The Saxons are now the lords of Britain. And yet the bards still sing of Arthur — ‘In our darkest time, when we need him most, shall he come again.’ Ageing mercenary Beran has no love of bards’ songs. Nor of people. Unless they are paying him to steal or kill. Now he has been […]
Historical books to look out for in 2025
Welcome to Historia’s most popular regular feature, our round-up of historical books published by members of the Historical Writers’ Association (HWA) to look out for during the coming year. In 2025, there are over 130 books covering history, biography, and historical fiction and spanning eras from Ancient Greece to the 1980s. And there will be […]
Christmas reading 2024 – top historical books to give or to treat yourself to
We asked eight much-loved authors to each recommend a couple of historical books for Christmas 2024 to give, receive, or treat yourself to — fiction and non-fiction. There are ideas for history-loving children and teens as well. We hope these suggestions help to inspire your Christmas reading. Sharon Bennett Connolly For fiction, it has to […]
Arthur by Giles Kristian
Years have passed since the clash of shield-walls echoed across the land. The Saxons are now the lords of Britain. And yet the bards still sing of Arthur — ‘In our darkest time, when we need him most, shall he come again.’ Ageing mercenary Beran has no love of bards’ songs. Nor of people. Unless […]
Arthur will come again… and again…
Giles Kristian, acclaimed bestselling author of Lancelot, tells us about the timeless appeal of King Arthur’s legend and the thinking behind his Arthurian trilogy. As foretold, Arthur will come again – with the third book in the series, Arthur, published on 6 June. The legend of Arthur has been told in countless ways over centuries, […]
The Sword by Fil Reid
Gwen, a girl from the 21st century, was kidnapped back in time to become King Arthur’s Queen Guinevere in book one, The Dragon Ring. In book two, The Bear’s Heart, she presented Arthur with his heir. But a dark cloud hangs over her son’s birth, and she can’t be sure Arthur believes the baby is […]
Who was King Arthur? And did he exist?
Fil Read examines the evidence for the existence of King Arthur, or someone very like him, from early texts in Latin, Old Welsh and Old English, and finds conflicting accounts. This has left her plenty of space to choose which elements of the Arthur stories to use in her Guinevere series of time-slip novels, including […]
Spear by Nicola Griffith
She grows up in the wild wood, in a cave with her mother, but visions of a faraway lake drift to her on the spring breeze, scented with promise. And when she hears a traveller speak of Artos, king of Caer Leon, she decides her future lies at his court. So, brimming with magic and […]