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Great Historical Fiction
The Ruby in Her NavelThe Ruby in Her Navel by Barry Unsworth
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Wonderfully evocative and masterfully written - a story of love and intrigue in 12th-century Sicily.
The Last Kingdom (Alfred the Great 1)The Last Kingdom (Alfred the Great 1) by Bernard Cornwell
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A gripping and immersive tale, and a fantastic evocation of 9th-century England; first in a series.
The ReligionThe Religion by Tim Willocks
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An epic story of intrigue and action, set amidst the carnage of the 1565 Ottoman siege of Malta.
Sovereign (Matthew Shardlake 3)Sovereign (Matthew Shardlake 3) by C.J. Sansom
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A thrilling and immersive novel of political conspiracy in England under King Henry VIII.
The Tenderness of WolvesThe Tenderness of Wolves by Stef Penney
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An engaging and well-imagined depiction of frontier life in Ontario in 1867.
The Winter KingThe Winter King by Bernard Cornwell
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A thoroughly engrossing historical re-imagining of Arthurian England; the first in a trilogy.
ImperiumImperium by Robert Harris
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A compelling fictionalisation of one of Roman history's most famous figures.