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The inspiration for The Barrage Body, book 4 in The Erdington Mysteries (and why this isn’t quite the book I thought it would be) #histfic #mystery

December 16, 2025
It’s happy release day to The Barrage Body, book 4 in The Erdington Mysteries #histfic #mystery

November 30, 2025
The Secret Sauce is on blog tour with Rachel’s Random Resources hosts. Check out the reviews, blog posts and Q & As below #histfic #historicalmystery

November 19, 2025
Shield of Mercia is now available. Return to the world of young Icel, and listen to me rabbiting on, again #newrelease #histfic #TheEagleofMerciaChronicles #audio

October 5, 2025
It’s happy release day to Shield of Mercia. Return to the world of young Icel. I attempt to summarise all the books in just 20 seconds each. #newrelease #histfic #TheEagleofMerciaChornicles

October 3, 2025
Letter writing in the Eleventh Century, how I recreated Lady Estrid’s connections with her vast family. #non-fiction #histfic

September 20, 2025
What languages were being spoken in Post-Roman Britain? #newrelease #MenOfIron #WarriorsOfIron #histfic

September 17, 2025
The Saxon Settlement of Tamworth in the 800s

July 16, 2025
It’s happy release day to Warriors of Iron, the second book in the Dark Age Chronicles Trilogy #newrelease #MenOfIron #WarriorsOfIron #histfic

July 13, 2025
Warfare during the Saxon period. What we know and what we don’t about the battle of Hædfeld. #GodsAndKingsTrilogy #histfic

May 25, 2025
It’s happy release day to Betrayal of Mercia, so I’m sharing a post about Crime and Punishment in Saxon England

January 5, 2025
It’s happy release day to Betrayal of Mercia, so I’m sharing a post about Mercia’s alleged ‘Bad Queens.’

January 5, 2025
It’s happy release day to The Last Deceit, book 10 in The Last King series, so I’m sharing a blog post about my decision to include a fictional character

December 26, 2024
2024 – A Writing Year in Review

December 24, 2024
A visit to Malmesbury and the Athelstan 1100 celebrations

September 25, 2024
I finally visited Deerhurst, my fictional home for Ealdorman Leofwine in the Earls of Mercia series.

September 20, 2024
The Automobile Assassination, research, research and happenstance #histfic #historicalmystery

August 27, 2024
The historical setting for The Custard Corpses #mystery #histfic #history

August 19, 2024
The inspiration behind The Custard Corpses #histfic #mystery

August 19, 2024
And it’s goodbye to the Brunanburh Series #histfic #newrelease

August 6, 2024
On this day in history, the battle of Maserfield between Northumbria and Mercia, 5th August 641 or 642

August 5, 2024
MJ Porter’s Saxon Stories Order and Series Pages | Infographic

July 27, 2024
On the 1100th anniversary of King Athelstan becoming King of Mercia, some snippets from my recent Zoom talk with readers

July 21, 2024
The Last Alliance: Balancing Realism and Audience Relatability: AKA What’s with all the d*** swearing

June 30, 2024
The Royal Women Who Made England: The Tenth Century in Saxon England. But who were these royal women?

January 29, 2024
What to read after The Brunanburh Series #hisffic #TheTenthCentury

January 23, 2024
Who was Edmund, the man Cnut had to overwhelm to claim England’s kingship in the eleventh century?

December 4, 2023
Who were the religious daughters of Edward the Elder?

November 22, 2023
Who was the Lady of Mercia, Æthelflæd? #non-fiction #Mercia

November 5, 2023
I’m sharing my review for The Ruffler’s Child, the first book in John Pilkington’s Elizabethan mysteries featuring Thomas Finbow #histfic #historicalmystery #bookreview #blogtour

December 17, 2025
I’m welcoming Max Eastern and his new historical thriller, Red Snow in Winter, to the blog #RedSnowInWinter #HistoricalThriller #SpyThriller #HistoricalFiction #BlogTour #BookBlast #TheCoffeePotBookClub

December 15, 2025