2006
The Last Duel
A fascinating insight into the medieval mindset, a world in which people believed that the question of who had…
Elizabeth’s Spy Master : Francis Walshingham and the Secret War that Saved England
This is a meticulous study of the shadowy world of espionage and its master, Francis Walsingham. As Elizabeth’s principal…
Read On… Historical Fiction : Reading Lists for Every Taste
This guide is intended to serve as a resource for librarians who are asked to recommend historical fiction titles…
Captain John Smith : Jamestown and the Birth of the American Dream
Books about both John Smith and the early colonization efforts at Jamestown are numerous, and this book doesn’t cover…
The Whiskey Rebellion : George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and the Frontier Rebels Who Challenged America’s Newfound Sovereignty
The Whiskey Rebellion in 1794 in western Pennsylvania remains a relatively unknown and unexplored segment of the American past.…
Sex with the Queen : 900 Years of Vile Kings, Virile Lovers, and Passionate Politics
It’s not easy to be queen! Royal marriages are arranged for political advantage, not for the happiness of the…
Ophelia
In a perfect accompaniment to Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Lisa Klein has fleshed out the story of Ophelia for those of…
I Stay Near You : One Story in Three
I Stay Near You, a reissue of a 1997 paperback, is a three-generation saga set in a small upstate…
Weedflower
Kadohata, winner of the Newbery Medal, has created an inspiring story based upon the wartime misfortunes of her own…
Summer of Discovery
Two teenagers living in the dustbowl that is Nebraska in 1939 meet a professional archaeologist, who takes them on…
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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.
