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THE BLOOD OF ENGLISHMEN
By: Colin Mustful

An Anthology from History Through Fiction

History Through Fiction, LLC
March 2026
On Sale: March 3, 2026
114 pages
ISBN: 1963452402
EAN: 9781963452402
Kindle: B0GF8SP8VW
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Historical | Anthology

Winners of the History Through Fiction Short Story Contest, The Blood of Englishmen uncovers the hidden histories that shape us all.

Across continents and centuries, the award-winning stories in The Blood of Englishmen illuminate lives lived at the margins of official history—moments of crisis, courage, and quiet transformation that ripple through families, communities, and nations. From earthquakes and wars to revolutions of faith, art, and survival, this powerful anthology brings forgotten voices into sharp, unforgettable focus.

A detective searches for meaning in a city consumed by fire. A wounded soldier confronts the weight of survival. A violinist wrestles with art, love, and identity in early 20th-century Europe. Aviators, pioneers, mothers, dreamers, and exiles face injustice, loss, and the shifting tides of history. Each story offers a vivid window into a world both distant and urgently familiar, revealing resilience and hope in the face of overwhelming odds.

Spanning ancient deserts, battlefields of World War I, Cold War America, the American frontier, and beyond, The Blood of Englishmen is a celebration of storytelling’s power to recover what has been overlooked—and to connect us across time and place. These stories invite readers to encounter history not as a distant past, but as a living presence: intimate, urgent, and enduring.