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Welcome to the official blog by David F. Buxton.
Join me and become history adventurers with Oliver!
To my Dearest Festus
To my dearest Festus, health and fortune, from your loving wife Vesta, Your letter reached me at last, and I held it as though it were...
Oliver 'Boy' Mason
May 23 min read
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Beware the Ides of March!
Or don’t. Unless, of course, you happen to be Julius Caesar in 44 BC, in which case—yeah, definitely beware. The Ides of March, or March...
Oliver 'Boy' Mason
Mar 132 min read
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The Druid’s Lament: A Plea to the Gods in the Face of Rome
A Celtic Druid The air hums with sorrow, thick as the mist that clings to the oaks of our sacred groves. I, Brenan, Druid of the...
Oliver 'Boy' Mason
Mar 133 min read
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A Roman Legionary’s Lament: Festus’ Letter from the Edge of the World
A Roman letter To my dearest Vesta, May the gods keep you safe and warm in Rome, where the sun shines and the streets do not turn to...
Oliver 'Boy' Mason
Mar 112 min read
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The Roman invasion from a Celt's point of view, how Aiden in "Revolt" was feeling the day before he meets Oliver 'Boy' Mason
The smell of damp earth and wood smoke clings to my clothes as I step outside our roundhouse. The morning air is thick with the weight of...
Oliver 'Boy' Mason
Jan 312 min read
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If you’ve landed here, you’re probably curious about Revolt, the first of Oliver's adventures...
The series of books are all well researched, historically accurate and have a gripping narrative. Revolt is a gripping novel that...
Oliver 'Boy' Mason
Dec 1, 20241 min read
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