Book review: Act of Oblivion by Robert Harris

Charles II has been restored to the throne and Parliament wants revenge on those who signed the death warrant of … More

Series love: Ruth Downie’s Gaius Petreius Ruso mysteries

Ruth Downie’s crime series set in Roman Britain is my current favourite comfort read. Gaius Petreius Ruso is a Roman … More

The Drowned City is the first in a new series, and under a new name, by historical mystery writer Karen … More

I haven’t read as many new releases as usual this year. Partly, of course, because a lot of books have … More

I first became hooked on history when I read the Ladybird book The Story of the First Queen Elizabeth. A … More

The Phoenix of Florence shifts tantalisingly between genres in its journey through Renaissance Tuscany. At first it seems like a … More

Nicholas Barber is a fourteenth-century cleric who has left his position in Lincoln Cathedral through youthful restlessness. He is therefore … More