16th Century
The Architect’s Apprentice
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When Jahan runs away from his overbearing father and boards a ship bound for Istanbul, he finds a baby white elephant on board, ...Read Review
The Traitor’s Mark
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Henry VIII is on the throne. The monasteries have been shut down, the monks and nuns evicted, the land and buildings sold off ...Read Review
Spymaster
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When fourteen-year old Kit, grieving after his falconer father’s death, deliberately frees his employer’s favourite hawk, he knows he could hang ...Read Review
The Light in the Labyrinth
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In 1535, thirteen-year-old Kate Carey, niece of Anne Boleyn, arrives at Court to serve her aunt. Kate, who has been frustrated with her mother, ...Read Review
Fashion in the Time of William Shakespeare
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This rather short book is actually packed to the gills with information on the fashions those alive during the time of William Shakespeare ...Read Review
Elizabeth I: Renaissance Prince
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This is an incredibly well-written biography of one of England’s historical icons. Giving a background on her birth and her mother’s ...Read Review
Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare
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There have always been significant and considerable gaps and uncertainties in the historical record of the life of William Shakespeare. These have prompted ...Read Review
Captured by a Laird (The Douglas Legacy, Book 1)
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Mallory kicks off this new “Douglas Legacy” series with a vividly memorable scene: fiery-tempered Lady Alison Douglas, the sister of powerful Earl of ...Read Review
The Golden Chalice of Hunahpu: A Novel of the Spanish Attack on the Maya
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The Spanish conquest of the Mayan civilization in the 16th Century forms the dramatic climax of William Vlach’s sweeping novel The Golden ...Read Review
Holy Spy
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This is the seventh book in Clements’ John Shakespeare series. John is the fictional elder brother of Will Shakespeare, who often has a ...Read Review