1st Century
When Women Were Warriors: Books I, II & III
Wilson’s utterly remarkable trilogy set in Bronze Age Britain opens with spirited young Tamras being sent to the household of…
Across the Waters of Time: Pliny Remembered
The long and incredibly varied life of Pliny the Elder forms the subject of Parejko’s fantastic book, taking readers on…
Death Speaker
Powerfully written, Death Speaker tells the story of Julius Caesar’s conquest of Gaul as seen through the eyes of the…
The Blood of Innocents
John Bridges tells the story of Jesus Christ’s last days through the eyes of the priests. With a large dose…
Reuben The Fisherman
Reuben is the story of the paralysed man that Jesus’s disciples lowered through the roof of a crowded house for…
Britanniae
Britanniae is set in England during the last period of the Roman occupation. The heroine, Flavia Vindex, is a single…
Rome: The Art of War
This is the fourth in a series of novels set in the 1st century AD featuring the enigmatic spy Pantera,…
The Well
There seems to be a spate of religious historical novels being published about marginal biblical characters. Considering the paucity of…
Daughter of Jerusalem
Mary Magdalene, or Mary of Magdala as she is known here, narrates the story of her life. As a girl,…
Shadows in the Night
This is the first in Jane Finnis’ Aurelia Marcella Mysteries, so we are introduced to the eponymous heroine who is…
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