Speaker and Supper - When Britannia First Ruled The Waves

Chris Durbin author of the Carlisle and Holbrooke naval adventure series.

The story of the Seven Years War told through the adventures of fictional characters.

Chris spent twenty-four years as a warfare officer in the Royal Navy, serving in all classes of ship from aircraft carriers through destroyers and frigates to the smallest minesweepers. Following his retirement from the Navy he spent eighteen years in the aerospace, defence and security industry.

With a lifelong interest in naval history and a long-standing ambition to write historical fiction, Chris embarked upon creating the Carlisle & Holbrooke series, in which a colonial Virginian commands a British navy frigate during the middle years of the eighteenth century.

Chris's twelve books follow its principal characters, Edward Carlisle and his protégé, George Holbrooke, through the Seven Years War and into the period of turbulent relations between Britain and her American Colonies in the 1760s. The series negotiates some thought-provoking loyalty issues when British policy and colonial restlessness lead inexorably to the American Revolution.

Chris will be talking through his writing process and the history of the period with an opportunity to buy his novels at the end of the evening.

Followed by supper ; £13.95pp

Steak, ale & mushroom pie in a rich gravy, topped with buttery pastry, served with seasonal vegetables. Sticky toffee pudding served with ice cream. Please follow this link to book https://www.emsworthsc.org.uk//event/634981

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