I have a tendency to be over-ambitious when it comes to non-fiction. I’ll pick up a tome on a subject … More
Tag: medieval
Book review: Queens of the Conquest by Alison Weir and The White Ship by Charles Spencer
I thought it would be interesting to review these two histories together. They both cover the period of the Norman … More
Book review: Pilgrims by Matthew Kneale
In Pilgrims, an assortment of medieval characters set off to Rome. They come from a range of backgrounds and have … More
Audiobook review: The Spire by William Golding, narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch
It’s an odd feeling when you both really like and really struggle with a book but that’s how I feel … More
Seven — make that eight — great historical fiction series
I first became hooked on history when I read the Ladybird book The Story of the First Queen Elizabeth. A … More
Book review: Cuthbert of Farne by Katharine Tiernan
Cuthbert of Farne is a novel based on the life of Cuthbert, the seventh-century saint, covering the key events of … More
Book review: The Song of Hild by Vibeke Vasbo, translated by Gaye Kynoch
The Song of Hild tells the story of the seventh-century saint and abbess of Whitby. Most of the novel is … More
Book review: The Circle of Ceridwen by Octavia Ralph
Over the last year or so I’ve binged my way through Bernard Cornwell’s Saxon Stories (adapted for TV as The … More
Book review: Morality Play by Barry Unsworth narrated by Michael Maloney
Nicholas Barber is a fourteenth-century cleric who has left his position in Lincoln Cathedral through youthful restlessness. He is therefore … More