Sandy our author says – ‘Yes you do. You need to be historically accurate. But that doesn’t mean you can’t use your imagination. Much of history is undocumented. We don’t know exactly what happened so we make realistic guesses.
While writing Samurai Kids I spent days researching 17th century Japan. Many story features were determined by [...]

My name is Sandy Fussell and I write historical fiction – books set in the past. Polar Boy is about a brother and sister who lived above the Arctic Circle 800 years ago and the Samurai Kids lived in Japan almost 400 years ago. I write about ancient history because I find it interesting. I [...]

London was visited by people from all over the world for business, trade and entertainment.

This period in Shakespeare’s life is known as the “lost years” or “missing years.”

Ever wondered what it was like when Captain Cook was sailing around? Want to understand Ancient Greece? History is fascinating…… battles, glorious empires, revolting revolutions, monstrous monarchs and so much more….. Chart the progress of World War 2 from inside a bunker. You will love Take me back. Read this book and become a history [...]

Do you like history? Then grab Take me Back and journey from the stone age to the digital age. It is packed with thousands of years of bloody battles, glorious empires, revolting revolutions, monstrous monarchs and much more. I learnt that we can thank the Mesopotamians for tricky maths including mind-boggling algebra. They invented it to solve complex [...]

How would you like to travel back in time? I came across a book that is like a trip through history that goes way back to the stone age and then all the way to the digital age. You’ll never guess you’re reading a history book because it has cool illustrations and presentations. It even [...]

Hey, did you know that not all mummies are found in Egypt? Not all mummies are wrapped in cloth and some mummies have been on display for centuries. Some mummies have been frozen for centuries and some people have become mummies by complete accident and some mummies are only as old as you. Check out [...]

April 23rd 1564 is the date chosen to celebrate his birthday, since it was three days before his baptism. 23rd April 1616 is also the day that Shakespeare died.

I’ve found a brilliant book to prove this. Take Me Back is a rip-roaring ride through history from the stone age through to the digital age. The eye-catching artwork is a mishmash incorporating the clever use of collage, crazy comics, glorious graffiti, lustrous illustration, and fantastic photoshopping. Its history presented in a fascinating and humorous [...]