Historical Fiction & Period Drama

'Historical fiction of a high order... Hurley's descriptions of the cauldron of Stalingrad, and of Shakespearean vengeance are well worth relishing...

Breaking the Maafa Chain chronicles two sisters' struggle for true freedom in the mid-nineteenth century, when transporting slaves from Africa to A...

'I raced through this murder mystery' Good Housekeeping, 10 Books to Read Right Now! 'Smiley is a masterful writer' Sunday Times 'Outstanding. He...

The second book in the Bevelstoke series: witty, irresistibly romantic and by the bestselling author of the global phenomenon Bridgerton Rumours a...

From Sunday Times bestselling author Julia Quinn comes the final gloriously witty instalment of the Smythe-Smith Quartet that will appeal to fans o...

Soon to be a major Netflix series 1940, France. In the middle of a devastating war, how many lives can you save? Varian Fry, a young American jour...

The third book in the Smythe-Smith Quartet, a dazzlingly witty series by the bestselling author of Bridgerton. Hugh Prentice has never had patienc...

The thrilling third instalment in the epic LIONHEART series from Sunday Times Bestselling author, Ben Kane. Warleader Autumn 1192. With Jerusalem ...

At the turn of the nineteenth century, Napol�on and his beloved Jos�phine inhabit the Tuileries Palace. During the years they have been married it ...

A SUNDAY TIMES BEST HISTORICAL FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR A BBC TWO BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICK 1628. Embarking on a journey in search of her ...

Sailing from the North African port of Tangier to a small, distant town called Paris are a Jewish merchant, Ben Attar, his two beloved wives and ...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work w...

About the Author Kenya born, Irish by blood and UK resident, Ben Kane's passion for history has seen him change career from veterinary medicine to...

Review Praise for Jerry Toner and Marcus Sidonius Falx: A fascinating creation ... Here we have a chatty, persuasive, and even likeable voice gui...

Main ideas: The novel follows Joanna of Swanscombe, a chamber lady to the queen who unexpectedly becomes a wealthy heiress and marries King Henry ...

Product Description In 1360, the Great Bridge over the River Cam is close to collapse. To repair it will cost the town and the University dear...

Product Description 'One of Singapore's finest living authors'South China Morning Post'Simply glorious. Every nook and cranny of 1930s Singapo...

Review An exhilarating novel, so evocative of the lives of broke, hedonistic art graduates in the 70s and all the joy and recklessness of yout...

Product Description York railway station, December, 1925. Detective Inspector Jim Stringer is enjoying a pint in the Parlour Bar before accompany...

'A young woman's battle for acceptance in a male-dominated world; her misadventures in love; and her torturous journey to track down her real paren...

'There came the splash of water and the rub of heels as Mrs Barber stepped into the tub. After that there was a silence, broken only by the occasio...

In fifteenth-century Constantinople, Prince Constantine saves the life of a broken-hearted girl. But the price of his valour is high. John Grant i...

'Makes you want to read every word...serpentine and satisfying' Telegraph Thornleigh Hall, seat of the Earl of Sussex, dominates its surroundings. ...

It is 1274 and in the fortified city of Acre, the last major stronghold of the Crusaders in Palestine, an epic conflict is beginning. Will Campbell...

In fifteenth-century Constantinople, Prince Constantine saves the life of a broken-hearted girl. But the price of his valour is high. John Grant i...

The third unforgettable historical love story set in Italy from Marina Fiorato, author of the bestseller THE GLASSBLOWER OF MURANO. For fans of Ph...

A story of murder and duplicity during the Roman civil war featuring Gordianus the Finder. Caesar and his troops have crossed teh Rubicon and ar ma...

Product Description At the turn of the century, short stories by -and often about- 'New Women' flooded the pages of English and American magazine...

Product Description ‘A beautifully woven page turner’ Heather Morris, author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz A gripping and heartwrenching novel of...

Product Description It is 1916 and the Hunters, their friends and their servants are settling down to the business of war. As conscription reache...

This is the second volume of William Golding's Sea Trilogy. In a wilderness of heat, stillness and sea mists, a ball is held on a ship becalmed hal...