And now for something completely different!

Justin Newland is an author of historical adventure novels and supernatural thrillers.  His work is firmly rooted in detailed research.  At the beginning of the Elizabethan era, England was a small, isolated, misty isle on the edge of continental Europe.  But sparked by Dr John Dee’s vision in his book The Limits of Empire, England grew to become the centre of a new world of trade and communication, bringing its laws and language to the world.

Justin will explain how this period of history inspired his latest novel, The Mark of the Salamander, which explores the secret history of Sir Francis Drake’s circumnavigation.

St Anne’s Hall.  Doors open at 2pm and the talk starts at 2.30.