Blood and Thunder
Flashman author George MacDonald Fraser explains how ‘history disguised as fiction’ has been his inspiration and is also his aim.
‘Your eyes are blinded by the sight of gold, man!’ Thus Sir Daniel Darnley Darnley (or was it Darnby?), the Laughing Pirate, duelling in an Aztec treasure-house, despatching some unfortunate Spanish villain with a lightning rapier thrust – and awakening my interest in history for the first time.