Welcome TO THE WEBSITE OF
MARK TURNBULL
Author and historian specialising in the 17th century Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
About MARK
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
After a visit to Helmsley Castle, North Yorkshire, at the age of 10, Mark Turnbull bought a pack of cards that featured the monarchs of England. The card portraying King Charles I fascinated him.
Van Dyck's regal portrait of the king and the fact that he was executed proved the beginning of Mark's passionate interest in Charles I and the Wars of the three Kingdoms that has stayed with him ever since. It led to a period of battle re-enactment with The Sealed Knot.
Mark thoroughly enjoys bringing this period to life through writing and has written articles for magazines, newspapers and online educational sites. He is also one of the founders of the new Stuart History Festival.
Additionally, he produces a podcast dedicated to the period called 'CavalierCast - The Civil War in Words' is a regional chair of the Battlefields Trust, and an Associate Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.