Historical Stories

India 1857. A land in flames. The ancient city of Agra is besieged. A circus is destroyed. Three orphans from different corners of the world forge a special friendship. Tonton, the circus tiger, must reach the jungle, Bea must find her lost brother and the show must go on!

Eighteen-year-old Isobel Stanhope is keeping a lot of secrets. There's the fact that she's head over heels in love with a Duke who doesn't know she exists; there's the fact that her family is penniless but nobody in society knows about it; and then there's her job at the Aviary, an investigative ...

You have heard, no doubt, the tale of Master Oliver Twist - that rags-to-riches boy; the parish orphan who became heir to the Brownlow fortune. But what few know is that there was a second Twist - a girl, brought into this world moments ahead of her brother. This is the story of Twill Twist - and...

This story brings the tale of the Great Fire of London to life for young readers. When Will Farriner wakes to the sound of crackling flames and the smell of smoke, he knows something is terribly wrong! As his family escape the flames engulfing their bakery, Will realises he must stop the fire fro...

Rowan watches helplessly as Roman soldiers steal her precious sheep. When she's spotted, Rowan has to flee but vows to never let it happen again. After meeting a wounded Iceni soldier in the marshes, Rowan realises she could be vital in helping Queen Boudicca's fight against the Romans. But can s...

A heart-stopping tale of love, corruption and the power of choice. Blood on her lips. Blood on her tongue. Blood that is not her own. Cassia does not fear to die, but for her - for a slave who has maimed her master - there are worse things than death. Yet the mighty Roman Empire has its limits. B...

A fast-paced and fascinating account of a young girl in the Iceni tribe in 60 BC. As Queen Boudica, the fearless leader of the Iceni, rallies her people to march on Roman-occupied Colchester, will Arlana be prepared to risk her life to defend her tribe?

Sid is proud to be working on the Titanic while Clara's a stowaway on a much smaller boat, Carpathia, with a dog called Rigel. When disaster strikes it will take all their courage - and the help of an even more remarkable sea creature - to answer the call of a sinking ship.

One ordinary meeting of the science club at Parkview Primary School becomes extraordinary when their teacher takes them back in time to 1843 to meet Christian inventor Charles Babbage. There they learn about his latest invention, the Difference Engine, but they have to be careful - if they're not...

Catherine and her family are out for a walk when a sudden storm blows up. The children take shelter in a deserted barn which seems strangely familiar, although they have never been there before. As the daylight fades, Catherine senses the secrets of the surrounding hills press in upon her, secret...