#Pen and sword books

[nils-elmark]

First African American in the Great War

Brave men and women from my new book

The young man on the drawing is Bob Scanlon. He was the very first African American, who joined the First World War where he showed extreme bravery. Here, he is drawn by a fellow-volunteer, the artist John Jocob Casey who like Scanlon 'for the duration of the war' joined The French Foreign Legion in Paris on 25 August 1914.

Bob Scanlon - whose real non-artistic name was Bob Lewis - was a talented boxer from Mobile in Alabama and came to Europe in 1907. Most of his boxing career was in France, where he amongst others sparred with the legenday Jack Johnson.

'Jack' Casey was an illustrator and artist from San Francisco. He had studied at the Mark Hopkins Department of Fine Arts of the University of California, the Art Students' League in New York, the Boston Museum and the New York School of Fine Arts. He had frequently exhibited his paintings with success at expositions in America and in Paris at the Salon des Artistes Francais.

Casey was wounded at the Battle of Champagne in 1915 and ended drawing maps for the French Army, and Scanlon  - who otherwise was considered to be born under a lucky star - was wounded at Verdun in 1916 when his famous left hand was hit by a shell case. But they both survived the war.

Bob Scanlon plays a key role in my book: Fighting for the French Foreign Legion.

[alessandroiiidimacedonia]

[coloursofunison]

The Ælfflæd 'stole' from St Cuthbert's tomb - The Royal Women Who Made England

The Ælfflæd 'stole' from St Cuthbert's tomb - The Royal Women Who Made England #nonfiction #TheRoyalWomenWhoMadeEngland

When I was writing The Royal Women Who Made England, I discovered that there is potentially one surviving item that could be associated with these royal women. While the identification is not certain, it seems highly likely that some religious items, discovered in the tomb of St Cuthbert in Durham, when it was opened in 1827, could have either been stitched by Ælfflæd herself, or commissioned at…

[writeblrfantasy]

the pen and the sword, a cozy queer fantasy novella, is now up on my kofi for only 2.99!!

if you'd like a low stakes romance about two lonely people building a life together after a tragedy, this one is for you :) support a queer indie author this pride month!

Prince Sternard has never wanted the throne. He’s spent a few happy few years away from home as the head of the kingdom's army, and he wants nothing more than to never return to awful childhood memories and his tyrant father. However, when the palace falls to disease and his father dies, Sternard must return home and face the ghosts he's running from.

At the palace, he meets the only survivor of the epidemic, an uptight but bright secretary named Cecil.

As Sternard and Cecil work alone to rebuild the palace from tragedy and the echoes of his father’s tyranny, Sternard finds himself settling into his new life with much more ease than he anticipated-–and all because of the brilliant secretary with an increasing hold on his heart.

link here!

[anna-scribbles]

truly my only gripe with chalice of the gods is that percy did not use riptide once during the whole thing

[menlove]

the people voting john as the most heterosexual beatle must be non-beatles fans who only know john lennon as "that problematic shithead beatle who probably ate babies and killed puppies or something" and equate being evil to being straight so they say ah yes. john lennon Must have been a cisgender heterosexual. Click.

[jellsmells]

From the personal journal of Jess Brightwell

he’s been sheared …sorry gang i tried to lock in and finish this but it’s been months and im aware of my limits and that it will not happen😓 maybe in the future ill remake this when i can acc make comics LOL

[wpmorse]

When he was done, more than three-quarters of his page still remained to be filled between the gold lion on the crimson shield on top and the blank white shield at the bottom. Ser Gerold Hightower had begun his history, and Ser Barristan Selmy had continued it, but the rest Jaime Lannister would need to write for himself. He could write whatever he chose, henceforth. Jaimie page 1010

Jaimie writes the rest of his story on his page in the white book and ponders his duty and honor as a knight of the King's Guard.

The principle of this picture was sound. Unfortunately, I don't think I executed it successfully. Perhaps it would have worked out if I had zoomed out a little bit more, showing the weight of the room. But then it would have been too similar to the previous scene in this room.

It also would have helped if I'd looked at a picture of a book stand before I drew this.

[mediamatinees]

Smackdown Pen vs Sword Chapter Three: The Balance Between Loyalty and Jealousy in "Passing"

Smackdown Pen vs Sword Chapter Three: The Balance Between Loyalty and Jealousy in "Passing"

Content Warning: Passing contains racist language, discussions of racial violence, allusions to domestic violence, and murder. Reader discretion is advised. Spoilers for Passing ahead! When you’re in a place of privilege, it’s easy to forget you exist in a bubble. You forget what other people around you have to deal with on a daily basis. Privilege is a strange sensation because you can have…

[edwardseymour]

— Carol-Ann Johnston, Jane Seymour: An Illustrated Life

[bearsdetectivesandink]

Swordtember Day 4: DRAGONSLAYER

[mosswolf]

i always have a physical book and an ebook on the go and there's many reasons for this, convenience, cost, adhd etc, but the primary reason? need to be able to read while also cuddling in bed with the sleeping boyfriend. no lamp to read physical book by? no problem!!! ebook time!!!

[tudorblogger]

‘Tudor Feminists: Ten Renaissance Women Ahead of Their Time’ by Rebecca Wilson

Genre: Adult Non-Fiction – History Published: 2024 Format: Hardback Rating: ★★★ I enjoyed this book – it was good to learn more about some of the people I knew less about like Arbella Stuart, Grainne O’Malley, and Aemilia Lanier. I had only heard of Lanier in passing, knew she was a poet, and O’Malley I largely knew about through Greg Jenner’s excellent episode on her on his ‘You’re Dead to…

[coloursofunison]

I'm so excited to share my review for Educating the Tudors by Amy McElroy #newrelease #nonfiction

I'm so excited to share my review for Educating the Tudors by Amy McElroy #newrelease #nonfiction @AmyMc_Books @penswordbooks

Here’s the blurb Education during the Tudor era was a privilege and took many forms including schools, colleges and apprenticeships. Those responsible for delivering education came from a variety of backgrounds from the humble parish priest to the most famed poet-laureates of the day. Curriculums varied according to wealth, gender and geography. The wealthy could afford the very best of tutors…

[bookwyrminspiration]

considering the series. that’s certainly ominous

[confusedartblog]

The first night back from Rome