Nonfiction
Temples, Tombs and Hieroglyphs
Publishers used to describe this type of book as one ‘written for the intelligent reader’, and this is exactly what…
Through a Howling Wilderness: Benedict Arnold’s March to Quebec, 1775
One of the major ironies of American history is that one of the first policy decisions taken by the American…
The Last Princess
The pendulum of public opinion seems to have swung as far as it will go with regard to Queen Victoria…
Tutankhamun’s Armies: Battle and Conquest during Ancient Egypt’s Late 18th Dynasty
Despite the specific title, this book covers more than the short reign of the boy-king Tutankhamun; it is a complete…
The True Story of Pocahontas: The Other Side of History
Pocahontas’s life has reached mythical proportions. How could any book possibly offer new information? The True Story of Pocahontas was…
Twilight at Monticello: The Final Years of Thomas Jefferson
At the age of sixty-six, Thomas Jefferson left the presidency and retired to his beloved home in Monticello. He died,…
So Help Me God: The Founding Fathers and the First Great Battle Over Church and State
Culture wars are nothing new, as Church demonstrates ably in this study of the tenure of America’s first five presidents.…
The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-44
This the second of the author’s studies of the US Army’s role in the liberation of Europe during World War…
The Man Who Created Sherlock Holmes: The Life and Times of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
As the first biographer to gain access to Arthur Conan Doyle’s newly released personal archive, Andrew Lycett draws a captivating…
Mr. Jefferson’s Women
Mr. Jefferson’s Women, as its title implies, examines Thomas Jefferson’s attitude toward women through his relationships with the significant females…
About our Reviews
Over the last 15 years The Historical Novels Review (the society’s print magazine for our members) has published reviews of some 12,000 historical fiction books. We plan to upload them all and make them searchable here.
