News Archive
Templars, and Hugh Corbett returns!
Paul has written a few words about some of the books that are
coming out over the next year on the
blog.
Read about the forthcoming novel in the Templars series and the
next mystery for Hugh Corbett to solve.
Read more on the
blog... |
The Darkening Glass - paperback
The Darkening Glass is now out in paperback. Order
it here from Amazon.co.uk
More details of forthcoming releases will be with you soon.... |
Exclusive Signed Books!
Here at paulcdoherty.com we're very lucky to be able to make
available a limited number of beautifully packaged first edition
hardback books signed by Paul and available for a limited time
only.
The Secret Life
of Elizabeth I is a factual novel exploring the
possibility that Queen Elizabeth had a son, and was the basis
of a documentary on the UK's Channel 5 in 2006. The
Death Of the Red King examines the sudden and brutal death
of William Rufus on Thursday 2nd August, 1100, whilst hunting
in the New Forest.
Both books are published by Greenwich Exchange and available
in limited numbers at £15.00 GBP plus
postage and packing.
If you would like to place an order for one of these limited
items please send an email to books@paulcdoherty.com. |
The Darkening Glass
March 1312 and, after a period of relative calm, England is
once again divided. Edward II is in constant conflict with his
barons over his preferential treatment of favourite Gaveston,
and Queen Isabella is pregnant, a momentous first union of Plantagenet
and Capetian blood.
Across the Scottish border, the rebel Robert Bruce is prowling,
seeking fresh opportunities for advancement. The air rife with
impending doom and Mathilde of Westminster, in accordance with
her mistress Isabella, senses a challenge for the throne is
imminent. More... |
Hugh Corbett's Latest Mission!
January 1304 and Hugh Corbett, devoted emissary of King Edward
I, has been charged with yet another dangerous mission.
Hugh Corbett makes his
return in Nightshade - the
latest book from Paul Doherty.
Read more.
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Paul Engages in a Healthy Debate!
Paul recently took part in a very interesting debate about
Alexander
the Great with several other respected academics on Ireland's
Newstalk
106-108 FM.
The debate centred around the life and court of Alexander the
Great, and his military campaigns, and saw all the historians
take up varying positions and put forward insightful hypotheses
about Alexander.
Talking History with Lindsey Earner-Byrne & Patrick Geoghegan
is a weekly feature on the radio station, users can subscribe
through their
website, or via
iTunes.
Click
here to download the Talking History podcast on Alexander
the Great to your computer.
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A Journey to Medieval Bayeux!
We promised to bring you further news of a continental public
appearance by Paul Doherty this summer.
Paul will be attending the Bayeux Medieval Festival in France
where he is appearing as a guest speaker over the weekend of
5-6 July.
The Bauyeux Medieval Festival takes place every year in the
town of Bayeux, and attracts around 40,000 visitors to the town
which transforms into a colourful and varied showcase of all
things medieval!
Find out more about the festival at the Bayeux
tourist office website, or on the World
Events Guide website. We also found a video
on youtube from the 2006 event which might give you an idea
about the festival.
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Ipswich Book Signing
Paul will be appearing at Waterstone's Ipswich in the UK on
Saturday 24th May from 12.00 - 1.00pm.
He will be signing copies of his latest book - Murder's
Immortal Mask, and of course other copies of his books that
are available in store.
Come along and meet Paul on Saturday 24th, and check back soon
for news of another public appearance in July - this time on
the continent!
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Murder's Immortal Mask
Paul Doherty's new book, the latest installment in his series
set in Imperial Rome, was
released in hardback in the UK on April 3rd.
You can get an insight into the inspiration behind the new
book on Paul's blog.
Learn more in the synopsis
here.
You can buy Murder's Immortal Mask now through our online
store.
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The Templar - Book Launch
To celebrate the launch of his latest book, The
Templar, Paul hosted an event in East London.
Well attended by close friends and fans of his work, Paul made
a presentation around the main themes of the latest release,
mingled with those in attendance and signed copies of the book.
Click here to
view pictures from the launch.
Buy The Templar now through our online
store.
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Paul Doherty on BBC Radio
On Tuesday 18th December Paul Doherty was interviewed on BBC
Radio Essex.
Paul discussed various subjects including his new book, The
Templar on the afternoon show at 3pm.
Click
here to listen to the replay online.
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The Templar
Journey with Paul Doherty to 1095 and experience the founding
of the Templar Order in all its epic and brutal detail. 1095
and crusading fervour has swept Europe. Christ's fief of Jerusalem
has been seized by the Infidels. The Frankish Knights of the
West are to march east to liberate the Holy City.
Read more about The Templar.
Paul's lifelong fascination with The Crusades is the subject
of his latest blog
post.
The Templar is available to buy through the
online store now.
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The Poison Maiden out now
"The Poison Maiden", the second in the Mathilde series
is now available to buy in our online store.
The follow up to the Cup
of Ghosts sees Mathilde pit her wits against a deadly adversary.
At the same time the love of her life Demontaigu, a member of
the now disgraced Templar order, has his own maze of murder
and mystery to thread.
Read more about "The
Poison Maiden".
Order
the book now through our online store.
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Read Paul's thoughts and views on his new blog
The blog is a new and exciting addition to the site where
Paul will be regularly posting his thoughts and views on a variety
of subjects.
We hope you enjoy reading the first post - Inherited Memories
- and welcome your comments and feedback, which you can post
on the blog or send via
email.
Click here
to view the blog which located at this web address: www.paulcdoherty.com/blog.
You can also subscribe (Atom feeds) using any compatible reader
program.
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The Poison Maiden - Mystery in Medieval Westminster
This August Headline will publish “The Poison Maiden”,
the second in the Mathilde series. The book is now available
to pre-order in the online store. Click
here to read more.
Later in the year will see the publication of The Templar.
Coming very soon a major addition to the site - Paul
Doherty's blog.
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Buy Poisoner of Ptah in the new online store
The Sixth book in the Amerotke series, Poisoner of Ptah was
released on April 5th, and is now available to purchase via
our new
online store, powered by Amazon.co.uk.
The store is comprehensive collection of all the books by
Paul Doherty that are available via Amazon.co.uk.
Click
here view the store and browse through the titles, which
have been categorised by series.
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Amerotke Returns in The Poisoner of Ptah
April sees the return of Amerotke, Chief Judge in the Hall
of Two Truths during the reign of Pharoah Hatusu in Ancient
Egypt.
This story sees the Judge pit his wits against a cunning opponent.
Amerotke enters the twilight world of glorious Thebes where
life can be so rich and yet death so swift and brutal. More...
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Best Wishes to all!
Welcome to all visitors to the site, I wish you and all interested
in my books a very Happy Christmas and a most prosperous 2007!
I did truly appreciate your support during 2006.
Paul Doherty December 2006 |
Hugh Corbett Returns
In 1300, an English privateer named 'The Wax-Men' was trapped and
overrun by two powerful war cogs flying the streamers of the powerful
Hanseatic League of North Germany. The ship was carrying a casket
containing the 'Carta Mysteriosa', a collection of valuable and detailed
maps and sea charts. The rulers of Europe, not to mention their merchant
princes, would wade through a sea of blood to obtain them. More...
The Death of the Red King
A new book is released through Greenwich Exchange Press in November
- The Death of the Red King. Read the outline of the book here, exclusive
to the website. More...
New books on the way
We bring fans of Paul Doherty news of several new books that will
be released in the coming months.
Queen of the Night was released on the 5th August, a complex and
atmospheric murder mystery based in ancient Rome. Buy The
Queen of the Night here. 
The most asked about of all the main characters is Sir Hugh Corbett,
who returns this December. He travels to Canterbury to resolve a murderous
tangle which has its roots in a bloody sea-battle. The next book to
feature Hugh Corbett is entitled The Waxman Murders.
Moving into 2007 and we journey to ancient Egypt with Judge Amerotke
in 'The Poisoner of Ptah', and later that same year the second Mathilde
of Westminter will be published, entitled 'The Poison Maiden'.
The audio-cassette version of the first Mathilde 'The Cup of Ghosts'
is also available now, and this includes an exclusive interview with
the author.
Paul Doherty reveals The Secret Life of Elizabeth I!
Paul Doherty made his television debut on Wednesday 14th June at
8pm on Channel 5's 'Revealed' series. The programme was based on his
most recent book The Secret Life of Elizabeth I, and saw Paul researching
the evidence around the rumours of Elizabeth I having a child with
The Earl of Leicester, Sir Robert Dudley.
Paul revealed exciting new evidence of this relationship resulting
in the birth of a child, backed up with evidence from archives in
Spain and around the UK.
The Daily Mail featured a double spread about the programme which
you can read here.
Thanks to everyone who sent an email regarding the programme, we
will be updating the site in the coming days and weeks. Read
about the book here, check back for more information soon, and
please take your time to view the rest of the site.
Secret Life of Elizabeth I Gets Excellent Reviews!
The UK papers last weekend featured excellent reviews of Paul's first
programme based around his most recent book The Secret Life of Elizabeth
I.
The Daily Mail featured an excellent review encouraging readers to
watch and The Guardian and The Observer both also featured the documentary
in their 'Watch This' and 'Screengrabs' sections.
Be sure to tune in and watch Paul attempt to uncover the truth about
Elizabeth and her relationship with the Earl of Leicester, this Wednesday
14th June 8pm on Channel 5.
Secret Life of Elizabeth I On Screen June 14
UK fans of Paul Doherty can see The Secret Life of Elizabeth I on
Channel 5, June 14th at 8pm. The programme, part of Channel 5's 'Revealed'
series, is a documentary based around the book concentrating on the
possibility that Elizabeth and her secret lover had a child.
The programme is presented by Paul and has been filmed on location
around the UK and in Spain. Be sure to tune in and enjoy this fascinating
and insightful documentary as it reveals The Secret Life of Elizabeth
I!
Buy The Secret Life of Elizabeth I
The Secret Life of Elizabeth I came out on April 4th in the UK, and
can be bought direct from the publishers website: www.greenex.co.uk.
The novel is really a 'faction'. It gives a fictional interpretation
of original sources but bases that interpretation, as shown in the
commentary after each section, on sound historical evidence.
The story is told by a lady-in-waiting whose identity is never really
revealed. This close, intimate friend of the Queen is writing some
years after Elizabeth's death and the accession of James I. Apparently
she has no love of the Scottish king, his ministers or his favourites,
the Howards.
Click here to read more about
The Secret Life of Elizabeth I.
Keep the Questions Coming!
Thanks to everyone who has sent in questions for Paul about the
books he has written, and the books he has planned for the future,
and everything else you have asked about! There has been a wide range
of topics covered including whether Hugh Corbett will be making a
return (yes!) to academic queries regarding the role of women in mediaeval
society.
If you have a question for Paul please email it to paulcdoherty@gmail.com.
There are more books coming out in the near future, and there will
be some more new features on the site in the coming months, please
check back from time to time, and keep the questions coming.
New Books on the way
We are exclusively previewing two new books on paulcdoherty.com,
the first is entitled The Cup of Ghosts and is released
in the UK on the 6th December.
The Cup of Ghosts is the first in a new series, featuring Mathilde
of Westminster and played out against the glorious, violent, and decadent
court of Edward II where ghosts throng, and old sins and innocent
blood cry to heaven for vengeance.
The second book we are featuring here is released in February and
is entitled The Secret Life of Elizabeth I. Paul
has written a presentation about the book that you can read
here.
The Great Crown Jewels Robbery of 1303 available now!
Paul Doherty's latest book is now available to purchase. It was released
on 14th September and is available in the UK from Constable
and Robinson and in the USA from Carroll
and Graf.
Many people know of Colonel Blood's attempt to steal the Crown Jewels
during the reign of Charles II (1660-1685). However, Blood's conspiracy
wasn't the first, and certainly not the most successful.
In 1303, while Edward I of England was north of the Scottish border
trying to crush William Wallace, he'd stashed his treasure safely
in Westminster Abbey—behind iron-bound doors, in a place of
sanctity which housed Christ's body, not to mention pious Benedictine
monks.
Enter Richard Puddlicott, a former merchant who had been arrested
in the Low Countries because of Edward I's debts. This charming dissolute
rogue infiltrated the Abbey's inner circle (entertaining them on the
proceeds of their own silver) and, before long, had helped himself
to a good part of the treasure. The King's fury knew no bounds, but
Puddlicott ran his men a merry dance before eventually being captured
and sent — along with forty monks — to his death in the
Tower.
This compelling work is an exhilarating tale of cunning deceit, lechery,
feisty villains, meddling monks, greedy goldsmiths, and devious pimps
and prostitutes. It takes the lid off both the medieval underworld
and the assumed piousness of the monastic community.
Welcome!
This is the new website for Paul Doherty, author of fictional historical
novels and non-fiction.
The site contains a comprehensive bibliography
for the author, and a biographical
section including details on where Paul finds inspiration
and gets his ideas from. There is also a frequently
asked questions section here you may find the answers to something
that struck you whilst reading one of his many books.
Please feel free to drop us an email
with your feedback about the site and if there is anything you wish
to ask, or that we could include we will endeavour to do so.
Enjoy finding out more about Paul Doherty and please visit again
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