Edward James
The Life & Legend of a Rebel Leader: Wat Tyler
This not a book of mediaeval history. It begins with a brief account of what is known about Wat Tyler,…
Legends of Persia | Son of the Moon
These two books are sequels to The Road to Alexander, reviewed in the November 2017 issue of Historical Novels Review.…
Walking Wounded
This is a shocking book, and I hope you will read it and be suitably shocked. It is set in…
Régina Diana: Seductress, Singer, Spy
The death of Mata Hari before a firing squad in Paris in 1917 is one of the most famous events…
The Dark Side of Samuel Pepys: Society’s First Sex Offender
Samuel Pepys was a high-ranking, hard-working civil servant, music lover, bibliophile, theatre goer and persistent sex offender, ranging from extreme…
Hadrian’s Wall
The Landmark Library is a series of books published by Head of Zeus, each devoted to ‘a crucial theme in…
The Prince & the Whitechapel Murders
After an eight year wait, here is a further instalment in the adventures of Major George ‘Zulu’ Hart, hero of…
Against All Odds: Walter Tull the Black Lieutenant
Walter Tull, born in Kent to West Indian parents, was the first black officer in the British army to lead…
The Story Keeper
The real hero, or maybe villain, of this book is the island of Skye, the largest island in the Inner…
Crimes & Criminals of 17th Century Britain
17th-century Britain was an extremely lawless place. All Europe was lawless. Some historians attribute this to climate change (‘The Little…
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