Author Archives: Keith Melton - Green Lib Dem

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About Keith Melton - Green Lib Dem

Retired English liberal environmentalist living in Nottinghamshire; spent six years in Brazil. Author of Historical Novel - Captain Cobbler: the Lincolnshire Uprising 1536. Active member of the Green Liberal Democrats - (pressure group in Liberal Democrats) - was Founding Chair of GLD in 1988

Cast of Characters

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Keith Melton - Green Lib Dem

Dramatis Personae In order of appearance   Real People Catherine (Catalina) of Aragon – daughter of Isabella and Ferdinand – eventually Queen of England as Henry Vlll’s first wife. Arthur, Prince of Wales – Son of Henry Tudor and Elizabeth … Continue reading →

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Publishing Puff

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Keith Melton - Green Lib Dem

Publishing Puff Keith Melton’s new novel is a “Tour de force” extending from the bloody, treacherous ending of the Plantagenet dynasty when young Lancastrian upstart, Henry Tudor killed the nasty Richard lll in the Battle of Bosworth Field through to … Continue reading →

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The novel is finished…!

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Keith Melton - Green Lib Dem

hello again, my 18xGreat Nephew Keith tells me he has finished writing what he calls a Novel about the activities of 1536 in Louth and I have now had a read of what he has written, he certainly seems to … Continue reading →

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Captain Cobbler says Hello

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Keith Melton - Green Lib Dem

Ummm …HELLO, I seem to have awakened after a long sleep. My mind and thoughts are still in 1536 but the date on this odd screen in front of me seems to suggest it is really nearly 500 years later… … Continue reading →

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Louth, Lincolnshire

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Keith Melton - Green Lib Dem

You can, of course, read about present-day Louth on the internet and Wikipedia is a good start http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louth,_Lincolnshire showing its current population to be over 15,000 souls. In Tudor times it was one of the largest towns in the County, outside Lincoln, … Continue reading →

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About Captain Cobbler

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Keith Melton - Green Lib Dem

“Captain Cobbler” was a successful shoemaker in Louth, Lincolnshire, England who, for reasons which will be explored on this website in due course decided on a course of action in October 1536 which led to an uprising in the County … Continue reading →

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