From Tudor England to the White House, read the unmissable fiction that’s inspired by history. Conjure up some of your favourite books and we can guarantee some of them will have their roots in ...

Historical novels are a perfect combination of escapism and enrichment. Through these works of fiction, readers can learn about events that have shaped our world and imagine (or reimagine) people who ...

Our Beautiful Game is a laudable work of historical fiction that is a fitting ode to the early pioneers of women’s football. The story follows the life of Polly Nabb, a young girl in a family of ...

I’m an English and history major, so of course I love historical fiction! But my academic life choices also make me ...

to novels telling untold stories of women's lives in the 20th century, we're all about looking back in time with our reads at the moment. So whether you're new to the world of historical fiction ...

Inspired by abolitionist Sarah Grimké, this novel tackles themes of slavery and women's rights in early 19th-century Charleston This Pulitzer Prize-winning novel reimagines the Underground Railroad as ...

Historical fiction is suddenly everywhere. It’s on the bestseller list, in college classrooms, and probably on the lap of the ...

American author VV Ganeshananthan picked up the Women's Prize for Fiction for her second ... render Brotherless Night a masterpiece of historical fiction." The novel follows Sashi, a 16-year ...