Had a chat on @bbcradioulster this morning about my new book about John Nicholson, Cult of a Dark Hero, published by @ibtauris . Have a listen from 1.50 if you’d like to know more about this extraordinary character. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00004s…

My book about the Irish soldier who became an Indian god is published on August 30th, but available from Amazon at the end of this month amazon.co.uk/Cult-Dark-Hero-…. John Nicholson was worshipped by a cult of Nikal Seynis in Punjab.

Nicholson, who led the British assault on Delhi in 1857, can no longer be celebrated as a hero, but remains a major figure of British India. This is the first book-length biography since 1939.