Marina Oliver
The May Bride – A Novel
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Narrated by 15-year-old Jane Seymour from the time her brother Edward brings home his bride Katherine, to when, less than three years later, ...Read Review
The Wedding Gift
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Sarah is the daughter of a slave and Mr Allen, an Alabama plantation owner. She plays with and shares lessons (illegally – slaves were ...Read Review
Queenship in Medieval Europe
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A survey of how queens acquired and used power and influence, and the changing nature of queenship is a topic needing more than ...Read Review
Elizabeth’s Bedfellows
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Elizabeth Tudor faced dangers all her life. She was frequently ill, had rival claimants to the throne, was afraid of assassination by English ...Read Review
The Criminal Conversation of Mrs Norton
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Caroline, granddaughter of the playwright Sheridan, marries George Norton and finds him to be violent and unpredictable. She was already a noted poet, ...Read Review
McFeeley’s Rebellion
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Colm McFeeley comes from Ireland to undertake spying missions for King James’s army, facing Monmouth’s invading troops. To estimate numbers and ...Read Review
Distant Thunder
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Towards the end of the 19th century the young Frank Gray sees his mother assaulted and killed. Though he and his father soon ...Read Review
The History Room
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Almost the only history in this novel is in the title. It is a modern mystery with the origins going back to the ...Read Review
For Honour and Fame
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The subtitle is Chivalry in England, 1066-1500, but this book deals with the reality, not the romantic image of colourful knights trailing favours ...Read Review
That Perfect Someone
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Richard and Julia, betrothed as children, loathed one another, so Richard ran away to sea. Back in England they meet, not initially knowing ...Read Review
