English Civil War
By Love Divided
Editors' choice
This is the second book in the Lydiard Chronicles, covering the years 1630-1646 and the English Civil War. It immediately…
The Welsh Linnet
This is Book One of the War Without an Enemy series, set during the English Civil War. It opens in…
The Queen’s Promise
Vantrease’s long-awaited return to the historical fiction scene showcases her painstaking attention to characterization and period atmosphere. Opening with a…
To Catch a King: Charles II’s Great Escape
In 1649 King Charles I was beheaded in a sad climax to his struggle with Oliver Cromwell’s Puritan government. His…
Traitor’s Knot
Elizabeth Seton is shunned as a traitor’s daughter after her father’s actions in the English Civil War, and her mother’s…
This Deceitful Light
This book, set against the English Civil War, begins with the Battle of Newbury in 1643. The plot includes the…
Royal Renegades: The Children of Charles I and the English Civil Wars
One of Charles I’s more attractive qualities was his affection for his wife and children, whose privileged existences were shattered…
The White King
Charles I of England, the “White King,” a man with an illustrious heritage, was the head of the Anglican Church,…
The Heritage
Nick Press and his sister, Anne, live in 17th-century England. The novel spans from the trial and execution of King…
Aphra Behn: A Secret Life
This revised and updated version of Janet Todd’s masterful biography of Aphra Behn shines a light on one of the…
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