Angus Donald
@angusdonald.bsky.social
Historical novelist. Written about 20 novels, most trad. published, some self-pub. Outlaw Chronicles, Blood trilogy, Fire Born Viking series. And one King Arthur. New Mongol series out in 2025 – Templar Traitor: The Englishman who fought for Genghis Khan
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Angus Donald
@angusdonald.bsky.social
· Apr 16
The Englishman who fought for Genghis Khan - Angus Donald Books
I have a new historical series starting this summer. Templar Traitor will be the first book in a trilogy based...
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Read an extract from my forthcoming Mongol novel: angusdonaldbooks.com/mongol/the-e... #booksky
I'm in a quandary over what to write next – help me decide: angusdonaldbooks.com/musings/more... #booksky
More Robin Hood? More Vikings? Something new? What to write next - Angus Donald Books
Should I write the 12th and final Robin Hood book in my Outlaw Chronicles series? Or should I do another Viking novel? Or something else?
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November 28, 2025 at 11:43 AM
I'm in a quandary over what to write next – help me decide: angusdonaldbooks.com/musings/more... #booksky
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"In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed."
—from Invictus by William Ernest Henley
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed."
—from Invictus by William Ernest Henley
November 25, 2025 at 5:02 AM
"In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed."
—from Invictus by William Ernest Henley
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed."
—from Invictus by William Ernest Henley
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Henry – Book Three of the Tudor Trilogy: "A fascinating look at the life of Henry VII, the first Tudor king. Highly recommended." (Amazon review)
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#Tudors #HistoricalFiction #KindleUnlimited #audiobook
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#Tudors #HistoricalFiction #KindleUnlimited #audiobook
November 22, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Henry – Book Three of the Tudor Trilogy: "A fascinating look at the life of Henry VII, the first Tudor king. Highly recommended." (Amazon review)
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#Tudors #HistoricalFiction #KindleUnlimited #audiobook
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#Tudors #HistoricalFiction #KindleUnlimited #audiobook
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Please show this map of Russian "advances" on the front line to your foreign acquaintances. Share it on social media in English. Write under posts by American thought leaders.
November 22, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Please show this map of Russian "advances" on the front line to your foreign acquaintances. Share it on social media in English. Write under posts by American thought leaders.
Did you know that there was an Englishman who fought for Genghis Khan in the 13th century? Read my fictionalised version of an extraordinary true story here: www.amazon.co.uk/Templar-Trai... #booksky
Templar Traitor: The Englishman who fought for Genghis Khan (The Mongol Knight, 1)
Templar Traitor: The Englishman who fought for Genghis Khan (The Mongol Knight, 1) : Donald, Angus: Amazon.co.uk: Books
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November 22, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Did you know that there was an Englishman who fought for Genghis Khan in the 13th century? Read my fictionalised version of an extraordinary true story here: www.amazon.co.uk/Templar-Trai... #booksky
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The Formidable Women who Shaped Medieval Europe: Power and Patronage at the Burgundian Court, by Susan Abernethy tonyriches.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-... @susanabernethy2.bsky.social #History #BookLaunch
November 18, 2025 at 7:46 AM
The Formidable Women who Shaped Medieval Europe: Power and Patronage at the Burgundian Court, by Susan Abernethy tonyriches.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-... @susanabernethy2.bsky.social #History #BookLaunch
Why were the Mongols such an effective military force? angusdonaldbooks.com/mongol/what-...
What I'm writing about this week, #18: The Mongol war machine - Angus Donald Books
The medieval world had never seen anything like the Mongol army. These brutal, mostly illiterate horsemen erupted out of the...
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November 14, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Why were the Mongols such an effective military force? angusdonaldbooks.com/mongol/what-...
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Fabulous 5* review of Scotland's Medieval Queens:
"...It not only restores visibility to neglected historical figures but also elevates the study of monarchy beyond battles and bloodlines. For readers of medieval history and gendered power, Connolly offers both clarity and reverence"
#womeninhistory
"...It not only restores visibility to neglected historical figures but also elevates the study of monarchy beyond battles and bloodlines. For readers of medieval history and gendered power, Connolly offers both clarity and reverence"
#womeninhistory
November 12, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Fabulous 5* review of Scotland's Medieval Queens:
"...It not only restores visibility to neglected historical figures but also elevates the study of monarchy beyond battles and bloodlines. For readers of medieval history and gendered power, Connolly offers both clarity and reverence"
#womeninhistory
"...It not only restores visibility to neglected historical figures but also elevates the study of monarchy beyond battles and bloodlines. For readers of medieval history and gendered power, Connolly offers both clarity and reverence"
#womeninhistory
I've just typed "The End" on my latest novel Templar Assassin (Book 2 of the Mongol Knight series). Loads more work still to do, editing, polishing, etc, but another one book of mine exists in the world. That's a good feeling! www.amazon.co.uk/Templar-Assa... #booksky
Templar Assassin (The Mongol Knight, 2): Amazon.co.uk: Donald, Angus: 9781835980927: Books
Buy Templar Assassin (The Mongol Knight, 2) by Donald, Angus (ISBN: 9781835980927) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I've just typed "The End" on my latest novel Templar Assassin (Book 2 of the Mongol Knight series). Loads more work still to do, editing, polishing, etc, but another one book of mine exists in the world. That's a good feeling! www.amazon.co.uk/Templar-Assa... #booksky
Looking for that special Christmas gift? How about a signed novel by your loved one's favourite historical author? angusdonaldbooks.com/christmas/gi...
Give someone you love a novel present this Christmas: a novel signed by me! - Angus Donald Books
Looking for a very special gift this Christmas for someone you love? Give them a personally inscribed novel by Angus Donald
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November 9, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Looking for that special Christmas gift? How about a signed novel by your loved one's favourite historical author? angusdonaldbooks.com/christmas/gi...
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Just a little bit tired on the way home from daycare.
November 6, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Just a little bit tired on the way home from daycare.
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Today's the day that SWORDS IN THE SNOW, the new Forest Lord novella co-written with Steven A. McKay, is unleashed!
A stolen relic. A dying child. A desperate chase.
Buy it now! https://mybook.to/SwordsInTheSnow
Signed paperbacks available from matthewharffy.com.
A stolen relic. A dying child. A desperate chase.
Buy it now! https://mybook.to/SwordsInTheSnow
Signed paperbacks available from matthewharffy.com.
November 6, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Today's the day that SWORDS IN THE SNOW, the new Forest Lord novella co-written with Steven A. McKay, is unleashed!
A stolen relic. A dying child. A desperate chase.
Buy it now! https://mybook.to/SwordsInTheSnow
Signed paperbacks available from matthewharffy.com.
A stolen relic. A dying child. A desperate chase.
Buy it now! https://mybook.to/SwordsInTheSnow
Signed paperbacks available from matthewharffy.com.
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The latest episode of A Slice of Medieval is out now!
@derekbirks.bsky.social and I have a fascinating chat with @historylauren.bsky.social about the subject of her latest book, the much-maligned and misunderstood - and remarkable, Margaret Beaufort!
#medievalsky
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@derekbirks.bsky.social and I have a fascinating chat with @historylauren.bsky.social about the subject of her latest book, the much-maligned and misunderstood - and remarkable, Margaret Beaufort!
#medievalsky
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MargaretBeaufort | A Slice of Medieval #79
Historian, Sharon Bennett Connolly and historical author, Derek Birks are joined by historian, Lauren Johnson, to discuss the much-maligned Margaret Beaufort.
Music by Adriel Fair licensed from Epid
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November 5, 2025 at 11:59 AM
The latest episode of A Slice of Medieval is out now!
@derekbirks.bsky.social and I have a fascinating chat with @historylauren.bsky.social about the subject of her latest book, the much-maligned and misunderstood - and remarkable, Margaret Beaufort!
#medievalsky
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@derekbirks.bsky.social and I have a fascinating chat with @historylauren.bsky.social about the subject of her latest book, the much-maligned and misunderstood - and remarkable, Margaret Beaufort!
#medievalsky
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Blood of the Bear, the fifth and final novel in my acclaimed Fire Born Viking saga, is now just 99p! angusdonaldbooks.com/uncategorize... #booksky
Bargain alert: Blood of the Bear is now just 99p - Angus Donald Books
The fifth and final book in the acclaimed Fire Born Viking series, Blood of the Bear, is available for just 99p for a limited time.
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November 5, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Blood of the Bear, the fifth and final novel in my acclaimed Fire Born Viking saga, is now just 99p! angusdonaldbooks.com/uncategorize... #booksky
The Englishman who fought for Genghis Khan: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGfS...
Englishman who fought for Genghis Khan
YouTube video by Angus Donald
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October 30, 2025 at 12:22 PM
The Englishman who fought for Genghis Khan: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGfS...
To celebrate #InternationalRobinHoodDay , why not check out my ripping yarn about Robin and Co in the South of France in AD1209 at the beginning of the brutal Albigensian Crusade: www.amazon.co.uk/Robin-Hereti...
Robin Hood and the Heretic Prince: Amazon.co.uk: Donald, Angus, Donald, Angus: 9798288215193: Books
Buy Robin Hood and the Heretic Prince by Donald, Angus, Donald, Angus (ISBN: 9798288215193) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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October 29, 2025 at 10:29 AM
To celebrate #InternationalRobinHoodDay , why not check out my ripping yarn about Robin and Co in the South of France in AD1209 at the beginning of the brutal Albigensian Crusade: www.amazon.co.uk/Robin-Hereti...
I was honoured to be written about in a Hong Kong magazine a few weeks ago. This is the transcript of the full SCMP PostMag interview: angusdonaldbooks.com/musings/abso...
Absolute FILTH – failed in London try Hong Kong - Angus Donald Books
When I lived in Hong Kong, in the 1990s, there was an acronym doing the rounds – I recalled it when a magazine printed an article about me
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October 26, 2025 at 11:56 AM
I was honoured to be written about in a Hong Kong magazine a few weeks ago. This is the transcript of the full SCMP PostMag interview: angusdonaldbooks.com/musings/abso...
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New out today! The latest episode of the Slice of Medieval #podcast in which @thehistorybits.bsky.social and I talk to Sara Cockerill about Edward I's queen, Eleanor of Castile. #History #medieval bit.ly/47nr4kt
October 22, 2025 at 7:20 AM
New out today! The latest episode of the Slice of Medieval #podcast in which @thehistorybits.bsky.social and I talk to Sara Cockerill about Edward I's queen, Eleanor of Castile. #History #medieval bit.ly/47nr4kt
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I've just had an email from a butcher telling me 'it's not too late to celebrate Porktober'. Is Porktober a thing? It definitely shouldn't be a thing. Stop saying Porktober.
October 21, 2025 at 11:04 AM
I've just had an email from a butcher telling me 'it's not too late to celebrate Porktober'. Is Porktober a thing? It definitely shouldn't be a thing. Stop saying Porktober.
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New episode!
In the latest edition of A Slice of Medieval, @derekbirks.bsky.social and I chat with Sara Cockerill about the life, times, loves and challenges of Eleanor of Castile, queen of Edward I
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#medievalsky #podcastsky
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In the latest edition of A Slice of Medieval, @derekbirks.bsky.social and I chat with Sara Cockerill about the life, times, loves and challenges of Eleanor of Castile, queen of Edward I
@penandswordbooks.bsky.social
#medievalsky #podcastsky
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Eleanor of Castile | A Slice of Medieval #78
Historian, Sharon Bennett Connolly and historical author, Derek Birks discuss, with Sara Cockerill, the remarkable Queen Eleanor of Castile.
Music by Adriel Fair licensed from Epidemic Sound
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October 22, 2025 at 9:32 AM
New episode!
In the latest edition of A Slice of Medieval, @derekbirks.bsky.social and I chat with Sara Cockerill about the life, times, loves and challenges of Eleanor of Castile, queen of Edward I
@penandswordbooks.bsky.social
#medievalsky #podcastsky
bit.ly/47nr4kt
In the latest edition of A Slice of Medieval, @derekbirks.bsky.social and I chat with Sara Cockerill about the life, times, loves and challenges of Eleanor of Castile, queen of Edward I
@penandswordbooks.bsky.social
#medievalsky #podcastsky
bit.ly/47nr4kt
What would happen if you thought you were a Viking berserker and found out, actually, that you weren't? angusdonaldbooks.com/uncategorize...
How to unleash your inner berserker - Angus Donald Books
What would it have been like to be a berserker? What would you wear? What did you eat? To find out, I researched and wrote five epic novels
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October 17, 2025 at 5:44 PM
What would happen if you thought you were a Viking berserker and found out, actually, that you weren't? angusdonaldbooks.com/uncategorize...
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Making a list of all the types of readers who enjoy my novels www.simonandschuster.com/books/Metall...
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October 10, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Making a list of all the types of readers who enjoy my novels www.simonandschuster.com/books/Metall...
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I married
My 1st cousin
Cuz we’re both
Insanely rich
It’s really
Just a money move
Don’t care for her
One bit
She’s knows
I’m gormless #libertine
Who’d never
Make her list
Our union
Will shift markets, so…
Our soulless clans
Insist
#vss365
My 1st cousin
Cuz we’re both
Insanely rich
It’s really
Just a money move
Don’t care for her
One bit
She’s knows
I’m gormless #libertine
Who’d never
Make her list
Our union
Will shift markets, so…
Our soulless clans
Insist
#vss365
a woman in a teal dress is sitting next to a man in an orange shirt .
ALT: a woman in a teal dress is sitting next to a man in an orange shirt .
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October 9, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I married
My 1st cousin
Cuz we’re both
Insanely rich
It’s really
Just a money move
Don’t care for her
One bit
She’s knows
I’m gormless #libertine
Who’d never
Make her list
Our union
Will shift markets, so…
Our soulless clans
Insist
#vss365
My 1st cousin
Cuz we’re both
Insanely rich
It’s really
Just a money move
Don’t care for her
One bit
She’s knows
I’m gormless #libertine
Who’d never
Make her list
Our union
Will shift markets, so…
Our soulless clans
Insist
#vss365