Wings of Splendor and Warfare
When I think of the Polish Winged Hussars, many adjectives leap to my mind at once: Fierce. Flamboyant. Intimidating. Boisterous. Honorable. Savage. God-fearing. They [...]
A Hussar’s Sabre and the U.S. Cavalry Sword
Polish winged hussars rode into battle bristling with weapons, though they were most famous for the kopia, the long lance, which they [...]
Escape of a 17th Century Galley Slave
Spoiler alert: If you haven't read A Hussar's Promise, Book 2 in The Winged Warrior Series, you might want to skip this [...]
Insulting the Sultan: Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks
In A Hussar's Promise, Book 2 in The Winged Warrior Series, Jacek finds himself in a Cossack camp where the men [...]
Władysław IV Vasa: The Polish Prince Elected Tsar of Muscovy
There was a period in the 17th century, during Muscovy's Time of Troubles, when the Commonwealth of Poland-Lithuania seemed to have [...]
What did they eat in 1610?
Historical fiction is one of my favorite genres because I can immerse myself in a different time and place, in a [...]
Escape of a 17th Century Galley Slave
Spoiler alert: If you haven't read A Hussar's Promise, Book 2 in The Winged Warrior Series, you might want to skip this [...]
The Winged Warrior Series: Historical Figures
Batory, Stefan King of Poland, Prince (or Grand Duke) of Transylvania, elected King of Poland and reigned from 1576 until [...]
