Ian Mortimer: What's New?

IAN MORTIMER
	What's New?
	Forthcoming		Forthcoming Appearances Click on the link above for events at which I am booked to speak.
	25 August 2008		The Paris catacombs. I revisted the catacombs in Paris a couple of weeks ago. An inspirational place.
	25 August 2008		Medieval Intrigue and the Nature of Historical Evidence I have now signed the contract for this book of essays about medieval information and evidence, and have updated the 'forthcoming books' page. The book will not actually be written until next year. All being well, it should appear in 2010.
	18 July 2008		Ways with Words, Dartington I enjoyed this year's festival so much I thought I'd write a note about it.
	18 July 2008		History in Education Last week I was stuck all Thursday in the emergency ward of a hospital, with people in adjacent beds sufering from very serious illnesses, strokes, dizziness and delirium. I longed for some semblance of normality. I sat by my bed - did not want to get into it - and waited for the necessary checks, brainscan, lumber puncture, etcetera, with my notebook and pen for company. I wrote two essays over that period, including this one, about the implications of making history in education compulsory to age sixteen.
	11 July 2008		New picture for the homepage The new photograph was taken by my brother, David, at Houndtor in May 2008. The old, hatless one is here.
	25 June 2008		A note on the first impression of The Perfect King A piece of trivia - but perhaps of interest to those who are collecting first editions of my books.
	8 June 2008		Interview published John Saunders of the Richard III Society interviewed me earlier in the year. The resulting 'Meet the Historian' article appears in the summer edition of the Society's Bulletin. A fuller version, with the long answer to question two, appears here.
	21 May 2008		Why I do not fly This morning I hear the Sustainable Development Commission is calling for a halt to the building of new airports until the costs to the UK are established. About time. As it happens I was thinking about the cost implications of flying two days ago, as I cound't sleep and went and sat in the early moning light on the moor. The financial arguments were eventually cut from the note I wrote, but in case it finds resonance with anyone else who does not like flying, here is my twopenny-worth on the subject.
	20 May 2008		Promotional article for Time Traveller's The book does not come out until 2 October, but in case you want a preview of the promotional article, here's a draft.
	13 May 2008		Past Talks and Lectures Spoke to the Richard III Society last Saturday. Removing the details from the 'forthcoming talks' page this morning seemed like throwing away information. Seemed a pity - so I drew up a select list of past talks I have done over the last five years. Probably of no interest to anyone but me when I am in my dotage.
	7 April 2008		A Note on the Deaths of Edward II An attempt to make my research into Edward II's 'death' in Berkeley Castle clear and simple to understand, and to explain the methodology and information basis for the work, and also to show why I do not think one has any option but to accept the survival narrative. This appears in a new section of the website, Notes and Essays, for the on-line publication of various ideas, thoughts and comments.
	1 April 2008		Autobiographical Note April Fool's day seems as good a day as any to write a bit about myself.
	30 March 2008		This page... This website is going to start expanding, so this page is intended to give further information about my books and other activities, including forthcoming appearances. Today I have made available some initial information about my forthcoming book The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England, which will be published by The Bodley Head in October. I'll add some excerpts when the book appears. I'm not a big fan of blogs but perhaps this page will serve a similar purpose, keeping readers up to date with what I'm up to.

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