HNR Issue 52 (May 2010)
Baroque
Inspired by real events and people in early 17th-century Rome, this novel follows the exploits of young painter Mario Minitti,…
Evangeline
Based on the poem of the same name by Longfellow, Evangeline tells the story of the Great Upheaval, the forcible…
A Game of Sorrows
Following on from the excellent The Redemption of Alexander Seaton comes the next novel following the adventures of the teacher-hero…
The Sweet Smell of Decay
London 1664. Charles II is the new king, and the city is coming to terms with new religious and political…
Fox, Cromwell’s Spy
I was glad when I reached the end of this book, especially as I am a Royalist sympathiser. The setting…
The Confessions of Catherine de Medici
Editors' choice
Catherine de Medici came to the French court as a reluctant princess: young and naive, and yet somehow she knew…
Daughters of the Witching Hill
Editors' choice
Inspired by the 1612 Pendle witch trials in Lancashire, England, Sharratt tells a dramatic story of love and treachery. Told…
The Secret of the Glass
In the early 17th century, the art of glassblowing is highly respected by the Venetian government, and some of its…
A Murder on London Bridge
It’s 1664 in this latest Thomas Chaloner adventure set in Restoration London, and Lord Chancellor Clarendon, fearing rebellion, sends his…
The Admiral’s Game
This is the fifth in the series of novels about John Pearce, a naval officer by default rather than proper…
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