A Case for Christmas (The Lords of Bucknall Book 2) by J. A. Rock & Lisa HenryIndependently published, 2021, 274 pgs (Kindle edition). Lord Christmas Gale is the talk of the town. He is London’s preeminent sleuth. No case is too tricky for him to solve. However, Christmas Gale is not as put together as… Continue reading Recent Reads: A Case for Christmas by Lisa Henry & J. A. Rock (Lords of Bucknall Club Book 2)
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Recent Reads: A Husband for Hartwell by J. A. Rock & Lisa Henry (Lords of Bucknall Club Book 1)
A Husband for Hartwell (The Lords of Bucknall Book 1) by J. A. Rock & Lisa HenryIndependently published, 2021, 230 pgs (Kindle edition). It seems a given that Lord William Hartwell will one day marry his best friend, Lady Rebecca Warrington. However, Hartwell would rather remain a bachelor. Avoiding proposals and his parents chagrin, Hartwell… Continue reading Recent Reads: A Husband for Hartwell by J. A. Rock & Lisa Henry (Lords of Bucknall Club Book 1)
Nonfiction: The Trial of Charles I by C. V. Wedgwood
The Trial of Charles I by C. V. WedgwoodPenguin Books, 1964, 1983 edition, 255 pgs. An examination into one of the most infamous chapters of the English Civil War: the trial and execution of King Charles I. Wedgwood reveals the drama and high tragedy of the king’s trial, analysing the various motives behind the Regicides… Continue reading Nonfiction: The Trial of Charles I by C. V. Wedgwood
Nonfiction: To Catch a King by Charles Spencer
To Catch a King: Charles II’s Great Escape by Charles SpencerWilliam Collins/HarperCollinsPublishers, 2017, 314 pgs. With Charles I imprisoned and on trial, the Royalists lost the English Civil War. As Cromwell’s Protectorate rose to power, the new republic sought to hunt down the last remaining threats from the monarch’s side. One of the most sought… Continue reading Nonfiction: To Catch a King by Charles Spencer
Nonfiction: Killers of the King by Charles Spencer
Killers of the King: The Men Who Dared to Execute Charles I by Charles SpencerBloomsbury, 2014, 340 pgs. Killers of the King follows the rise and fall of Cromwell’s Protectorate; from the execution of the monarch, Charles I, to the arrival of Charles II, and the eventual dissolution of the republic. Through numerous turbulent decades… Continue reading Nonfiction: Killers of the King by Charles Spencer
The Big Read: The Once and Future King by T. H. White – Book Three: Incipit Liber Tertius ‘The Ill-Made Knight’ (Pt. 3)
The Once and Future King by T. H. White – Incipit Liber Tertius: The Ill-Made Knight (1940).HarperVoyager, Kindle edition, 2015, 1940, 291 pgs (of 864 pgs total, approx.) A young boy from France joins King Arthur’s fabled Round Table. Shy and godly, he is to become one of the most famous and talented knights of all time.… Continue reading The Big Read: The Once and Future King by T. H. White – Book Three: Incipit Liber Tertius ‘The Ill-Made Knight’ (Pt. 3)
The Big Read: The Once and Future King by T. H. White – Book Two: Incipit Liber Secundus ‘The Witch in the Wood’ (Pt. 2)
The Once and Future King by T. H. White – Incipit Liber Secundus: The Witch in the Wood (1939).HarperVoyager, Kindle edition, 2015, 1938, 282 pgs (of 864 pgs total, approx.) Arthur is now king of Gramarye. The Gauls, angered by his sudden rise to power, are amassing a rebel army to depose him. As Arthur readies his armies,… Continue reading The Big Read: The Once and Future King by T. H. White – Book Two: Incipit Liber Secundus ‘The Witch in the Wood’ (Pt. 2)
The Big Read: The Once and Future King by T. H. White – Book One: Incipit Liber Primus ‘The Sword in the Stone’ (Pt. 1)
The Once and Future King by T. H. White – Incipit Liber Primus: The Sword in the Stone (1938).HarperVoyager, Kindle edition, 2015, 1938, 312 pgs (of 864 pgs total, approx.) In the land of Gramarye, surrounded by deep and mysterious woodland, sits the Castle Sauvage. Within its walls, lives a young orphan boy named Wart.… Continue reading The Big Read: The Once and Future King by T. H. White – Book One: Incipit Liber Primus ‘The Sword in the Stone’ (Pt. 1)
True Crime: Murder By The Book by Claire Harman
Murder By The Book: A Sensational Chapter in Victorian Crime by Claire HarmanViking, 2018, 202 pgs. Mayfair, London. 6th May, 1840. Lord William Russell is found almost decapitated in his bed. His maid rushes about the street, awakening the neighbours – and alerting all of London to a very disturbing mystery. As the case unfolds,… Continue reading True Crime: Murder By The Book by Claire Harman
Nonfiction: Watling Street: Travels Through Britain and Its Ever-Present Past by John Higgs
Watling Street: Travels Through Britain and its Ever-Present Past by John HiggsWeidenfeld & Nicolson, 2017, 345 pgs (Kindle ed.) A path that was forged by ancient Britons is still around today. Leading from Dover all the way west to Wroxeter, crossing London mid-way, it is now part of the A2 and A5 roads in modern… Continue reading Nonfiction: Watling Street: Travels Through Britain and Its Ever-Present Past by John Higgs
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