by Lucille Turner | Jan 3, 2017 | Science
Surely the greatest mystery of the universe must be how and why it is interconnected. Like a cosmic jigsaw puzzle it slots together in mysterious ways, each part connected to the other – moon to earth, earth to sun, all held together by gravity, rock and the ether...
by Lucille Turner | Dec 11, 2016 | History and Fiction
We often hear how the European Renaissance, or rebirth, came about thanks to the influence of the ancient classical world, but why does any of it matter, and what is it relevance today in our new globalised world with its democracies, dictators and various...
by Lucille Turner | Nov 29, 2016 | History and Fiction
Present-day Istanbul was once called Constantinople, and it was in Greek hands until it fell to the Ottoman army in 1453. For centuries the city was the principal capital of the Christian world, until Rome replaced it little by little, exerting its power through the...
by Lucille Turner | Nov 14, 2016 | History and Fiction
Given the slightly Gothic flavour of The Sultan, the Vampyr and the Soothsayer, my account of the inspiration behind this historical fiction book should really begin in a castle of thick walls, suits of armour and cobwebs on a snowy night in winter. But it doesn’t –...
