Tim Darcy Ellis

An Interview with Tim Darcy Ellis: Author of The Secret Diaries of Juan Luis Vives

Tim Darcy EllisTim Darcy Ellis (BA BSc, MHSc) is a writer and physiotherapy-business owner. He was formerly a professional archaeologist. Tim’s critically acclaimed debut, The Secret Diaries of Juan Luis Vives is a fast-paced and meticulously researched historical fiction novel. Tim is passionate about bringing his love of history, archaeology and philosophy together: and to express it by writing great fiction.

Tim majored in Medieval Archaeology at the University of York (1988), and he worked for both the Museum of London and the British Museum the 1990s. He re-qualified as a physiotherapist at the University of East London (1998). He then moved […]

2020-09-24T07:55:10+02:00September 24th, 2020|Categories: Interviews|Tags: |

Review: The Secret Diaries of Juan Luis Vives by Tim Darcy Ellis

The Secret Diaries of Juan Luis Vives by Tim Darcy Ellis

Steeped in court drama, forbidden love, and the tension of dark history, The Secret Diaries of Juan Luis Vives is the swirling, beautifully penned new novel from Tim Darcy Ellis. Based largely on true events and figures, this intense tale shines a new light on the motives and machinations of English royalty in the mid-16th century.

Juan Luis Vives, a “New Christian” fleeing from the shadow of the Spanish Inquisition, and the anti-Semitism that flowed so freely in the 1500s, is trying to survive and stay outside of suspicion in Bruges. A chance encounter with Sir Thomas More upends […]

2020-09-24T07:10:10+02:00September 3rd, 2020|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: , |
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