Daniel John Roddy

Former global consultant turned historical novelist. Writes YA world-history fiction with timelines, glossaries & discussion guides for homeschool & classroom.

[Daniel John Roddy @danieljohnroddy]

📍 Songhai Empire — AD 1464–1492
Sunni Ali conquers Timbuktu and Djenné, transforming a Niger kingdom into a mighty empire.
📜 The Voices of Time
🏮 Series 36: The Kingdoms of Gold
🏫 Homeschool / YA Historical Fiction
👉 https://t.co/Lpe8mnKQQH

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📍 Mali Empire — AD 1324
Mansa Musa crosses the Sahara, astonishing Cairo with his gold—and discovering that the greatest treasures cannot be weighed.
📜 The Voices of Time
🏮 Series 36: The Kingdoms of Gold
🏫 Homeschool / YA Historical Fiction
👉 https://t.co/FoGA8pcXze

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📍 Manden, West Africa — 13th Century
Born unable to walk, Sundiata Keita rises to unite the clans of Manden and lay the foundations of the Mali Empire.
📜 The Voices of Time
🏮 Series 36: The Kingdoms of Gold
🏫 Homeschool / YA Historical Fiction
👉 https://t.co/mD6kiXCKJV

[Daniel John Roddy @danieljohnroddy]

📍 Song China — AD 1084–c. 1155
Li Qingzhao survives invasion, exile, and the fall of the Northern Song—preserving a vanished world through poetry and memory.
📜 The Voices of Time
🏮 Series 35: The Scroll of Silk
🏫 Homeschool / YA Historical Fiction
👉 https://t.co/lwsQcn2gPG

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📍 Northern Song China — AD 1037–1101
Su Shi survives prison and repeated exile to become Su Dongpo—finding freedom in friendship, poetry, and moonlight.
📜 The Voices of Time
🏮 Series 35: The Scroll of Silk
🏫 Homeschool / YA Historical Fiction
👉 https://t.co/P8KnGGq04X

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📍 Northern Song China — AD 1042–1101
Su Song transforms water into time, building an astronomical clock to mirror the heavens and preserve its knowledge.
📜 The Voices of Time
🏮 Series 35: The Scroll of Silk
🏫 Homeschool / YA Historical Fiction
👉 https://t.co/KpWagYzaaO

[Daniel John Roddy @danieljohnroddy]

📍 Northern Song China — AD 1031–1095
Shen Kuo studies stars, maps, and the changing earth—asking whether the world truly matches what the old books say.
📜 The Voices of Time
🏮 Series 35: The Scroll of Silk
🏫 Homeschool / YA Historical Fiction
👉 https://t.co/9wMqxu3wYF

[Daniel John Roddy @danieljohnroddy]

📍 Northern Song China — c. AD 1041–1048
Bi Sheng experiments with clay, fire, and iron to create movable type—and changes forever how words can travel.
📜 The Voices of Time
🏮 Series 35: The Scroll of Silk
🏫 Homeschool / YA Historical Fiction
👉 https://t.co/FTgJdIXDYB

[Daniel John Roddy @danieljohnroddy]

📍 Mongolian Steppes — c. AD 1180s–1227
Jochi grows up beneath the shadow of Genghis Khan and a question about his birth that will follow him across an empire.
📜 The Voices of Time
🐎 Series 34: The Mongol's Star
🏫 Homeschool / YA Historical Fiction
👉 https://t.co/SSyrqD2DVJ

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📍 Mongolia to Hungary — c. AD 1200–1248
Subutai rises from a blacksmith’s family to become one of history’s greatest commanders in service to Genghis Khan.
📜 The Voices of Time
🐎 Series 34: The Mongol's Star
🏫 Homeschool / YA Historical Fiction
👉 https://t.co/NcJbffHwT9

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📍 Mongolian Steppe — c. AD 1170s–1205
Jamukha and Temüjin begin as sworn brothers, but friendship turns to rivalry as they choose different roads.
📜 The Voices of Time
🐎 Series 34: The Mongol's Star
🏫 Homeschool / YA Historical Fiction
👉 https://t.co/xfBACftuVC

[Daniel John Roddy @danieljohnroddy]

📍 Mongolian Steppe — c. AD 1178–1230
Börte survives captivity to become Genghis Khan’s Great Khatun and matriarch of a dynasty that will reshape Eurasia.
📜 The Voices of Time
🐎 Series 34: The Mongol's Star
🏫 Homeschool / YA Historical Fiction
👉 https://t.co/O5aLelRxGM

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📍 Mongolian Steppe — c. AD 1162–1227
Temüjin rises from an abandoned, hungry boy to Genghis Khan, building an empire that will change the world.
📜 The Voices of Time
🐎 Series 34: The Mongol's Star
🏫 Homeschool / YA Historical Fiction
👉 https://t.co/8LpReRikjJ

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📍 England & France — AD 1152–1219
William Marshal keeps his honor, his promises, and his courage through a lifetime of kings and wars.
📜 The Voices of Time
👑 Series 33: The Queen's Crown
🏫 Homeschool / YA Historical Fiction
👉 https://t.co/XwETciMt5i

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📍 The Holy Land & Europe — AD 1189–1199
Richard discovers that defeating armies may win a king glory—but even the greatest warrior can find himself a prisoner.
📜 The Voices of Time
👑 Series 33: The Queen's Crown
🏫 Homeschool / YA Historical Fiction
👉 https://t.co/bXYmNgx0Zz

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📍 Canterbury, England — AD 1155–1170
Thomas Becket discovers that loyalty to a king is simple until it demands that he stand against his closest friend.
📜 The Voices of Time
👑 Series 33: The Queen's Crown
🏫 Homeschool / YA Historical Fiction
👉 https://t.co/aIvJGuoOyl

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📍 England & France — AD 1154–1189
Henry II discovers that a king may command armies, courts, and kingdoms—yet still be powerless to command loyalty.
📜 The Voices of Time
👑 Series 33: The Queen's Crown
🏫 Homeschool / YA Historical Fiction
👉 https://t.co/kZhSSapQa4

[Daniel John Roddy @danieljohnroddy]

📍 Aquitaine, France — AD 1137–1154
Eleanor of Aquitaine discovers that wearing a crown is not the same as possessing the freedom to choose her own future.
📜 The Voices of Time
👑 Series 33: The Queen's Crown
🏫 Homeschool / YA Historical Fiction
👉https://t.co/pDnprFnuMH

[Daniel John Roddy @danieljohnroddy]

📍 Jerusalem — AD 1177–1193
Balian of Ibelin discovers that courage is sometimes measured not by victory, but by what you refuse to sacrifice.
📜 The Voices of Time
⚔️ Series 32: The Crusader's Road
🏫 Homeschool / YA Historical Fiction
👉 https://t.co/A5HUWRO9az

[Daniel John Roddy @danieljohnroddy]

📍 Jerusalem — AD 1174–1185
Stricken by leprosy Baldwin IV discovers that a king’s strength is measured by the courage to bear its burden to the end.
📜 The Voices of Time
⚔️ Series 32: The Crusader's Road
🏫 Homeschool / YA Historical Fiction
👉https://t.co/JbHstmVIQL