Historical

In a moment of recklessness Gervase Tregarth, sixth Earl of Crowhurst, swears he'll marry the next eligible lady to cross his path. However, after years engaged in secret service to the Crown, he knows the importance of an escape route - the lady must be...

An inventive, spirited novel about a pioneering woman who was shamed for daring to challenge male dominance in the arts and sciences four centuries ago. Margaret Cavendish was the first woman to address the Royal Society and the first Englishwoman to...

She must find the courage to accept her fate. At the age of eleven young Lizzie Mudie's life changes forever. With the death of her mother in the most shocking disaster Dundee has ever seen, Lizzie is forced to grow up quickly. She discovers a strength...

A young woman is caught up in a dangerous double life on behalf of her country during World War Two in Spy, by the world's favourite storyteller Danielle Steel.At eighteen, Alexandra Wickham is presented to King George V and Queen Mary. She is a stunning...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781738888238Author Terrance WilliamsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 500Imprint Terrance WilliamsonPublisher Terrance WilliamsonWeight(grams) 662gDimensions(mm)...

Hawkwood, the Regency James Bond, returns in this gripping, action packed sequel to the bestselling 'Ratcatcher'. Matthew Hawkwood. Soldier, spy, lover - a man as dangerous as the criminals he hunts. The tough Bow Street Runner is...

'An enthralling mystery, family saga and Sunset Song-esque ode to the land' - The Herald, 25 Summer Reads Winner of the Bookmark Book Festival Book of the Year Longlisted for the Highland Book Prize After Highland shepherd Colvin Munro...

Spring, 1648.When Thomas Hill, a bookseller living in rural Hampshire, publishes a political pamphlet he has little idea of the trouble that will follow. He is quickly arrested, forced on a boat to Barbados and condemned to life as a slave to two of the...

Historical fact and fiction are entwined in this engrossing story about the infamous William Marshal. He was the penniless young knight who was plucked from obscurity to become a royal favourite and went on to be described as 'the true Lancelot'. This is...

HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics. 'It is foolish to wish for beauty. Sensible people never either desire it for themselves or care about it in others. If the mind be but well cultivated, and the...

1261. Oxford, England. An envoy returns from the land of the Tartars to meet with an English scholar and share a deadly secret. The two men vow that the knowledge of gunpowder must die with them as the consequences are otherwise too fatal to contemplate...

_______________________"Humour, toughness, resolution and generosity are Cookson virtues . . . In the specialised world of women's popular fiction, Cookson has created her own territory." (Helen Dunmore, The Times)County Durham, 1860s.Born to a family of...

The first in an explosive series featuring the Strong family and a legacy of lies that leads to passion, love, murder and heartbreak...Barbados 1818 One fateful night, a terrible tragedy occurs at the Strong family sugar plantation on the paradise island...

January 1304 and Hugh Corbett, devoted emissary of King Edward I, has been charged with yet another dangerous mission. Scrope, an unscrupulous manor lord, has reneged on his promise to hand over a priceless ornate cross he stole from the Templars during...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739100988Author Ann BennettFormat PaperbackPage Count 244Imprint Andaman PressPublisher Andaman PressWeight(grams) 268gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm * 14mm

M. M. Kaye, author of The Far Pavilions, sweeps her readers back to the vast, glittering, sunbaked continent of India. Shadow of the Moon is the story of Winter de Ballesteros, a beautiful English heiress who has come to India to be married. It is also...

JACK LARK: SOLDIER, LEADER, IMPOSTER.The third book in the gripping military adventure series for fans of Bernard Cornwell, Matthew Harffy and Simon Scarrow. 'Paul Collard has become one of the most readable figures in Historical Fiction' Parmenion Books...

A sweeping tale of ambition and passion in the shattered world of post-war Paris - perfect for fans of Santa Montefiore and Kate Furnivall1952. In the fragile atmosphere of post-war Paris, Sophie Bernot is training as a heart surgeon. A young woman in a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780544102606Author Mark HelprinFormat PaperbackPage Count 720Imprint Mariner BooksPublisher Mariner BooksWeight(grams) 567gDimensions(mm) 202mm * 137mm *...

JACK LARK: SOLDIER, LEADER, IMPOSTER.The fourth book in the compelling military adventure series for fans of Bernard Cornwell, Julian Stockwin and Jonathan Spencer. 'A gripping adventure from start to finish. Jack Lark might not be the hero anyone wants,...

Lizzie Larch is a twenty-year-old hatmaker in London's East End. She is happy and popular, but she carries a secret. Seven years ago she was viciously attacked and recovered in a private sanatorium where she miscarried a child. Lizzie has no memory...

From 'the rising star of historical fiction' (Wilbur Smith) a new Eagles of Rome novel, by the Sunday Times bestselling author of Eagles at War.JUSTICE , HONOUR, REVENGE AD 14: Five long years have passed since the annihilation of three legions in the...

'A compelling gothic feast of a novel full of intrigue, secrets and passion' RACHEL HORE'A fiendishly clever book with as many twists and turns as the mysterious Halesham Hall itself' SARAH STEELESolve the house's mystery. Claim the Bellingham...

ONLY THE GODS CAN SAVE THE ROMANS NOW AD 9, Germania. East of the river Rhine, tribes hostile to Rome prepare a deadly ambush. Their leader is the charismatic chieftain and trusted ally of Rome, Arminius, whose dream is to drive out the brutal invaders...

'This is such a delightful book to read, that booklovers will all enjoy... I loved it' NetGalley reviewer, five stars Can their friendship survive the darkest days of war? When...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781501192937Author Juliette FayFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Gallery BooksPublisher Gallery BooksWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 135mm *...

The king's coronation brings hope. Until a murderer strikes.Spring 1661: After years of civil war followed by Oliver Cromwell's joyless rule as Lord Protector, England awaits the coronation of King Charles II. The mood in London is one of relief and hope...

1284 and Edward I is battling a traitorous movement founded by the late Simon de Montfort, the rebel who lost his life at the Battle of Evesham in 1258. The Pentangle, the movement's underground society whose members are known to practice the black arts,...

The only novel from the world-renowned writer C.L.R. James - this extraordinary, big-hearted exploration of class was the first novel by a black West Indian to be published in the UK'A novel written nearly a hundred years ago that brings the past alive...

A sobering portrait of the absurdity of the Nazi regime and the atrocities committed by Hitler's secret police. 'Frighteningly vivid, a most strongly felt piece of writing.' IRISH TIMES After months of fighting a savage war on the Eastern Front, the 27th...

Observer's 'Ten Debut Novelists' of 2021 Longlisted for the Desmond Elliott PrizeShortlisted for the Author's Club Best First Novel AwardHarper's Bazaar's 'Five Debut Female Authors to Read This Summer''Powerful and heartbreaking'Observer'Gripping.....

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780992748968Author Margarita MorrisFormat PaperbackPage Count 274Imprint Margarita MorrisPublisher Margarita Morris

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781035858293Author David John Barrington ParsonsFormat PaperbackPage Count 326Imprint Austin Macauley PublishersPublisher Austin Macauley...

'An author who makes history come gloriously alive'The Times Elizabeth Chadwick's bestselling, award-winning first novel, and the start of the beloved Wild Hunt series.In the wild, windswept Welsh marches a noble young lord rides homewards, embittered,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906462017Author Mollie Panter-DownesFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Persephone Books LtdPublisher Persephone Books LtdWeight(grams)...

Reissued to mark the 80th anniversary of Native Son's publication - discover Richard Wright's brutal and gripping masterpiece this black history month. ...

The international bestselling author of THE LEGACY and THE UNSEEN returns with a searing novel of secrets and feudsItaly, 1921. When Leandro Cardetta returns to Puglia from America a rich man, he is determined to make his mark. But how did he get so...

Warleggan is the fourth novel in Winston Graham's hugely popular Poldark series, which has become a television phenomenon starring Aidan Turner.Cornwall 1792. Ross plunges into a highly speculative mining venture which threatens not only his family's...

Book One in the sparkling Lyndon Sisters duet, by the globally bestselling author of the Bridgerton seriesAbout the AuthorJulia Quinn started writing her first book one month after finishing university and has been tapping away at her keyboard ever since...

'Funny, kind, generous and smart - I could have done with the wisdom of Flo Perry far sooner' Dolly AldertonWe talk about feminism in the workplace and we talk about dating after #MeToo, but women's own patriarchal conditioning can be the hardest enemy...