Historic Replica Construction series
Non-fiction Books and ebooks
Historic Replica Construction series
This series contains a collection of knowledge amassed over 30 years in the pursuit of a better historical presentation. Each project is meticulously documented with historical background information, comparisons to similar artifacts, and clear, step-by-step instructions. Accompanied by detailed drawings, vivid photographs, and supplementary details, these projects come to life on the page, inviting you to embark on a journey of creativity and discovery. Additionally, guidance on scaling projects to different sizes ensures versatility and adaptability, allowing you to tailor your creations to suit your needs.
Vikings Volume 1
Revised 2022
Projects
- The Coppergate wooden mallet by Stephen Wyley
- The Lund stool by Stephen Wyley
- The Oseberg chest (no. 178) by Stephen Wyley
- The Oseberg bed (no. 2) by Stephen Wyley
- The Sala Hytta table by Stephen Wyley
- The Trondheim toy horse by Stephen Wyley
- The Gokstad candle holders by Wayne Robinson
- The Birka bag hanger by Shannon Joyce
Paperback from Intertype for Australian orders.
Amazon for international or eBook purchases.
Vikings Volume 2
Published 2024
Projects
- The Gamla Lödöse weaving knife by Stephen Wyley and Shannon Joyce
- The Oseberg chair by Darren Delany and Stephen Wyley
- The Hedeby chest by Stephen Wyley
- The Winchester lock by Stephen Wyley
- The Hørning table by Stephen Wyley
- The Gokstad Bed by Stephen Wyley
- The Trondheim Hefatafl board by Stephen Wyley
- The Grytøy Whalebone Plaque (Smoothing Board) by Shannon Joyce
- The Oseberg Bucket by Stephen Sinclair
- The Gokstad Back Pack by Stephen Wyley and Brodie Henry
- The Hedeby Arrows by Wayne Robinson
- Errata: Coppergate Mallet measurements from Viking – Volume 1 (2021)
Paperback from Intertype for Australian orders.
Amazon for international or eBook purchases.
Vikings Volume 3
Published 2026
Projects
- Toy Story by Brodie Henry
- The Hedeby ruler by Stephen Wyley
- Hedeby arrow plane by Wayne Robinson
- The Dublin six legged stool by Stephen Wyley
- The Mästermyr chest by Stephen Wyley
- The Oseberg table by Stephen Wyley
- The Hedeby trays by Dianne ‘Driffa’ Russell and Ellen Russell
- The Mammen pillow by Shannon Joyce
- The Varafell (Cloak) by Shannon Joyce
- The Oseberg sprang weaving loom by Stephen Wyley, Rey Coucher and Bryn Wyley
- Sprang, a brief overview by Marg Henly
- The Hedeby quiver by Wayne Robinson
- The Mästermyr hand saw by Sean ‘Bjørn’ Boyle
Paperback from Intertype for Australian orders.
Amazon for international or eBook purchases.
Vikings boxed set
Published 2026
This trilogy offers the ultimate blueprint for recreating the material culture of the Vikings with accuracy, safety, and craftsmanship: Volume 1: Sets the foundation, Volume 2: The workshops, and Volume 3: The master class.The boxed set comes with a 10% discount over the list price of the individual volumes.
Available from Intertype’s bookstore.
Thirteenth Century – Volume 1
Published 2025
Projects
- The Sainte Genevieve wheel barrow by Stephen Wyley
- The Novgorod awl by Steven Baker
- The St Bartholomew bench by Stephen Wyley
- The Cantigas chest by Stephen Wyley
- The Shrine of the Adoration of the Magi by Hamish Manzi and Karl Erakovic
- The Death Bed of Matthew of Paris by Stephen Wyley
- The Pantheon work table by Stephen Wyley
- The Novgorod leather balls by Steven Baker
- The Maciejowski Satchel by Stephen Wyley
- The Maciejowski Bible Meat Cleaver by Sean ‘Bjørn’ Boyle and Stephen Wyley
Paperback from Intertype for Australian orders.
Amazon for international or eBook purchases.
Fourteenth Century – Volume 1
Published 2023
Projects
- Bede’s Chair (St Paul’s Church, Jarrow, County Durham, United Kingdom) by Stephen Wyley
- The Pillager’s chest (MS Royal manuscript, British Library, UK) by Stephen Wyley
- The Sitting bed (The Preparation of the Cross, Santa Croce Fresco, Florence, Italy) by Stephen Wyley
- Table — Making Pasta (Taciunum Sanitatis of Vienna manuscript, BNF, France) by Stephen Wyley
- The Luttrell Psalter Table by Stephen Wyley
- The Hanging Salt Box (Budapest Historical Museum, Hungary) by Stephen Wyley
- The Bellows (Smithfield Decretals manuscript, British Library, UK) by Stephen Wyley
- The Frame Saw (The Santa Croce Fresco, Florence, Italy) by Stephen Wyley
- The Costrel (Museum of London, UK) by Wayne Robinson
- The Heater Shield by Andrew Fraser and Stephen Wyley.
Paperback from Intertype for Australian orders.
Amazon for international or eBook purchases.
Currently in preparation
- Vikings Volume 4
- Byzantine
- Mary Rose
- Fourteenth Century Volume 2
- Fifteenth Century
- Anglo-Saxon
- Rome
Historic Nonfiction
Dictionary of Military Architecture
by Stephen Wyley, second edition published 2025
Discover the definitive lexicon of defensive structures from around the globe with the Dictionary of Military Architecture, 2nd Edition. For military historians, historical re-enactors, war gamers, fiction writers, or students of defensive strategy, this dictionary is the ultimate, indispensable guide to the terminology and significance of military architecture across all eras.
Hardcover from Intertype for Australian orders.
Paperback from Intertype for Australian orders.
Amazon for international or eBook purchases
English Swordsmanship: The True Fight of George Silver volume 1
by Stephen Hand, Chivalry Bookshelf published 2006
George Silver was one of the most significant writers on the history of Western swordsmanship. Best known for his distrust of Italian rapier fencing, this suspicion led him to document the system of swordsmanship practiced by the English gentry and nobility before the advent of the rapier. Stephen Hand presents Silver’s system with outstanding text and in more than four hundred clear photographs. This book is a must for anyone interested in swordsmanship.
I had a small part as historical archery consultant for this work, sourcing quotes from Ascham’s Toxophilus (1545).
Amazon for hardcover purchases
Gudyarra: The First Wiradyuri War of Resistance — The Bathurst War, 1822–1824
by Stephen Gapps, published 2021
Dr Gapps documents the brutal war between settlers and the Wiradyuri people around Bathurst, NSW in 1824. He uncovers the events leading up to the declaration of martial law and the aftermath.
We contributed family documents, provided research and transcribed original documents for this work.
Fiction
Red Ned Tudor Series
by Gregory and Jocelyn House
A Tudor mystery series following the adventures of Red Ned Bedwell, apprentice lawyer and aspiring rogue, in London of Henry VIII where politics, plots and murder are the currency of the realm.
Book 1, The Cardinal’s Angels, is followed by The Liberties of London, The Fetter Lane Fleece, The Queen’s Oranges, A Comfit of Rogues, and The Lord of Misrule. Suits adult and advanced young adult readers.
The authors say they based one of the characters in the books on me.
Dark Devices Series
by Gregory House
From the writer of the Red Ned Tudor Mysteries series comes a different view through the glass darkly of the Arcane Underworld of Tudor England. A banquet of the senses, with all the splendour of the Court, not to mention the bloody iron tang of dark machinations, hidden conspiracies and the reanimated dead. Suits adult readers.