Discovering great non-fiction — hear the podcast, read the book

I have a tendency to be over-ambitious when it comes to non-fiction. I’ll pick up a tome on a subject … More

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

In Pilgrims, an assortment of medieval characters set off to Rome. They come from a range of backgrounds and have … More

It’s an odd feeling when you both really like and really struggle with a book but that’s how I feel … More

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

Cuthbert of Farne is a novel based on the life of Cuthbert, the seventh-century saint, covering the key events of … More

The Song of Hild tells the story of the seventh-century saint and abbess of Whitby. Most of the novel is … More

Over the last year or so I’ve binged my way through Bernard Cornwell’s Saxon Stories (adapted for TV as The … More

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