Historical fiction

As always with Eco, this novel includes dazzling digressions, outrageous tricks, pages of extraordinary feeling and poetry, and vicarious reflections on our postmodern age. Baudolino is a marvellous tale by the author of 'The Name of the Rose'.

Sir Nicholas Beauvallet has fallen in love with a Spanish noblewoman. She and her father were aboard a galleon captured by Sir Nicholas. He vows to make her his bride even though it means returning the pair to Spain and entering the lion's den.

This is the latest historical novel by Winston Graham featuring Ross Poldark. Previous novels by Graham include The Angry Tide, Demelza, Jeremy Poldark, and Poldark's Cornwall.

Set in Lombardy during the Spanish occupation of the 1620s, this book tells the story of Renzo and Lucia, who are prevented from marrying by the petty tyrant Don Rodrigo, who desires Lucia for himself. Forced to flee, they are then cruelly separated, and must face many dangers including famine an...

Set in England during the Wars of the Roses, this novel tells the story of Dick Shelton, a young man who is betrayed by his treacherous and brutal guardian, and is forced to seek the help of John Amend-All, his guardian's sworn enemy.

A handsome horse with a glossy black coat and a white star on his forehead, Black Beauty seems to lead a charmed life. However, when he is sold, he soon discovers that some humans can be cruel.

It is 1659 and Cromwell's protectorate is drawing to a close, and the restoration of the monarchy can only improve the fortunes of the Morland family.

Russia wakes from a long sleep and marches to St Petersburg to claim her birthright. Her awakening will mark the end for the Romanovs, and the dawn of a new era that changed the world. Arthur Ransome, a journalist and writer, was part of it all. He left his family in England and fell in love with...

The year is 1539 and the court of Henry VIII is fearful at the moods of the ageing sick king. With only a baby in the cradle for an heir, Henry has to take another wife and the dangerous prize of the crown of England is won by Anne of Cleves.

The year is 1539 and the court of Henry VIII is fearful at the moods of the ageing sick king. With only a baby in the cradle for an heir, Henry has to take another wife and the dangerous prize of the crown of England is won by Anne of Cleves.