The best historical novel of 1066
Category: Historical Fiction
Review: Hawk Quest – Robert Lyndon
My version: HardbackGenre: Historical Fiction, 11th Century, Norman conquestPublisher: Little Brown Book GroupFirst published: 2012ISBN: 9781847444974Pages: 672Bought From the cover:"1072 AD. The Normans have captured England. The Turks have captured a Norman knight. And in order to free him, a Frank warrior named Vallon must capture four rare hawks. As they track their quarry to the far … Continue reading Review: Hawk Quest – Robert Lyndon
Review: Holy Warrior – Angus Donald
The Outlaw Chronicles 2 This version: PaperbackGenre: Historical Fiction, 12th Century, Robin HoodPublisher: Little Brown Book GroupFirst published: 2010ISBN: 9780751542097Pages: 512Bought, signed From the cover:"Arrows will fly. Swords will swing. Heroes will fall. Legends will survive. And the Holy Land will never be the same.1190 AD: Richard the Lionheart has launched his epic crusade to seize Jerusalem … Continue reading Review: Holy Warrior – Angus Donald
Review: Hereward – James Wilde
Series: Hereward 1 My version: HardbackGenre: Historical Fiction, Hereward, 1066, the Norman conquestPublisher: Transworld PublishersFirst published: 2012ISBN: 9780553825169Pages: 480Bought From the cover:"1062, a time many fear is the End of Days. With the English King Edward heirless and ailing, across the grey seas in Normandy the brutal William the Bastard waits for the moment when he can … Continue reading Review: Hereward – James Wilde
Review: Sworn Sword – James Aitcheson
History, as written by the winners
Review: Outlaw – Angus Donald
From bloody battles and riotous feast days, to marauding packs of wolves
Review: Viking: King’s Man – Tim Severin
A wonderfully rewarding read
Review: The Polish Officer – Alan Furst
From the master of the historical spy thriller, a story set in the heart of the Polish resistance
Review: Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae – Steven Pressfield
“Either with it or upon it.” Spartan mothers to their sons in regards to their shields.
Review: All Hell Let Loose: The World at War, 1939-1945 – Max Hastings
My version: HardbackGenre: Non Fiction History, World War IIPublisher: Harper Press (Harper Collins)First published: 2011Pages: 748ISBN: 978-0-00-733809-2Bought From the cover:"This is a study of the greatest and most terrible event in history, which shows its impact upon hundreds of millions of people around the world - soldiers, sailors and airmen; British housewives and Indian peasants; SS … Continue reading Review: All Hell Let Loose: The World at War, 1939-1945 – Max Hastings
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