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Adam Staten
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Historical novelist and non-fiction author. NHS GP. Ex-British army. Author of the Honour Bound Trilogy published by Sharpe Books.
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Blood debt is FREE today! Why not have a free taste of the Honour Bound trilogy and follow Cadman’s journey from Anglo-Saxon warrior to a general of Byzantium on the First Crusade?
#kindlebooks #HistFic #kingandconqueror #anglosaxon

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Blood Debt (Honour Bound Book 1) eBook : Staten, Adam: Amazon.co.uk: Books
Blood Debt (Honour Bound Book 1) eBook : Staten, Adam: Amazon.co.uk: Books
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September 13, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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Secrets. Power. Betrayal. She was no ordinary Tudor lady—Penelope Devereux shaped history from the shadows. ‘Penelope – Tudor Baroness’ is her untold story.

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#Elizabethan #Tudors #HistoricalFiction
September 9, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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In the Honour Bound Trilogy, Cadman starts as an Anglo-Saxon household warrior and ends as a general of the Byzantine empire on the 1st Crusade. Read the real history of men like Cadman in this article. #histfic #medieval

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Anglo Saxons in the Varangian Guard - Aspects of History
Anglo Saxons in the Varangian Guard, by Adam Staten. The English Mercenaries of the Byzantine Empire fled after the Norman invasion.
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September 7, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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Need something to read for the weekend? How about a story of brotherhood, bloodshed and betrayal in Afghanistan? Now just 99p on kindle

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Steadfast: Brothers in Arms
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August 30, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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The long awaited Honour Bound Omnibus is here! All 3 books for under a fiver!
#medieval #kingandconqueror #histfic

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Honour Bound eBook : Staten, Adam: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
Honour Bound eBook : Staten, Adam: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
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August 29, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Many thanks to @paulbernardi.bsky.social for recommending Crusader as a Summer Read for aspectsofhistory.com.

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Crusader (Honour Bound) : Staten, Adam: Amazon.co.uk: Books
Crusader (Honour Bound) : Staten, Adam: Amazon.co.uk: Books
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August 24, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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Read my article for livingmedieval.com About visions and divine omens during the siege of Antioch on the 1st crusade.

#medieval

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Visions and Divine Omens at the Siege of Antioch: — Living Medieval
Amid visions, betrayal, and divine relics, the survival of the First Crusade at Antioch hinged on faith as much as strategy — but how much of it was real, and how much was desperation? In this article...
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July 29, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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D-day anniversary got me thinking about how all the casualties were managed. I previously reflected on how this has changed through the millennia in this article for militaryhistorynow.com

#dday

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From Horse Carts to Helicopters – A Brief History of Battlefield Casualty Evacuation - MilitaryHistoryNow.com
“Over the centuries one simple principle has remained: Get the casualty off the battlefield and into the hands of a surgeon as fast as possible.” By Adam Staten FOR AS LONG as people have fought...
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June 8, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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What does an Anglo-Saxon warrior do when England has just fallen to the Normans? He heads of to Byzantium to seek his fortune in the Varangian Guard and, just maybe, creates a 'New England' on the Crimean Peninsula. Read my article for Aspectsofhistory.com

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Anglo Saxons in the Varangian Guard - Aspects of History
Anglo Saxons in the Varangian Guard, by Adam Staten. The English Mercenaries of the Byzantine Empire fled after the Norman invasion.
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June 7, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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Read my article for
aspectsofhistory.com
about the Holy Lance of Antioch and the pivotal role it played in the First Crusade.

A story of faith and cynicism that changed the course of history.
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The Holy Lance of Antioch - Aspects of History
The Holy Lance of Antioch, by Adam Staten. Reveals how the search for the Holy Lance shaped the siege of Antioch and divided the First
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May 31, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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Crusader, Book 3 of the Honour Bound Trilogy is out today! My thanks once again to the team at Sharpe Books for helping me to complete this series. You can now follow Cadman all the way from the battlefield at Hastings to the climax of the First Crusade.
#histfic

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Crusader (Honour Bound Book 3) eBook : Staten, Adam: Amazon.co.uk: Books
Crusader (Honour Bound Book 3) eBook : Staten, Adam: Amazon.co.uk: Books
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May 10, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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New blog post up on the website: a brief overview of the Francisca (short handled throwing axe - as used by Frankish huscarl, Agatho, in the Rebellion trilogy
#history #histfic #amwriting

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Franciscas
(or the Frankish, short-handled throwing axe) Those of you who have read Blood Feud (book 1 of my Rebellion trilogy (though keep an eye out for book 2: Uprising in early 2025)), will be aware of Ag…
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February 20, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Blurb written, edit finished - just a last bit of polishing to do and Uprising (book 2 of the Rebellion trilogy) will be off to the publisher
Excitement is mounting (well … mine is at least) #histfic #kindle

Get all over Book 1 before it comes out.

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Blood Feud (Rebellion Book 1)
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January 31, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle entry for 776 says the Mercians & the people of Kent fought at Otford. It doesn't say who won, but it does tell us: "And marvellous adders were seen in Sussex."
January 21, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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This demonstrates the problem with modern medicine - we aren’t using enough port and brandy. (From Manual of Exercises for Stretcher Bearers, 1877).
January 19, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Blog post highlighting evidence of literacy among Anglo-Saxon women: anniewhitehead2.blogspot.com/2020/06/lite...
Literacy among Anglo-Saxon Women
My new book, Women of Power in Anglo-Saxon England , features the mothers, wives and daughters of the Anglo-Saxon kings, as well as a number...
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January 18, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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Advance copies of Practical General Practice 8e have arrived! Available to pre order now! Thank you to the team @elsevierconnect.bsky.social for making this happen!
January 16, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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If you think Norman Conquest is all about 1066 and people getting arrows in the eye, think again. Read my article for
aspectofhistory.com about The Other Norman Conquest.
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January 13, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Books 1 & 2 of the Honour Bound trilogy published by Sharpe Books are now on special offer - an absolute steal at 99p each. Book 3 is out soon, so why not catch up with the story?
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January 6, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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As long as people have fought, casualties have need to be rescued from the battlefield. Read here about the evolution of casualty evacuation.
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#britisharmy #militaryhistory
From Horse Carts to Helicopters – The Long Evolution of Battlefield Casualty Evacuation — Adam Staten
Over the centuries one simple principle has remained: Get the casualty off the battlefield and into the hands of a surgeon as fast as possible.
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January 4, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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This may be a very stupid question. I dug this up in my garden which is in a very old village in rural Buckinghamshire. Is it just a shoe for a very little horse or do little horse shoes have some other relevance?
December 17, 2024 at 8:32 AM
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After the Battle of Hastings, William the Conqueror's work was not done. He had to subdue the whole of England. It might surprise you to know that the tactics he used are still used by armies today in counterinsurgency campaigns.
#medieval #histfic
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Modern Counterinsurgency: Lessons from Medieval Warfare — Adam Staten
When coalition forces invaded Afghanistan in 2001, the Taliban government rapidly collapsed, and the Islamist movement re-established itself as an insurgency. The coalition responded by moving through...
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December 15, 2024 at 9:21 AM
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For nearly 1000 years Harold Godwinson has been criticised for rushing to meet William of Normandy in battle, arriving with an understrength and exhausted army. But was Harold's rush to Hastings actually a sound tactical move that very nearly worked?
#medieval

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Harold Godwinson’s Rush to Hastings: Rash or Rational? — Adam Staten
Harold Godwinson has spent the last thousand years being widely criticized for being too hasty to get to the battle and arriving at the battle with a fatigued and understrength army. The march to Hast...
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December 14, 2024 at 11:09 AM
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After1066 ‘the English groaned aloud for their lost liberty and plotted ceaselessly to find some way of shaking off that which was so intolerable’. For some warriors the solution was to leave the country. Read about English warriors fighting in the Varangian Guard.
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December 13, 2024 at 10:10 AM
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1064, Harold Godwinson was shipwrecked in France. He ended up 'guest' of Duke William (later the Conqueror). This led to the 2 men fighting with each other before they faced one another in 1066. But what was Harold doing there?
#kingandconqueror #histfic #medieval
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1064: Harold Godwinson’s Enigmatic Trip to Normandy — Adam Staten
In 1066 King Harold Godwinson of England met Duke William of Normandy on the battlefield near Hastings in what proved to be a pivotal moment in English history. What is less well known is that this wa...
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December 12, 2024 at 9:09 AM