16th Century
Black Tudors
Were there Africans in Tudor and Jacobean England? How did they fare? What kind of lives did they lead? How…
Windigo Moon: A Novel of Native America
This late 16th-century love story is interwoven in the history and culture of one Ojibwe clan. Ashagi is a young…
The Secrets of Time and Fate
In present-day London, Jackdaw Hammond’s medical records after her attempted suicide indicate multiple organ failure, a diagnosis inconsistent with her…
Fools and Mortals
Editors' choice
This is a complete change of scene, time and character from Sharpe and Uhtred, previous well-beloved characters in Cornwell’s fiction.…
Queen of Martyrs
Uncertainty is the byword of Mary Tudor’s tumultuous life. Kept away from her father, King Henry VIII, until shortly before…
Stone Circle
In 16th-century Pesaro on the Adriatic coast, Antonius, a young man of common background, is born with an ability to…
The Wolf Trial
Neil MacKay’s version of 16th-century Germany resembles hell on earth. Pamphlets from the period describe the trial of one Peter…
A Column of Fire
This engrossing book is the third novel in Ken Follett’s Kingsbridge series. The first two were worldwide best sellers and…
The Burning Time: Henry VIII, Bloody Mary, and the Protestant Martyrs of London
As the subtitle suggests, this is the saga of the executions of dissidents from the birth of the future Mary…
Witchborn
Editors' choice
1577. Elizabeth I has returned England to a moderate Protestantism. However, some think that her cousin, the Catholic Mary, Queen…
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