Multi-Period
The Last Gospel
1st century CE: the lame Claudius, not yet Emperor of Rome, travels to Galilee where he meets a charismatic…
The Monsters of Templeton
Editors' choice
Willie (Wilhelmina) Upton, a doctoral student in archaeology who has gotten a bit too involved with a married professor…
The Tenth Gift
In present-day London, Julia Lovat receives a goodbye gift from her lover: a book of 17th century embroidery patterns…
Soul
Soul is the story of Professor Julia Huntington, and that of her great-grandmother Lavinia Huntington. Julia, a renowned geneticist…
The Abyssinian Proof
1453. The eve of the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks. Isaak Metochites prepares to flee the city…
Testament
A debut novel for Alis Hawkins, Testament bridges time, beginning in the late 14th century and ending in the…
Nick of Time
Set in the summers of both 1939 and 1805 in the English Channel, Bell has fashioned a boy’s adventure…
After Omdurman
It is 1935 and backbench Tory MP, Colonel Evelyn Winters is fighting a campaign in the House of Commons…
An Utterly Impartial History of Britain
This is essentially 1066 and All That for the 21st century. John O’Farrell, who is better known for his Guardian…
Evidence Explained: Citing History Source from Artifacts to Cyberspace
This citation guide has two goals: first, to provide citation examples for as many types of sources as possible (especially…
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