Historical

'I charge you, Sir Alan Dale, with administering my death. At the end of the game, I would rather die by your hand than any other' England rebels War rages across the land. In the wake of Magna Carta, King John's treachery is revealed and the barons have...

From Sunday Times Bestselling author Ben Kane comes a collection of short stories:Sands of the ArenaCan a wet-behind-the-ears gladiator survive a bloody contest ordered by Emperor Caligula?The ShrineCenturion Tullus discovers that Fate will always hold...

The epic saga behind the Disney-produced Hulu Original Series The Lions of SicilyBased on the true history of the uncrowned kings of Sicily: the story of a family, restless and ambitious, shrewd and determined to be richer and more powerful than anybody...

The follow-up to Tangled Threads, Margaret Dickinson's Twisted Strands follows the dramatic highs and lows of the Hardcastle family as they endure the upheaval caused by war.It is 1914, and Eveleen Hardcastle, now in in her early thirties, has married...

'Vogue meets Daisy Jones & The Six . . . Natasha Lester's most compelling novel yet!' - Kate Quinn, author of, The Rose Code'Brave, bold, and beautiful . . . I couldn't stop reading' - Kerri Maher, author of, The Paris Bookseller'Natasha Lester at her...

Step into C.S. Forester's classic seafaring tales about Horatio Hornblower from the author of The Good Shepherd, now a major-motion picture starring Tom Hanks'A joyous creation, a perfection in words. Young Hornblower is, simply, one of the most complete...

You can't turn your back on RomeIn the bloodied mountains of Pannonia, the Roman army struggles to put down a brutal rebellion.Corvus is now the standard bearer of the Eighth Legion, which has borne the brunt of the fighting. The famed soldier has lost...

'Held me completely in its thrall until the very last line' SUSAN STOKES-CHAPMAN, bestselling author of Pandora 'A well-researched and thoroughly convincing page-turner' LAURA SHEPPERSON, bestselling author of The Heroines ...

ONE WAR. TWO WOMEN. WILL THEY BE ABLE TO SAVE THE ONES THEY LOVE?A sweeping new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling authorIn 1943, Contessa Sofia de' Corsi's peaceful Tuscan villa among the olive groves is upturned by the sudden arrival of German...

For the twentieth anniversary of the start of the Matthew Bartholomew series, Sphere is delighted to reissue all of the medieval monk's cases with beautiful new series-style covers.------------------------------------The winter of 1353 has been...

Can love find a way to overcome hate? When Frankie's mother dies, she is sent to live with her Aunt Bet in Worthing, Sussex. Life on their farm is happy - for a while. But when World War Two breaks out, Frankie must help her...

*Don't miss Lucy Foley's Sunday Times bestselling crime debut, THE HUNTING PARTY, available to buy now.* 'This will sweep you away for the summer. Lucy Foley blends a rich history, haunting secrets and a timeless love story'...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780983436690Author Corine GantzFormat PaperbackPage Count 772Imprint Carpenter Hill PublishingPublisher Carpenter Hill PublishingWeight(grams)...

Whether close to home or far away, there are no safe harbours while Napoleon seeks to dominate the known world. Jack Aubrey, veteran of numerous battles, has been promoted to senior captain commanding a ship that has been sent out to reinforce...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912968251Author Laura DowersFormat PaperbackPage Count 340Imprint Blue Laurel PressPublisher Blue Laurel PressWeight(grams) 367gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

'A herculean achievement . . . strong plot and strong characterisation' The TimesIt is 1862 and Japan is a land in chaos as the power of the Shogun wanes and the rival factions plan to restore the Emperor. In Yokohama, the gai-jin, the hated foreigners,...

An ancient blade, fit for the gods but tainted with a deadly curse.Bjarki Bloodhand has finally managed to subdue his gandr, the spirit that gives him the ferocity of a bear in battle. Yet losing his berserker prowess may leave him at the mercy of his...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781990156137Author Anne R BaileyFormat PaperbackPage Count 236Imprint Inkblot PressPublisher Inkblot PressWeight(grams) 259gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm *...

'Paints a vivid picture of life aboard the mighty ship-of-the-line' - Daily ExpressAn Admiralty summons to England cuts short Thomas Kydd's service in the turquoise waters of the Caribbean. While the crew of L'Aurore can look forward to liberty and prize...

From Robert Dugoni, Jeff Langholz, and Chris Crabtree comes an epic and inspiring novel-based on true events-about love, heroism, and resilience during the darkest chapters of World War II.Sam Carlson is a projectionist in small-town Minnesota, where...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780743255998Author HegiFormat PaperbackPage Count 244Imprint Tous - Touchstone PressPublisher Tous - Touchstone PressWeight(grams) 222gDimensions(mm) 206mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781999655174Author Simon FairfaxFormat PaperbackPage Count 436Imprint Glenn SalterPublisher Glenn SalterWeight(grams) 422gDimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 25mm

A powerful First World War story of a woman's quest for justice, from the bestselling author of NOTHING LASTS FOREVER and THE LEAVING OF LIVERPOOL.Liverpool 1915. Martha Rossi lives in a tenement with her husband and their five children. Despite working...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781990156014Author Anne R BaileyFormat PaperbackPage Count 246Imprint Inkblot PressPublisher Inkblot PressWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm *...

** AN INSTANT TIMES BESTSELLER ** ** A FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR ** ** SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA HISTORICAL DAGGER AWARD ** ** LONGLISTED FOR THE THEAKSTON OLD PECULIAR CRIME NOVEL AWARD ** 'A TRULY GRIPPING READ' - GUARDIAN 'FABULOUS, A...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800198104Author Carly SchabowskiFormat PaperbackPage Count 340Imprint BookouturePublisher BookoutureWeight(grams) 331gDimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 19mm

Life didn't stop in the Avenue because the war had started . . .Berni Carver joins up with the Commandos with his twin brother hoping they will serve out the war together. Archie Carver is determined to end the war richer than when it started. Elaine...

If you love Bridgerton, you'll love Georgette Heyer!'The greatest writer who ever lived' Antonia Fraser'As incisively witty and quietly subversive as any of Jane Austen's novels' Joanne Harris'Triumphantly good' India Knight_____________Neither Sir...

On the eve of a world war, a forbidden love will blossom in the garden of a stately home, where one young woman will make a choice that will change her life forever... 'An emotional story of love and strength' - LIZ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780956397713Author Graham SclaterFormat PaperbackPage Count 342Imprint Tabitha BooksPublisher Tabitha Books

A disgraced woman. A faraway land. A forbidden love... An unforgettable tale set in Victorian London and 1840s China from a shining, young historical talent. Desperate to shield her from...

'A book to be treasured and returned to again and again' The Independent'Funny, moving and utterly life-enhancing' Daily Mail___SHORTLISTED FOR HWA Crown Awards 2021It's late 1944. Hitler's rockets are slamming down on London with vicious regularity and...

WINNER OF THE 1970 BOOKER PRIZE'And so at the Majestic everything returned to the way it had been before. The gleaming tiles became dulled. Sofas as sleek as prize cattle lost their glow.' 1919, the Majestic Hotel in Kinalough, Ireland. Haunted war...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590177242Author Alexander PushkinFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint NYRB ClassicsPublisher The New York Review of Books, IncWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692662779Author Anne CleelandFormat PaperbackPage Count 382Imprint Anne CleelandPublisher Anne CleelandWeight(grams) 435gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 133mm *...

Robyn Young is a compelling voice in historical fiction, writing in the tradition of Bernard Cornwell, Conn Iggulden and Manda Scott. This is the epic second novel in the million-selling Brethren trilogy.It is 1274 and in the fortified city of Acre, the...

A spellbinding eco fable for fans of David Mitchell, Richard Powers, and Margaret Atwood. Structured like the rings of a tree, this remarkable novel moves from a futuristic world in which only one forest remains to the start of the twentieth century,...

*SHARPE'S COMMAND, the brand new novel in the global bestselling series, is available to pre-order now* Sergeant Richard Sharpe witnesses a murderous act of treachery and, with Sir Arthur Wellesley, faces the Mahratta Horde. The...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK CHOSEN BY BARACK OBAMA AS A FAVOURITE READ TOP TEN BOOKS OF THE YEAR, NEW YORK TIMES & WASHINGTON POST'Brilliantly imagined, larger than life, a tragicomedic epic of intertwined lives.' JOYCE CAROL...

Already a great historian, Tracy Borman proves with this thrilling debut novel that she is also a born storyteller.As she helps to nurse the dying Queen Elizabeth, Frances Gorges longs for the fields and ancient woods of her parents' Hampshire estate,...