Historical Fiction England

A young couple buys an historic New England home with plans to restore it to its original time and beauty. But they have scarcely moved in when strange and frightening things begin to happen. From a child's gravestone in the backyard, to a horrific history discovered about previous owners, there is little time for them to enjoy this home.

Spring, 1523. Henry VIII readies England for war with France. The King's chief minister, Cardinal Wolsey, prepares to open Parliament at Blackfriars. The eyes of the country turn towards London. But all is not well in Wolsey's household. A visiting critic of the Cardinal is found brutally slain whilst awaiting an audience at Richmond Palace. He will not be the last to die. Anthony Blanke, trumpeter and groom, is once again called upon to unmask a murderer. Joining forces with Sir Thomas More, he is forced to confront the unpopularity of his master's rule.

East Anglia, 1645. Martha Hallybread, eine Hebamme, Heilerin und Dienerin, lebt seit mehr als vier Jahrzehnten friedlich in ihrem vertrauten Cleftwater. Jeder im Dorf kennt Martha, aber niemand hat sie jemals sprechen gehört. Martha ist stumm. Eines hellen Morgens wird sie Zeugin einer Hexenjagd, angeordnet von dem entschlossenen Hexenjäger Silas Makepeace, der neu ins Dorf gekommen ist.

I still dream, every night, of Polneath on fire. Smoke unravelling from an upper window, and the terrace bathed in a hectic orange light.... Now I see that the decision I made at Polneath was the only decision of my life. Everything marred in that one dark minute.

Juli 1346: Zehn Söldner gehen an der Küste der Normandie an Land und sichern als Vorhut die Flotte des englischen Königs. Der Krieg um den französischen Thron beginnt. Für die Essex Dogs wird es ein Kampf ums Überleben, um Zusammenhalt, gegen die Gespenster der Vergangenheit, während das Heer mordend und brandschatzend der großen Schlacht bei Crécy entgegenzieht.

From the author of the New York Times best seller Firebird comes this richly detailed historical novel of an unconventional tailor's daughter who is swept up in a suspenseful drama of passion and intrigue. When a fever leaves her deaf at the age of 16, shattering her hopes of marriage, Veda Grenfell turns her exceptional talent to her father's prestigious Savile Row tailoring firm.

Dear Mr Bigelow is an enchanting selection of weekly 'pen-pal' letters written between 1949 and 1961 from an unmarried woman working at the Pier Approach Baths in Bournemouth, to a wealthy American widower, living on Long Island, New York. Frances Woodsford and Commodore Paul Bigelow never met, and there was no romance - she was in her forties when he died aged ninety-seven - yet their epistolary friendship was her lifeline.

Enthralled with a lavish wedding, the town gossips flourish until the specter of a long-deceased spirit intervenes. Based loosely on a true crime story from the turn of the nineteenth century in New England, this novel uncovers a simple truth of humanity—from the well-off to the working class, everyone falls victim to the transience of joy and the struggles of human nature.

Jacques and Lenora were lured back to France under the false pretense of a pardon and have found themselves in prison to stand trial: Jacques for murder and Lenora for aiding his continued freedom. The shrewd prosecutor is known for his ruthlessness and as James and Emma plead for their friend’s freedom, it is clear that James will need to represent his dear friends.

Geheimnisse, Intrigen und Gefahren im Cosy-Krimi von New York Times Bestseller-Autorin Rhys Bowen! Lady Georgie und ihr Ehemann Darcy erwarten ein neues Familienmitglied. Doch als sie eine Einladung von Georgies bester Freundin Belinda nach Paris erhalten, beschließen sie, vorher nochmal eine kleine Auszeit zu nehmen. Schnell stellt sich heraus, dass dieser Ausflug weniger entspannt ist als erwartet. Darcy arbeitet schon wieder an einem neuen Auftrag und Georgie soll für ihn unerkannt etwas bei der Modenschau von Coco Chanel abholen.

When she refuses to accompany her family to London for the new king's coronation—and to accept an unwelcome offer of marriage—Isolde FitzHugh knows she's merely putting off the inevitable. But for now the eldest daughter of a Welsh patriot and an English nobleman revels in her temporary freedom. In the village, she spies a bearded, dark-haired stranger and feels an unexpected surge of desire. But the man who seduces her in the dead of night is no wandering minstrel. He is her family's most treacherous foe.

When the Duke of Barningforde was told by his second son, Alastair, that he had married an actress in Paris without his approval, he exiled Alastair from England with only a very small allowance. His wife, Grace, actually came from a good Scottish family and was not an actress, but had a very fine soprano voice and sang with a famous French orchestra. But the Duke would not listen and Alastair and Grace never again set foot in their homeland.

It's been a decade since Kate and Cecelia foiled Napoleon's plot to reclaim the French crown. The cousins now have estates, children, and a place at the height of wizarding society. It is 1828, and though magic remains at the heart of the British Empire, a new power has begun to make itself felt across England: the steam engine. As iron tracks crisscross the countryside, the shaking of the locomotives begins to disrupt the workings of English magic, threatening the very foundations of the Empire.

Hope Carolle presents Book 2 in the Veil Series.

Robert Ashford – Schauspieler, Lebemann, Duke von Carham – und ein Mann mit einem ausgeprägten Sinn für Gerechtigkeit! England in den 50er Jahren... Eine Woche Urlaub mit Tee und Scones in ländlicher Idylle – so hatte sich Robert seinen Aufenthalt in West Ridding vorgestellt. Leider wird nichts daraus: Man findet den mysteriösen und attraktiven Mr. Leigh tot im Wald. Selbstmord – zumindest nimmt das Chief Inspector Mosley an. Robert lässt das Schicksal des jungen Mannes keine Ruhe, und er beginnt auf eigene Faust mit Ermittlungen, sehr zum Missfallen von Scotland Yard.

"Windermere" är en trollbindande serie laddad med romantik, intriger och passion i 1800-talets England. Lady Phoebe har alltid vetat att hennes far önskade sig en son. Phoebe är en besvikelse, ett problem som måste lösas. När hennes far en dag lovar bort henne till den fruktansvärde Lord Rothergate ser Phoebe ingen annan utväg än att fly. Hon klipper av sitt långa röda hår, klär ut sig till man och tar arbete som betjänt hos herrskapet på Windermere Manor. Men att låtsas vara någon annan är lättare sagt än gjort – särskilt under husets butler Elijah Adams intensiva blick...

England befinder sig i en tilstand af skrøbelig fred. Northumbriens vikingehersker, kong Sigtryggr, og saksernes dronning Æthelflaed har sluttet våbenhvile. Så nu får Englands største kriger, Uhtred af Bebbanburg, endelig chancen for at generobre det hjem, hans svigefulde onkel stjal fra ham for mange år siden. Men en ny fjende melder sig på banen, da den frygtindgydende Constantin af Skotland går ind i kampen om England, og den usikre fred er i fare for at udvikle sig til en altudslettende krig. Ingen fjende, ny eller gammel, skal dog afholde Uthred fra at kæmpe for sit hjem.

In the 18th century five men created the biggest industrial city civilization had ever seen. They were the Iron Masters, masters of metal and men. Their cannons saved a kingdom, forged the greatest empire in the world and changed the history of the human race. Intrigue, bribery, adultery, and murder were common in Merthyr Tydfil, a town where the furnaces burned day and night, the sun seldom pierced the sky, and the Iron Masters ruled without pity. Nye Vaughn, a humble farm boy, walked to Merthyr to find his destiny, unaware that a war was coming that would engulf the world.

England, 1069. The nation is still recovering from the Norman invasion three years earlier - and adjusting to life under its sometimes brutal new rulers. A young girl trembles in the shadows of what was once her home. Avis is homeless and penniless, and with no family left alive she is forced to become a ward of Richard, the Norman lord who has taken her home.

King Henry VIII is inconsolable over the loss of his beloved queen, Jane Seymour. He banishes himself to the lower-levels of Whitehall Palace and refuses to see or speak to anyone. A deeply concerned Cromwell has a desperate plan: To send down the old court jester, the unstable Will Sommers, into the darkness, to somehow help. Meanwhile, Cromwell's enemies at court are gathering. Henry's grief regresses into a strange kind of manic madness. But can a fool really save the King?