John Broughton

The Saint Cuthbert Trilogy follows three generations of Northumbrians whose lives become entwined with the saint, his community and the preservation of his legacy. Beginning on seventh-century Lindisfarne, the sequence moves through the Danish settlement of Northumbria and into the Anglo-Norman world that created a permanent shrine for…

The Bretland Trilogy follows the dynasty of Rhodri Mawr as the kingdoms of early medieval Wales resist Viking raids, Mercian pressure and the expanding influence of Wessex. Beginning with young warriors drawn into Rhodri’s defence of Gwynedd, it continues through Anarawd’s reign and concludes with Hywel Dda’s consolidation…

The Sceapig Chronicles follows one family on the Isle of Sheppey, known to the Anglo-Saxons as Sceapig, from the first Viking raids at the end of the eighth century to Alfred the Great’s wars against the Great Heathen Army. Deer herders, landowners and royal advisers are drawn from…

The Wyrd of the Wolf trilogy follows Cynethryth and her son Æthelheard through the political and religious conflicts of seventh- and eighth-century southern England. Cynethryth’s forced marriage, captivity and divided loyalties place her at the centre of the wars that brought the last pagan communities of the south…

The Saxon Shore Trilogy traces the weakening of Roman authority in Britain from the breakaway empire of Carausius to the political world remembered in Arthurian legend. Successive generations of Valdor’s family serve as soldiers and commanders while imperial rivalry, frontier warfare and the withdrawal of Roman forces transform…

The Saints and Sinners trilogy dramatizes the rise of Mercia from the late seventh century through the reigns of Æthelbald and Offa. Its rulers seek dominance over neighbouring kingdoms while navigating murder accusations, disputed succession, rebellion, dynastic marriage and the growing authority of the Anglo-Saxon Church. The sequence…