David Hingley

Author of the Mercia Blakewood Trilogy

Puritan

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: 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: 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: 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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