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Category: Britain/England

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Review: Blood’s Revolution – Angus Donald

Posted on 21/07/201922/07/2019 by Speesh in 17th Century Britain, English Civil War, Fiction, Historical Fiction

Where DID the years go?

51.490597 -3.704737
Tagged Angus Donald, Holcroft Blood, James II, William of Orange, Zaffre PublishingLeave a comment

Review: The Encircling Sea – Adrian Goldsworthy

Posted on 29/06/201905/01/2020 by Speesh in Britannia, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Roman Britain, The Romans

The most fun you can have with your toga on

56.147836 10.003801
Tagged Adrian Goldsworthy, Britannia, Hadrian's Wall, Head Of Zeus, Roman Britain, The Encircling Sea, VindolandaLeave a comment

Review: Dark Age – James Wilde

Posted on 20/06/201905/01/2020 by Speesh in Britain/England, Britannia, Dark Age Britain, Fiction, Historical Fiction

Darkest hour(s)

Tagged Dark Age, James Wilde, Penguin Random House, TransworldLeave a comment

Review: Out Of The Dark – Gregg Hurwitz

Posted on 19/06/201905/01/2020 by Speesh in Britannia, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Roman Britain, The Romans, Thriller

No Smoaking

Tagged Evan Smoak, Gregg Hurwitz, Michael Joseph, Orphan X, Out Of The Dark, Penguin Random HouseLeave a comment

Review: Blood’s Game – Angus Donald

Posted on 01/06/201901/06/2019 by Speesh in Britain/England, English Civil War, Fiction, Historical Fiction

Robin who?

Tagged 17th Century, Angus Donald, Blood's Game, Charles II, Holcroft Blood, ZaffreLeave a comment

Review: Storm of Steel – Matthew Harffy

Posted on 07/05/201908/05/2019 by Speesh in Britain/England, Dark Age Britain, Dark Age Europe, Fiction, Historical Fiction

Beobrand and Matthew on absolute top form!

Tagged Beobrand, Head Of Zeus, Matthew Harffy, Storm Of Steel, The Bernicia ChroniclesLeave a comment

Review: Lord Of The Sea Castle – Ruadh Butler

Posted on 21/04/201901/06/2019 by Speesh in Fiction, Historical Fiction, Medieval Ireland, Medieval Wales, The Norman Conquest

Edward, no more

Tagged Medieval Ireland, Medieval Wales, Nicholas Searle, The Good Liar, The Normans, Viking BooksLeave a comment

Review: The Ill-Made Knight – Christian Cameron

Posted on 26/03/201926/03/2019 by Speesh in 14th Century Europe, Britain/England, Fiction, Historical Fiction

When the days were filled with knights

Tagged Christian Cameron, Hachette UK, Orion Books, The Ill-Made Knight, William GoldLeave a comment

Review: Treachery – S.J. Parris

Posted on 23/03/201905/04/2019 by Speesh in 16th Century England, Fiction, Historical Fiction

A plague on their eyebrows

Tagged Giordano Bruno, S J Parris, Sir Francis Drake, Stephanie Merritt, TreacheryLeave a comment

Review: Dayraven, Hygelac’s Raid – C.R. May

Posted on 21/03/201921/03/2019 by Speesh in Anglo-Saxon, Beowulf, Fiction, Historical Fiction

The ultimate warrior

Tagged Beowulf, C.R. May, Dayraven, Hygelac's RaidLeave a comment

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