This year marks the 500th anniversary of Henry VIII's ascension of the throne of England. A consummate renaissance prince, Henry ruled over a cultured court and encouraged scholarship, architecture,... ...

The Independence of Miss Mary Bennet by Colleen McCullough

This sequel to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice is set about 20 years later.  Mary, the over-achieving, conceited, middle Bennet...

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This time around I read a couple of Christian fiction novels and a historical novel...here is what I thought of them:

The Pirate's Daughter: A Novel by Margaret Cezair-Thompson
I picked this up...

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The year is 1348, and the plague has arrived in England and is beginning to advance across the countryside. A peddler who sells religious relics or, as he calls it, “hope” is at the Midsummer Fair...

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This beautifully illustrated graphic novel perfectly captures three snapshots in America’s history. Comprised of three chapters—“The Revival,” “Hundreds of Feet Below Daylight,” and “The Golem’s...

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