Toby Purser

"...by the subtle intertwining of fact and fiction the author's key players are portrayed as exemplars of bygone virtues..." (The Oxford Times)

The Zaharoff Conspiracy is a spy mystery set in 1914, weeks before the outbreak of the First World War wherein Septimus Oates, an Oxford don, stumbles upon a royal secret dating from the late eighteenth century which threatens world peace. The Zaharoff Conspiracy is the first in a series of spy thrillers set during the First World War and the early years of MI6, the Secret Intelligence Service.

The Devil's Inheritance is the epic saga of the Norman Conquest of England, spanning four decades, detailing the stories of Duke William of Normandy and Earl Harold Godwinsson, culminating in the best known date in English history, the battle of Hastings, October 1066. This is available on Kindle and in paperback.

Toby can be found on his Facebook page Toby Purser Author and website www.tobypurser.org.uk. Please visit for latest news, reviews and comments. Toby grew up in the Welsh border counties of Shropshire and Herefordshire. He read History at Oxford University (Mansfield College) where he was a scholar and after a Masters degree at Oxford, completed a PhD from the University of Southampton. Toby has taught History in a range of schools and colleges across the UK. His teaching and research for books - fiction and non-fiction - has taken him to Prague, Vienna, Budapest, Berlin, Istanbul, Normandy, Israel, Jordan and the battlefields of France, Belgium and Gallipoli.