Our author Sandy says: ‘Sometimes I don’t. I make it up. The key to writing history is it has to be credible. It has to be possible for it to have happened and there has to be no known reason why it couldn’t have.
 
From my research I know samurai learned sword-fighting, wrestling, archery, horseriding, poetry [...]

   Never. But it’s true some research tasks are more fun than others. I love sitting in the library reading about long ago times. Especially if there are swords involved. Did you know samurai swordmakers once tested their blades on criminals from the jail?
I also love visual research – whether it’s documentaries, YouTube clips or [...]

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 [...]