Award-winning author, John Broughton was born in Cleethorpes Lincolnshire UK in 1948: just one of the post-war baby boomers. After attending grammar school and studying to the sound of Bob Dylan he went to Nottingham University and studied Medieval and Modern History (Archaeology subsidiary). The subsidiary course led to one of his greatest academic achievements: tipping the soil content of a wheelbarrow from the summit of a spoil heap on an old lady hobbling past the dig, fortunately, they subsequently became firm friends. He did many different jobs while living in Radcliffe-on-Trent, Leamington, Glossop, the Scilly Isles, Puglia, and Calabria. They include teaching English and History, managing a Day-Care Centre, being a Director of a Trade Institute and teaching university students Engl
