Trafalgar Square
Brothers in Arms
Readers will always be grateful to Bernard Cornwell for bringing the common soldiers, and the spectacularly uncommon Richard Sharpe, to…
King’s Gold
Here is a tale about the costs of remaining loyal when the tides of favor imprison King Edward II, while…
Mystery in the Minster
Dead ends and red herrings are as frustrating as York’s interminable rain in Susanna Gregory’s 17th chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew.…
In Borrowed Light
Sister authors Barbara and Stephanie Keating, who grew up in Kenya, offer great escapism with In Borrowed Light, which transports…
The Last Days of Richard III
John Ashdown-Hill is a historian and member of the Royal Historical Society and the Richard III Society. With several nonfiction…
Captain of Rome
The Roman Republic was just beginning naval warfare during what has come to be known as the First Punic War.…
The House of the Mosque
Editors' choice
Like a lovely dream turned nightmare, The House of the Mosque shakes us awake. The author, Kader Abdollah, a pseudonym,…
Den of Wolves
The modern historical novel tends to stay within the bounds of known facts, confining its invention to the areas where…
The Oath
In 1326, King Edward II of England was faced with civil war. His wife, Queen Isabella, had returned from France…
The Prow Beast
In the latest volume of the Oathsworn series, young Viking Orm has become leader of his own hall, resting on…
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