15th Century
1415: Henry V’s Year of Glory
Although this is not a novel, it certainly reads like one. Written in diary form, it covers the events of…
1492: The Year the World Began
Felipe Ferńandez-Armesto’s contention in 1492: The Year the World Began is that in the titular year events occurred that shaped…
The Gutenberg Revolution
At the age of twelve I wrote in a school essay that Johann Gutenberg was the inventor of printing, only…
The Book of the Maidservant
After young Johanna’s mother dies and her family falls apart, she is sent to be a serving girl to Margery…
Empire of the Moghul: Raiders from the North
Raiders from the North is the first in a quintet of novels chronicling the rise and fall of the Moghul…
The Tudor Rose
“It is strange how many want to sit in the king’s seat even though it’s so uncomfortable.” From the mouths…
Knight of Desire
Knight of Desire, the first novel of a planned series entitled All the King’s Men, is set in England and…
The Stolen Voice
The Sidhean (Sheean) is a local hill where the Good Neighbours dwell, so when 12-year-old David Drummond, a chorister, vanished…
The White Queen
Gregory’s newest entry is all about Elizabeth Woodville, told in her voice and with a few twists and turns. Elizabeth…
The Treasures of Venice
Ah, Romance! Loucinda McGary’s second ultra-romantic novel, set in a sultry modern-day Venice, has all the requisites of a frothy…
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