17th Century
A Measure of Light
Editors' choice
It is often said that New England’s Puritans came to America for freedom of worship. In a sense that is…
The Age of Genius: The 17th Century and the Birth of the Modern Mind
This is the book for you if you need to know anything about the 17th century in Europe and Great…
Gunpowder Percy
The novel follows Thomas Percy, a member of the group of English Catholics that planned the infamous Gunpowder Plot in…
The Ashes of London
The Great Fire rages in London. James Marwood, the narrator, who works as an underling reporter for Joseph Williamson, who…
The Savage Apostle
New England, 1675: The body of the Christian Indian John Sassamon is discovered in frozen Assawompset Pond. The eventual trial…
The Last Royal Rebel: The Life and Death of James, Duke of Monmouth
This biography of a troubled young man illuminates a troubled period in English history. Born in 1649, the year his…
The Gisburn Witch
Jennet Preston was twice tried for witchcraft in the early part of 17th century, at the same time as the…
Barkskins
What is it that makes Annie Proulx’s voice so compelling, so completely her own? She creates characters and situations and…
Virtue’s Lady: The Southwark Saga, Book 2,
Virtue’s Lady, the second volume in Jessica Cale’s Southwark Saga, resumes the story of beautiful young Lady Jane Ramsey. She…
The Hungry Horizon: Pirates of the Pacific
It’s 1679 in Port Royal, Jamaica. English sailor Tom Sheppard and two of his mates join an expedition to steal…
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