Nonfiction
A History of Women in Medicine: From Physicians to Witches?
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This is not a book about women in the medical profession. It goes much further back to the pagan Anglo-Saxons and beyond. The ...Read Review
Exploring the Lives of Women, 1558-1837
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The Women’s Studies Group 1558-1837 was formed thirty years ago, and this collection of thirteen essays celebrates the anniversary. The Group brings ...Read Review
Indecent Advances: A Hidden History of True Crime and Prejudice Before Stonewall
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Compact and powerful, Polchin’s social history of crimes against queer men in the first half of the 20th century coincides with the 50...Read Review
All Ships Follow Me: A Family Memoir of War Across Three Continents
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A war memoir that reads as hauntingly and movingly as a novel, Mieke Eeerkens’ All Ships Follow Me is told not by the ...Read Review
Margaret Tudor: The Life of Henry VIII’s Sister
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None of the Tudor royal family has lacked attention from historians and novelists, but perhaps the one who has attracted the least coverage ...Read Review
Pirates and Privateers in the 18th Century: The Final Flourish
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Nobody speaks of the Golden Age of Slavery or of Witch Hunting or Heretic Burning, but the equally unpleasant practice of piracy and ...Read Review
The First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington
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Americans tend to think independence was our destiny, ordained by the size of the colonies and distance from Great Britain. Anyone familiar with ...Read Review
Behind the Throne: A Domestic History of the Royal Household
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This is an entertaining and well-researched account of the wide range of activities that need to be performed and provided to allow the ...Read Review
The Man Who Would Be Sherlock: The Real-Life Adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote extensively about mysteries and detective work through his best-known sleuthing character, Sherlock Holmes. From the late 1800s through ...Read Review
Queen Victoria: Twenty-Four Days That Changed Her Life
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Worsley’s book is a fine exploration of Queen Victoria’s life told in a digestible presentation of 24 events of significance (per the ...Read Review