Alfred Duggan (1903 - 1964) was an English historian, archeologist and best-selling historical novelist during the 1950s. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. See also History An historian is an individual who studies and writes about History, and is regarded as an Authority on it Archaeology, archeology, or archæology (from Greek grc ἀρχαιολογία archaiologia – grc ἀρχαῖος archaīos An historical novel is a Novel in which the story is set among historical events or more generally in which the time of the action predates the lifetime of the Author Although he was raised in England, Duggan was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina to a family of wealthy landowners of British and American descent, his family moving to England when he was two years old. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The United States of America —commonly referred to as the His novels are known for being grounded on meticulous historical research. He also wrote some excellent popular histories of Ancient Rome and the Middle Ages. Ancient Rome was a Civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC Knight With Armour was his first novel, written in 1946. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He visited practically every place and battlefield described in the book, because he was also an archeologist, having worked on excavations in Istanbul during the 1930s. Istanbul (historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see the other Names of Istanbul) is the largest city of Turkey
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Unlike most historical novelists, he does not idealise his subjects. A few of the characters are noble, some rather nasty, a lot mixed in their motives. Some of the novels can be seen as funny, in a dry and noirish style.
Most of the stories are told from the viewpoint of the ruling class, sometimes the ruler and sometimes a knight or noble. In English history, his novels show a general approval of the Norman conquest.
Books
Novels
- Knight with Armour (1950). Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The First Crusade, from the viewpoint of a rather ordinary knight. The First Crusade was launched in 1095 by Pope Urban II with the dual goals of conquering the sacred city of Jerusalem and the Holy Land and freeing
- Conscience of the King (1951). Conscience of the King ( 1951) is a Historical novel by the English author Alfred Duggan. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January A speculative life of Cerdic, the founder of Wessex. See also Ceretic for two kings with a similar name Cerdic of Wessex (died 534 was the King of Wessex (519&ndash534 and is regarded
- The Little Emperors (1951). Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January A succession of coups in late-Roman Britain.
- Lady for Ransom (1953). Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Norman mercenaries from the West serving the Byzantine Empire in the 11th century.
- Leopards and Lilies (1954) A noblewoman seeking her own advantage in the dangerous politics of England under King John
- God and My Right (1955). Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) John (24 December 1167 &ndash 19 October 1216 reigned as a King of England from 6 April 1199 until his death Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) The life of Thomas a' Becket. St Thomas Becket (c 1118 &ndash December 29, 1170) was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170
- Winter Quarters (1956). Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Two Gauls in the time of Julius Caesar. One of them is under a curse from the Mother Goddess, whose worship he finds throughout the Roman world.
- Three's Company (1958) the career of Lepidus, triumvir with Octavian and Marcus Antonius after the death of Julius Caesar. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Marcus Aemilius Lepidus ( Latin: M·AEMILIVS·M·F·Q·N·LEPIDVSborn ca 90 BC died 13 BC, was a Patrician Roman politician Augustus ( Latin: IMPERATOR·CAESAR·DIVI·FILIVS·AVGVSTVS September 23 63 BC – August 19 AD 14) born Gaius Octavius Thurinus, was Marcus Antonius (in Latin: M·ANTONIVS·M·F·M·N ( c January 14 83 BC&ndash August 1, 30 BC known in English as Mark
- Founding Fathers, U. S. title, Children of the Wolf (1959). The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Romulus and the founding of Rome. Romulus (c 771 BC– c 717 BC and Remus (c 771 BC–c 753 BC are the traditional founders of Rome, appearing in Roman mythology
- The Cunning of the Dove (1960). Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The career of Edward the Confessor, told by one of his servants. King Edward the Confessor (c 1003 &ndash 5 January 1066 son of Ethelred the Unready, was the penultimate Anglo-Saxon King of England and the last
- The King of Athelney, U. S. title, The Right Line of Cerdic (1961). Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The life of Alfred the Great. Alfred the Great (also Ælfred from the Old English Ælfrēd ˈælfreːd (c
- Lord Geoffrey's Fancy (1962). Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Life in one of the short-lived Crusader kingdoms in Greece, told by an ordinary knight
- Elephants and Castles, U. S. title, Besieger of Cities (1963). Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The life of Demetrius I of Macedon, one of the Successors after the death of Alexander the Great. Demetrius I (337-283 BC Greek: Δημήτριος) called Poliorcetes (Greek Πολιορκητής) ("The Besieger" son of
- Family Favourites (1963). Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. An ordinary Roman soldier witnesses the reign of Emperor Elagabalus
- Count Bohemond (1964). Elagabalus (c 203 &ndash March 11 222) also known as Heliogabalus or Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, was a Roman Emperor of the Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Another account of the First Crusade, this time from the viewpoint of Bohemond , one of its leaders
- The Romans (1965)
Non fiction
- Thomas Becket of Canterbury (1952)
- Julius Caesar: A Great Life in Brief (1955)
- My Life for My Sheep: Thomas a Becket (1955)
- He Died Old: Mithradates Eupator, King of Pontus (1958)
- Devil's Brood: The Angevin Family (1957)
- Look At Castles (1960)
- The Castle Book (1961)
- Look At Churches (1961)
- Growing Up in Thirteenth Century England (1962)
- The Story of the Crusades 1097-1291 (1963)
- Growing up with the Norman Conquest (1965)
- The Falcon And the Dove: A Life of Thomas Becket of Canterbury (1971)