David Hingley

Author of the Mercia Blakewood Trilogy

The Top Ten Real-Life Characters from the Mercia Blakewood Novels: 1. John Winthrop, Jr

October 29, 2020October 29, 2020 davidhingley

We reach the end of our run-through of the real-life characters in Mercia’s adventures with the top spot going to John Winthrop, Jr, early Puritan pioneer and long-time Governor of Connecticut, a man of learning,…

 Characters, History  Birthright, Puritan

The Top Ten Real-Life Characters from the Mercia Blakewood Novels: 2. Lady Castlemaine

July 23, 2020July 24, 2020 davidhingley

Second spot in our journey through the top ten real-life characters in Mercia’s adventures goes to her scheming patron in Traitor, Lady Castlemaine, the King’s principal mistress in the early years of his reign, and…

 Characters, History  Traitor

The Top Ten Real-Life Characters from the Mercia Blakewood Novels: 3. King Charles II

May 7, 2020July 24, 2020 davidhingley

We’ve arrived at the top three in my list of real-life characters from the Mercia Blakewood novels, and so we reach the Restoration King himself, Charles II, whose reputation as a frivolous merrymaker hid a…

 Characters, History  Birthright, Monarchy, Traitor

The Top Ten Real-Life Characters from the Mercia Blakewood Novels: 4. John Dixwell

February 3, 2020June 10, 2020 davidhingley

The number four slot in my top ten characters list goes to the third of the regicides to flee to America, where despite his wanted status he was able to live openly under an assumed…

 Characters, History  Birthright, Puritan, Regicides

The Top Ten Real-Life Characters from the Mercia Blakewood Novels: 5. Pieter Stuyvesant

December 18, 2019June 10, 2020 davidhingley

The next real-life character we examine in my historical blog series is the stubborn last Governor of Dutch New Amsterdam: war hero to some, authoritarian despot to many. 5: Pieter Stuyvesant (1610 – 1672) ‘Why…

 Characters, History  Birthright, New Amsterdam, New York

The Top Ten Real-Life Characters from the Mercia Blakewood Novels: 6. James, Duke of York

November 4, 2019July 24, 2020 davidhingley

This time in my series looking into the real-life characters from the Mercia Blakewood novels, we turn to the reviled Duke of York, who as James II was one of the shortest reigning monarchs in…

 Characters, History  Birthright, Monarchy, Traitor

The Top Ten Real-Life Characters from the Mercia Blakewood Novels: 7. Edward Whalley & William Goffe

September 25, 2019July 24, 2020 davidhingley

Next in my series touching on the real-life characters from the Mercia Blakewood novels we look at two men, the father-in-law and son-in-law regicides who fled England to escape death, only to end up living…

 Characters, History  Puritan, Regicides

The Top Ten Real-Life Characters from the Mercia Blakewood Novels: 8. James Stuart, 1st Duke of Cambridge

August 30, 2019June 10, 2020 davidhingley

After a short break for summer, it’s time to get back to my series looking at the real-life characters from the Mercia Blakewood trilogy. This time we delve into her third adventure, Traitor, to discover…

 Characters, History  Monarchy, Traitor

The Top Ten Real-Life Characters from the Mercia Blakewood Novels: 9. Colonel Richard Nicolls

July 25, 2019June 10, 2020 davidhingley

Continuing my series looking at the real-life characters from the Mercia Blakewood stories, this week I look at a man at the heart of royal government who became the first British Governor of New York.…

 Characters, History  Birthright, New York

The Top Ten Real-Life Characters from the Mercia Blakewood Novels: 10. Elizabeth Winthrop

July 10, 2019June 10, 2020 davidhingley

Welcome to my new series looking at the enthralling lives of the real-life characters in the Mercia Blakewood trilogy! The novels may be fiction, but they’re set in a real historical context featuring some of…

 Characters, History  Puritan
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