My new book ‘A-Z of Warwick’ is out now from Amberley
I’m delighted to announce that my new book ‘A-Z of Warwick‘ is now available online and in all bookshops. This completes my trilogy of Warwickshire books – ‘Paranormal Warwickshire‘, ‘Illustrated Tales of Warwickshire’ and now ‘A-Z of Warwick’.
As with all my Warwickshire books, William Shakespeare has something to say, at the head of every chapter. There is no doubt that he encompasses every human experience; and he had a word for every location I visited, whether that be in one of his plays or sonnets.
Book cover design: A-Z of Warwick by SC Skillman published by Amberley 15 November 2023I enjoyed my journey of discovery through my own hometown and learned many things about Warwick I had never known before. I think my favourite entries are those for W, X, Y and Z! But I also enjoyed writing about Bertie Greatheed, colourful Enlightenment Squire who hosted the greatest tragic actress of the 18th century, Sarah Siddons, at Guy’s Cliffe House, that no haunted ruin on the edge of Warwick town; and Sir Robert Dudley, Earl of Leycester, who many not have persuaded Elizabeth I to marry him but certainly benefited from being ‘the Queen’s favourite’, and made his mark on Warwick.
The book is illustrated with 100 full colour photos and I am delighted with the way they have been reproduced on the printed page.
My Warwickshire trilogy complete, I am now well into my research for my fourth Amberley book, Paranormal Gloucestershire. And this county promises to be even more full or rich stories than Warwickshire, if that’s possible.
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