18th Century
The Diamond of Drury Lane
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(1) London, 1780. The playwright and theatre manager Richard Sheridan rescues an abandoned child and brings her to the Theatre Royal. He names her Catherine ...Read Review
The Queen of Bedlam
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Early 18th century New York is a raw and unformed place. Young law clerk Matthew Corbett is trying to make his way, but ...Read Review
Bone Rattler
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It’s the mid-18th century, and young Highland Scot Duncan McCallum is on a convict ship bound for the New World. Most ...Read Review
Twilight at Monticello: The Final Years of Thomas Jefferson
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At the age of sixty-six, Thomas Jefferson left the presidency and retired to his beloved home in Monticello. He died, famously on the 4...Read Review
Under Enemy Colors
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It is 1793, and the French revolutionary wars are just getting underway. France and England battle for control of the seas. Embroiled in this ...Read Review
Through a Howling Wilderness: Benedict Arnold’s March to Quebec, 1775
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One of the major ironies of American history is that one of the first policy decisions taken by the American rebels fighting for ...Read Review
Fashion’s Lady
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On the death of her mother, Susannah Garland goes to live with her uncle, Lord Devereux, and cousin, Miles, at Sanderby, not far ...Read Review
Mr. Jefferson’s Women
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Mr. Jefferson’s Women, as its title implies, examines Thomas Jefferson’s attitude toward women through his relationships with the significant females in ...Read Review
Scapegallows
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A ‘scapegallows’ is one who deserves and has narrowly escaped hanging. One such is Margaret Catchpole, born in Suffolk, who lived a double ...Read Review
Mistress of the Revolution
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Though Gabrielle de Montserrat was born into the minor aristocracy of France’s Auvergne region and convent-educated, she is less concerned with class ...Read Review
