca
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Griff Hosker I suppose he is as brave as the Caine character but Lt.Bromhead, in reality, was nothing like the Caine character. He was older (33) had a beard and w…moreI suppose he is as brave as the Caine character but Lt.Bromhead, in reality, was nothing like the Caine character. He was older (33) had a beard and was so deaf that his men had to shout at him to be heard. The Jack Roberts character is a fictitious one. I wanted a hero with flaws but one that was a sympathetic one for my readers.(less)
Griff Hosker Telling stories that I have had inside me for more than sixty years.
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Crécy: The Age of the Archer

I have penned a new series following the life of Sir John Hawkwood, an English mercenary from the 14th century.

I came across the character during my research and I found him and the period extremely fascinating and the book, Crécy: The Age of the Archer , evolved from there. Below is a link to a short video where I chat about how the book came about.

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message 5: by Griff

Griff Hosker Of course. I will put a reminder in my calendar.


message 4: by Geoff

Geoff Boxell Griff wrote: "The great thing about self publishing is that you can amend errors almost instantly! Thanks for that! The Archer's Crusade on the other hand is a Lume book. The fourth instalment is with them now. ..."
Can you make sure I know when I can order it? Tnx
Geoff


message 3: by Griff

Griff Hosker The great thing about self publishing is that you can amend errors almost instantly! Thanks for that! The Archer's Crusade on the other hand is a Lume book. The fourth instalment is with them now. I would give you the title but I am not sure they have decided on one yet. It should be out in August and I will be writing the final instalment over the next few months.


message 2: by Griff

Griff Hosker Thanks Geoff- I will revisit that now.


message 1: by Geoff

Geoff Boxell Hi Griff:
Man at Arms
Page 223 you say all are starving, including the King: I suspect you mean the Prince.
I like the fact that one of the men was Wilfred of Yarpole - Gerald War Bow's land! I doubt Gerald would have been impressed with him.
My own take on the Battle of Poitier is in my own book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...
Here is a link to a draft copy: https://lynboxell.tripod.com/Petters.htm


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