Troy Depue is a medieval historian. Having been a published journalist on the Examiner.com for over 7 years Suite 101 for 2, and now on his own website on the topic of Medieval Facts for over a year, he is well versed in how to write well thought out and researched non-fiction articles that reach to a broad audience. He markets these through social media and interacts with his audience. This hard work has gotten him noticed by several top notch media outlets; including the Travel Channel as he was approached and appeared in an episode of a show called Fandemoneum with Adam Richman, as well as being a featured guest on WNPR radio's Colin McEnroe show as an expert on Medieval Jesters. Troy has briefly trained in the medieval sport of jousting, and tries to live a knightly way. He has personally done charity work, including raising money for The ARC of Greater Tarrant County by running in medieval armor in the Texas heat.
Troy has now published his own book; titled The Diary of Mordred. It is selling quickly on Barnes and Noble.com, Amazon.com, Createspace.com, and many other outlets. Click the button at the top of the page The Diary of Mordred for more info on this incredible book about the bastard son of King Arthur, told as it has never been before.
Troy collects swords and armor from the medieval era, both historical and fantasy style as the both have an aesthetic value to them. He has done different LARP fighting to gain different perspectives on many different interest types. Troy also volunteers at his local library every year for their Medieval Arts Festival where he talks to the people of all ages on all things medieval. Well versed in all aspects of the medieval fandom, Troy is better poised to connect with the general public than most medieval experts.
Troy believes that history should be told in a fun manner; as a story rather than just a collection of dates to memorize.
believes that many teachers and professors get too caught up in teaching dates, that the historical significance of the actual event gets lost of their pupils. It is much more beneficial if the student learns the events and a general idea of what happened in what order than if they can just spit out dates but have no idea what actually was important on those dates. History should never, ever, be boring, but there are many people in the world today that Troy has come across that are not interested in history because their teacher made it boring.
When he isn't focused on the medieval era, Troy is a family man first. His wife and three kids are everything to him. Troy also enjoys ice hockey; having played for around 12 years himself. He was an assistant coach, and even a journalist for the local minor league hockey team; doing player interviews and game reviews that garnered him readers from across the country and beyond.
Troy was born and raised in the DFW area of Texas where is currently resides.
Website: medievalfactsexaminer.weebly.com
Facebook page: Medieval Facts
Facebook group: Medieval Facts
Troy has now published his own book; titled The Diary of Mordred. It is selling quickly on Barnes and Noble.com, Amazon.com, Createspace.com, and many other outlets. Click the button at the top of the page The Diary of Mordred for more info on this incredible book about the bastard son of King Arthur, told as it has never been before.
Troy collects swords and armor from the medieval era, both historical and fantasy style as the both have an aesthetic value to them. He has done different LARP fighting to gain different perspectives on many different interest types. Troy also volunteers at his local library every year for their Medieval Arts Festival where he talks to the people of all ages on all things medieval. Well versed in all aspects of the medieval fandom, Troy is better poised to connect with the general public than most medieval experts.
Troy believes that history should be told in a fun manner; as a story rather than just a collection of dates to memorize.
believes that many teachers and professors get too caught up in teaching dates, that the historical significance of the actual event gets lost of their pupils. It is much more beneficial if the student learns the events and a general idea of what happened in what order than if they can just spit out dates but have no idea what actually was important on those dates. History should never, ever, be boring, but there are many people in the world today that Troy has come across that are not interested in history because their teacher made it boring.
When he isn't focused on the medieval era, Troy is a family man first. His wife and three kids are everything to him. Troy also enjoys ice hockey; having played for around 12 years himself. He was an assistant coach, and even a journalist for the local minor league hockey team; doing player interviews and game reviews that garnered him readers from across the country and beyond.
Troy was born and raised in the DFW area of Texas where is currently resides.
Website: medievalfactsexaminer.weebly.com
Facebook page: Medieval Facts
Facebook group: Medieval Facts