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Tag: medieval

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

economics, history, medieval, science

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

history, medieval, women's history

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

medieval

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

20th-century classic, medieval

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

alexandre dumas, amitav ghosh, anglo-saxon, bernard cornwell, conn iggulden, english civil war, hilary mantel, historical mystery, jg farrell, medieval, public domain, sg maclean, sharon penman, spy thriller, the singapore grip

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

anglo-saxon, medieval

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

medieval, translation

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

medieval

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

historical mystery, medieval, theatre

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