HNR Issue 38 (November 2006)
Right Royal Bastards
Since the English throne was taken by William the Bastard, aka the Conqueror, in 1066, the British monarchy has enjoyed…
Duchess: A Novel Of Sarah Churchill
Editors' choice
This wonderful fictional biography of Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough, whisks the reader into a period rife with intrigue, love, sex,…
The Book Of True Desires
Krahn’s second in her Book series (following The Book of the Seven Delights) puts a feminist spin on the adventure…
Cruel Music
Third in her series of Baroque mysteries, Beverle Graves Myers’s Cruel Music finds Venetian castrato Tito Amato involved in the…
Lost Voices Of The Edwardians
This book combines oral history and pictures which include stills from Mitchell and Kenyon film footage in a compilation of…
Dangerous Pursuits
Editors' choice
The second book in the Rose McQuinn mystery series is a thoroughly enjoyable introduction to the world of Edinburgh’s first…
The Beloved
The Beloved is the third in a trilogy, now set in Flanders during the exile of Edward IV. Warwick is…
Catalina, A True Story
This novel was inspired by the autobiography of Catalina de Erauso, who was born in Basque country around 1592. Known…
A King’s Trade
It’s 1799, and the Napoleonic Wars have just begun. Alan Lewrie, captain of the 32-gun British frigate HMS Proteus, is…
Allen’s English Phrases
This wonderful book offers, for the first time on such a scale, a scholarly and systematic treatment of thousands of…
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