Paul Bernardi
@paulbernardi.bsky.social
#Writer of #HistoricalFiction
Husband to a teacher wife
Father to 2 grown up children
And I will write my novels …
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Husband to a teacher wife
Father to 2 grown up children
And I will write my novels …
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Paul Bernardi
@paulbernardi.bsky.social
· Apr 11
Uprising (Rebellion Book 2) eBook : Bernardi, Paul: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
Uprising (Rebellion Book 2) eBook : Bernardi, Paul: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
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PUBLICATION DAY!
Book 2 in my Rebellion Trilogy is available now in #kindlebooks
It's sunny (in the UK) so find a pub, fire up your eReader of choice &treat yourself to a peaceful few hours' escapism
#histfic #medievaltwitter
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Book 2 in my Rebellion Trilogy is available now in #kindlebooks
It's sunny (in the UK) so find a pub, fire up your eReader of choice &treat yourself to a peaceful few hours' escapism
#histfic #medievaltwitter
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0F38L728...
50 years before #Hastings, England was conquered by the Danes. You may have heard of #KingCanute but how much do you know about his father, Swein Forkbeard? King for 5 weeks only, he has been all but forgotten #history #medieval
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The Other Conquest: England’s Forgotten King - Aspects of History
The Other Conquest by Paul Bernardi. author of the Rebellion trilogy explores the history of the francisca throwing axe and its role in his ongoing series.
aspectsofhistory.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:06 PM
50 years before #Hastings, England was conquered by the Danes. You may have heard of #KingCanute but how much do you know about his father, Swein Forkbeard? King for 5 weeks only, he has been all but forgotten #history #medieval
aspectsofhistory.com/the-other-co...
aspectsofhistory.com/the-other-co...
Honoured to have my article on Earl Harold's trip to #Normandy in 1064/65 published on History with Jackson's blog page.
Why did Harold go? What was he hoping to achieve? Was he an utter muppet?
#History #medieval
historywithjackson.co.uk/blog/f/1064-...
Why did Harold go? What was he hoping to achieve? Was he an utter muppet?
#History #medieval
historywithjackson.co.uk/blog/f/1064-...
1064: A Fishing Trip Gone Wrong
Those of you who worked your way through to the end of the BBC’s recent King and Conqueror series (and well done if you did; it was certainly a struggle at times), will know that the makers of the pro...
historywithjackson.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Honoured to have my article on Earl Harold's trip to #Normandy in 1064/65 published on History with Jackson's blog page.
Why did Harold go? What was he hoping to achieve? Was he an utter muppet?
#History #medieval
historywithjackson.co.uk/blog/f/1064-...
Why did Harold go? What was he hoping to achieve? Was he an utter muppet?
#History #medieval
historywithjackson.co.uk/blog/f/1064-...
New Blog alert: England's most underrated king also has the coolest name.
#EdmundIronside #history #medieval
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#EdmundIronside #history #medieval
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Edmund Ironside: great name, great king?
It’s one of those ‘what if’ cases that often pops up in history: how might things have been different had King Edmund Ironside not died in November 1016? But who was Edmund, and why sho…
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November 2, 2025 at 1:15 PM
New Blog alert: England's most underrated king also has the coolest name.
#EdmundIronside #history #medieval
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#EdmundIronside #history #medieval
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Did I mention I wrote a book?
Only a few million times I reckon, so time to remind you once more ;)
More about the international bestselling book here:
fakehistoryhunter.net/2023/09/08/i...
Only a few million times I reckon, so time to remind you once more ;)
More about the international bestselling book here:
fakehistoryhunter.net/2023/09/08/i...
November 17, 2024 at 10:44 PM
Did I mention I wrote a book?
Only a few million times I reckon, so time to remind you once more ;)
More about the international bestselling book here:
fakehistoryhunter.net/2023/09/08/i...
Only a few million times I reckon, so time to remind you once more ;)
More about the international bestselling book here:
fakehistoryhunter.net/2023/09/08/i...
A throw back to an article I wrote a while back on England's first (& best?) king: Aethelstan
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Æthelstan: England’s First King – Who Nearly Wasn’t
England’s First King, and greatest some say, almost didn't make it. By Paul Bernardi.
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November 1, 2025 at 9:53 AM
A throw back to an article I wrote a while back on England's first (& best?) king: Aethelstan
aspectsofhistory.substack.com/p/thelstan-e...
aspectsofhistory.substack.com/p/thelstan-e...
So, that's the final draft of The Reckoning submitted to
Sharpe Books.
Pretty dark at times - but then the #HarryingoftheNorth will do that to a narrative.
Now to do the dreaded blurb.
#histfic #amwriting
Sharpe Books.
Pretty dark at times - but then the #HarryingoftheNorth will do that to a narrative.
Now to do the dreaded blurb.
#histfic #amwriting
October 27, 2025 at 2:09 PM
So, that's the final draft of The Reckoning submitted to
Sharpe Books.
Pretty dark at times - but then the #HarryingoftheNorth will do that to a narrative.
Now to do the dreaded blurb.
#histfic #amwriting
Sharpe Books.
Pretty dark at times - but then the #HarryingoftheNorth will do that to a narrative.
Now to do the dreaded blurb.
#histfic #amwriting
A date every stout, longbow wielding yeoman should remember
"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers.
For he today that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother."
#agincourt #history
By all means remember your wedding anniversary too
"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers.
For he today that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother."
#agincourt #history
By all means remember your wedding anniversary too
Today is the 610th anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt. Don't forget.
October 25, 2025 at 11:16 AM
A date every stout, longbow wielding yeoman should remember
"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers.
For he today that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother."
#agincourt #history
By all means remember your wedding anniversary too
"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers.
For he today that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother."
#agincourt #history
By all means remember your wedding anniversary too
Check out my latest article for Aspects of History magazine.
#England's other forgotten king of the 11thC.
#history #medieval
aspectsofhistory.com/the-other-co...
#England's other forgotten king of the 11thC.
#history #medieval
aspectsofhistory.com/the-other-co...
The Other Conquest: England’s Forgotten King - Aspects of History
The Other Conquest by Paul Bernardi. author of the Rebellion trilogy explores the history of the francisca throwing axe and its role in his ongoing series.
aspectsofhistory.com
October 25, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Check out my latest article for Aspects of History magazine.
#England's other forgotten king of the 11thC.
#history #medieval
aspectsofhistory.com/the-other-co...
#England's other forgotten king of the 11thC.
#history #medieval
aspectsofhistory.com/the-other-co...
Latest in an occasional series of interesting things seen while walking the dog (note: Boz’s first appearance in said series)
Not sure if it’s an otter, stoat or weasel - I just know that one’s stoatily different from the others and none is weasily identifiable #dadjokes
Not sure if it’s an otter, stoat or weasel - I just know that one’s stoatily different from the others and none is weasily identifiable #dadjokes
October 16, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Latest in an occasional series of interesting things seen while walking the dog (note: Boz’s first appearance in said series)
Not sure if it’s an otter, stoat or weasel - I just know that one’s stoatily different from the others and none is weasily identifiable #dadjokes
Not sure if it’s an otter, stoat or weasel - I just know that one’s stoatily different from the others and none is weasily identifiable #dadjokes
Uncertainty reigns re. what happened to Harold after the battle. In some sources, his 'wife' Edith Swanneck found his body (unrecognisable but for marks that only she might know). In others, his mother, Gytha, begged William for it (he refused).
#history #hastings #KingHarold
#history #hastings #KingHarold
October 15, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Uncertainty reigns re. what happened to Harold after the battle. In some sources, his 'wife' Edith Swanneck found his body (unrecognisable but for marks that only she might know). In others, his mother, Gytha, begged William for it (he refused).
#history #hastings #KingHarold
#history #hastings #KingHarold
The #BattleofHastings took place #onthisday 1066
Here's a podcast I did 4 Aspects of History mag with Adam Staten
aspectsofhistory.com/podcasts/epi...
& a blog on how Harold died.
paulbernardiauthor.com/2024/07/17/j...
(NB I misspoke 2/3 times on the pod; I put it down to nervous excitement!)
Here's a podcast I did 4 Aspects of History mag with Adam Staten
aspectsofhistory.com/podcasts/epi...
& a blog on how Harold died.
paulbernardiauthor.com/2024/07/17/j...
(NB I misspoke 2/3 times on the pod; I put it down to nervous excitement!)
Episode 184 - Aspects of History
aspectsofhistory.com
October 14, 2025 at 8:38 AM
The #BattleofHastings took place #onthisday 1066
Here's a podcast I did 4 Aspects of History mag with Adam Staten
aspectsofhistory.com/podcasts/epi...
& a blog on how Harold died.
paulbernardiauthor.com/2024/07/17/j...
(NB I misspoke 2/3 times on the pod; I put it down to nervous excitement!)
Here's a podcast I did 4 Aspects of History mag with Adam Staten
aspectsofhistory.com/podcasts/epi...
& a blog on how Harold died.
paulbernardiauthor.com/2024/07/17/j...
(NB I misspoke 2/3 times on the pod; I put it down to nervous excitement!)
Meet Agatho, the Frankish Huscarl from the Rebellion trilogy. Brutal warrior, deadly with a throwing axe (can split a running man's skull at 30 paces), but rubbish at riding horses.
#histfic #BooksWorthReading #Kindle
paulbernardiauthor.com/2025/10/04/a...
#histfic #BooksWorthReading #Kindle
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Agatho the Frank
Fans of my Rebellion Trilogy (Blood Feud, Uprising and – soon to be released – The Reckoning) will be very familiar with this character. Originally from northern France – an area …
paulbernardiauthor.com
October 4, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Meet Agatho, the Frankish Huscarl from the Rebellion trilogy. Brutal warrior, deadly with a throwing axe (can split a running man's skull at 30 paces), but rubbish at riding horses.
#histfic #BooksWorthReading #Kindle
paulbernardiauthor.com/2025/10/04/a...
#histfic #BooksWorthReading #Kindle
paulbernardiauthor.com/2025/10/04/a...
Nice to see Thurkill's Revenge getting some love after a lull #histfic #kindle
"A really good read for history fans. Well written. Draws you in such that you feel you're on the battlefield feeling each blow, Looking forward to starting Thurkill's Battle"
www.amazon.co.uk/Thurkills-Re...
"A really good read for history fans. Well written. Draws you in such that you feel you're on the battlefield feeling each blow, Looking forward to starting Thurkill's Battle"
www.amazon.co.uk/Thurkills-Re...
Thurkill's Revenge (The Huscarl Chronicles Book 1) eBook : Bernardi, Paul: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
Thurkill's Revenge (The Huscarl Chronicles Book 1) eBook : Bernardi, Paul: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
www.amazon.co.uk
October 2, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Nice to see Thurkill's Revenge getting some love after a lull #histfic #kindle
"A really good read for history fans. Well written. Draws you in such that you feel you're on the battlefield feeling each blow, Looking forward to starting Thurkill's Battle"
www.amazon.co.uk/Thurkills-Re...
"A really good read for history fans. Well written. Draws you in such that you feel you're on the battlefield feeling each blow, Looking forward to starting Thurkill's Battle"
www.amazon.co.uk/Thurkills-Re...
#Books
book 3 of the Rebellion Trilogy (title: The Reckoning) is on its way. In time for Christmas ...
Make sure you've read Blood Feud and Uprising!
Please do subscribe to my website mailing list to stay up to date... #KindleUnlimited #Histfic
paulbernardiauthor.com/2025/10/02/t...
book 3 of the Rebellion Trilogy (title: The Reckoning) is on its way. In time for Christmas ...
Make sure you've read Blood Feud and Uprising!
Please do subscribe to my website mailing list to stay up to date... #KindleUnlimited #Histfic
paulbernardiauthor.com/2025/10/02/t...
October 2, 2025 at 3:38 PM
#Books
book 3 of the Rebellion Trilogy (title: The Reckoning) is on its way. In time for Christmas ...
Make sure you've read Blood Feud and Uprising!
Please do subscribe to my website mailing list to stay up to date... #KindleUnlimited #Histfic
paulbernardiauthor.com/2025/10/02/t...
book 3 of the Rebellion Trilogy (title: The Reckoning) is on its way. In time for Christmas ...
Make sure you've read Blood Feud and Uprising!
Please do subscribe to my website mailing list to stay up to date... #KindleUnlimited #Histfic
paulbernardiauthor.com/2025/10/02/t...
#OnThisDay Duke William of Normandy lands at Pevensey with 100s of ships. Chose it due to Roman fort (Anderitum) & the wide bay.
As a kid, I had the ladybird book; it showed him tripping on the beach & saying how he had seized England in both hands #cojones
#history #medieval
As a kid, I had the ladybird book; it showed him tripping on the beach & saying how he had seized England in both hands #cojones
#history #medieval
September 28, 2025 at 11:33 AM
#OnThisDay Duke William of Normandy lands at Pevensey with 100s of ships. Chose it due to Roman fort (Anderitum) & the wide bay.
As a kid, I had the ladybird book; it showed him tripping on the beach & saying how he had seized England in both hands #cojones
#history #medieval
As a kid, I had the ladybird book; it showed him tripping on the beach & saying how he had seized England in both hands #cojones
#history #medieval
New Blog alert:
Harold Godwineson's infamous trip to Normandy in 1064. Why did he go?
Clue: it was not part of the bromance that #KingandConqueror might have us believe
#history #medieval
paulbernardiauthor.com/2025/09/25/h...
Harold Godwineson's infamous trip to Normandy in 1064. Why did he go?
Clue: it was not part of the bromance that #KingandConqueror might have us believe
#history #medieval
paulbernardiauthor.com/2025/09/25/h...
Harold & William: a bromance?
Note: all images are public domain Those of you who have worked your way through the BBC’s King and Conqueror series (and well done if you made it to the end; it was definitely a struggle at times)…
paulbernardiauthor.com
September 25, 2025 at 5:27 PM
New Blog alert:
Harold Godwineson's infamous trip to Normandy in 1064. Why did he go?
Clue: it was not part of the bromance that #KingandConqueror might have us believe
#history #medieval
paulbernardiauthor.com/2025/09/25/h...
Harold Godwineson's infamous trip to Normandy in 1064. Why did he go?
Clue: it was not part of the bromance that #KingandConqueror might have us believe
#history #medieval
paulbernardiauthor.com/2025/09/25/h...
#OnThisDay 1066: Harold defeats the Norse at Stamford Bridge. They'd come in 300 ships, but went home in 24. Hardrada & brother, Tostig, both slain
The lone Viking on the bridge? A much later addition to the ASC with echoes of antiquity. Cool story though
#history
www.amazon.co.uk/Thurkills-Re...
The lone Viking on the bridge? A much later addition to the ASC with echoes of antiquity. Cool story though
#history
www.amazon.co.uk/Thurkills-Re...
September 25, 2025 at 8:00 AM
#OnThisDay 1066: Harold defeats the Norse at Stamford Bridge. They'd come in 300 ships, but went home in 24. Hardrada & brother, Tostig, both slain
The lone Viking on the bridge? A much later addition to the ASC with echoes of antiquity. Cool story though
#history
www.amazon.co.uk/Thurkills-Re...
The lone Viking on the bridge? A much later addition to the ASC with echoes of antiquity. Cool story though
#history
www.amazon.co.uk/Thurkills-Re...
#DayofDays
Not only have I finished the second edit for The Reckoning (final book in the Rebellion trilogy), but I've also cut the grass (for hopefully the last time in 2025)
#amwriting #ammowing
#histfic
Not only have I finished the second edit for The Reckoning (final book in the Rebellion trilogy), but I've also cut the grass (for hopefully the last time in 2025)
#amwriting #ammowing
#histfic
September 24, 2025 at 2:33 PM
#DayofDays
Not only have I finished the second edit for The Reckoning (final book in the Rebellion trilogy), but I've also cut the grass (for hopefully the last time in 2025)
#amwriting #ammowing
#histfic
Not only have I finished the second edit for The Reckoning (final book in the Rebellion trilogy), but I've also cut the grass (for hopefully the last time in 2025)
#amwriting #ammowing
#histfic
#OTD 1066: Battle of Fulford Gate
1st of 3 battles in 1 mth that changed England forever
Earls Edwin & Morcar block King Harald Hardrada's route to York, only to be swept aside due to less experienced troops & poor terrain choice #History #medieval
www.amazon.co.uk/Thurkills-Re...
1st of 3 battles in 1 mth that changed England forever
Earls Edwin & Morcar block King Harald Hardrada's route to York, only to be swept aside due to less experienced troops & poor terrain choice #History #medieval
www.amazon.co.uk/Thurkills-Re...
Thurkill's Revenge (The Huscarl Chronicles Book 1) eBook : Bernardi, Paul: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
Thurkill's Revenge (The Huscarl Chronicles Book 1) eBook : Bernardi, Paul: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
www.amazon.co.uk
September 20, 2025 at 8:29 AM
#OTD 1066: Battle of Fulford Gate
1st of 3 battles in 1 mth that changed England forever
Earls Edwin & Morcar block King Harald Hardrada's route to York, only to be swept aside due to less experienced troops & poor terrain choice #History #medieval
www.amazon.co.uk/Thurkills-Re...
1st of 3 battles in 1 mth that changed England forever
Earls Edwin & Morcar block King Harald Hardrada's route to York, only to be swept aside due to less experienced troops & poor terrain choice #History #medieval
www.amazon.co.uk/Thurkills-Re...
I don't hold with using AI tools, for many reasons, but I did have a little play yday to see how it might render Agatho, the Frankish axe-wielding warrior from my Rebellion trilogy. Must say, I'm impressed. Pretty much how I imagined him.
#amwriting #histfic
#amwriting #histfic
September 14, 2025 at 2:32 PM
I don't hold with using AI tools, for many reasons, but I did have a little play yday to see how it might render Agatho, the Frankish axe-wielding warrior from my Rebellion trilogy. Must say, I'm impressed. Pretty much how I imagined him.
#amwriting #histfic
#amwriting #histfic
New Blog alert: the story of how the Anglo-Saxons, 2-nil down from the first leg at Hastings, managed to equalise deep into in extra time with a couple of crafty marriages in c.1069 and 1100.
#history #StMargaretofScotland #AngloSaxons
paulbernardiauthor.com/2025/09/10/s...
#history #StMargaretofScotland #AngloSaxons
paulbernardiauthor.com/2025/09/10/s...
St. Margaret of Scotland: She who laughs last…
Note: all images in this blog are public domain. In book 3 of my Rebellion Trilogy (The Reckoning – due out later in 2025), a new character comes into play, albeit by proxy as he remains ‘off…
paulbernardiauthor.com
September 10, 2025 at 3:45 PM
New Blog alert: the story of how the Anglo-Saxons, 2-nil down from the first leg at Hastings, managed to equalise deep into in extra time with a couple of crafty marriages in c.1069 and 1100.
#history #StMargaretofScotland #AngloSaxons
paulbernardiauthor.com/2025/09/10/s...
#history #StMargaretofScotland #AngloSaxons
paulbernardiauthor.com/2025/09/10/s...
9th Sept: today we commemorate/celebrate (delete as applicable) the death of #kingwilliam in 1087.
Fun fact: when he was buried in Caen, his already rotund body was so bloated/decomposed that it burst when they tried to force it into a too small coffin #history #medieval #puke
Fun fact: when he was buried in Caen, his already rotund body was so bloated/decomposed that it burst when they tried to force it into a too small coffin #history #medieval #puke
September 9, 2025 at 1:24 PM
9th Sept: today we commemorate/celebrate (delete as applicable) the death of #kingwilliam in 1087.
Fun fact: when he was buried in Caen, his already rotund body was so bloated/decomposed that it burst when they tried to force it into a too small coffin #history #medieval #puke
Fun fact: when he was buried in Caen, his already rotund body was so bloated/decomposed that it burst when they tried to force it into a too small coffin #history #medieval #puke
9th Sept: today we commemorate/celebrate (delete as applicable) the death of #kingwilliam in 1087.
Fun fact: when he was buried in Caen, his already rotund body was so bloated/decomposed that it burst when they tried to force it into a too small coffin #history #medival #puke
Fun fact: when he was buried in Caen, his already rotund body was so bloated/decomposed that it burst when they tried to force it into a too small coffin #history #medival #puke
September 9, 2025 at 1:18 PM
9th Sept: today we commemorate/celebrate (delete as applicable) the death of #kingwilliam in 1087.
Fun fact: when he was buried in Caen, his already rotund body was so bloated/decomposed that it burst when they tried to force it into a too small coffin #history #medival #puke
Fun fact: when he was buried in Caen, his already rotund body was so bloated/decomposed that it burst when they tried to force it into a too small coffin #history #medival #puke
So, that's the first edit of The Reckoning done. Another whizz through & then book 3 of The Rebellion trilogy will take its 1st tentative steps in the outside world with a few trusted ARC readers.
#amwriting #histfic #KingAndConqueror
#amwriting #histfic #KingAndConqueror
September 3, 2025 at 9:20 AM
So, that's the first edit of The Reckoning done. Another whizz through & then book 3 of The Rebellion trilogy will take its 1st tentative steps in the outside world with a few trusted ARC readers.
#amwriting #histfic #KingAndConqueror
#amwriting #histfic #KingAndConqueror
To mark the recent 540th anniversary of the #BattleofBosworth, here's a short blog covering 10 things you need to know.
#History #WarsoftheRoses #RichardIII
paulbernardiauthor.com/2025/08/26/t...
#History #WarsoftheRoses #RichardIII
paulbernardiauthor.com/2025/08/26/t...
The Battle of Bosworth: 10 things you need (or might want) to know.
To mark its recent 540th anniversary (I missed it as I was away in Scotland), here are 10 facts, thoughts, opinions and otherwise, general tomfoolery about the battle which you may not otherwise ha…
paulbernardiauthor.com
August 26, 2025 at 4:26 PM
To mark the recent 540th anniversary of the #BattleofBosworth, here's a short blog covering 10 things you need to know.
#History #WarsoftheRoses #RichardIII
paulbernardiauthor.com/2025/08/26/t...
#History #WarsoftheRoses #RichardIII
paulbernardiauthor.com/2025/08/26/t...