The History Islands

This is the true story of T.B. Davis - the ragged and penniless boy from Jersey who cheated death and earned a king's ransom, yet could not save his beloved son. You can discover his inspiring and tragic story in my second book,  Jersey: Secrets of the Sea . 

It is the Spring of 1781. Jersey has been saved from the invading French army. Yet it was a shockingly close-run escape, and a scapegoat is required. The military trial of the Lieutenant-Governor, Major Corbet, is about to begin.

It is January 6th, 1781. The French army is about to burst in upon St Helier. In the hours to come, Jersey's fate will be sealed. 

It is a winter's night in Jersey, 242 years ago. Baron de Rullecourt's ghostly army is landing. The invasion of Jersey has begun. This story is adapted from my first book, Jersey: The Hidden Histories.     

This is the story of a bold expedition that set out to claim a desolate wilderness and transform it within a generation. The empty place they settled was Sark - the cliffs that loomed on the northern horizon, so close to Jersey yet abandoned to the elements. One man was determined to reverse the tide of history, and reclaim the lost island. Enjoy this latest episode of the History Islands ~ Paul D...

This was Jersey's Stonehenge; a monument that endured thousands of winters and glimmered through countless summers. The wheel of history turned, empires rose and fell, and the stone sentinels on the hill outlasted them all. Until one day, they were gone. 

This is one of Jersey's most curious and engaging legends - a medieval tale of a heroic, faithful steed. The story opens as night falls over St Ouen's Bay, in September 1467. 

This story is based upon one of Jersey's most mysterious and ancient myths. It opens at the Rock of Execution, in St Martin's Parish, in the winter of 1251. When the dawn drowned out the stars, Geffray knew he was about to die. 

An ancient Jersey legend, of the lost bridge to Normandy that was swallowed by the waves. This is the story of a drowned world.  The seabed at low tide is treacherous even today; an experienced guide is essential.

Winter had fallen hard upon Jersey. As the red sun collapsed below the western horizon, the sky was smeared with blood. Wreckers of Winter Night is based on a legend first recorded in the nineteenth century, but which dates from an earlier, darker age.