Philippa Gregory’s 17 Plantagenet and Tudor novels in historical and publication order, starting with The Lady of the Rivers. Includes narrators, dates, TV adaptations and her other series.
Start with Under the Eagle and read the Cato and Macro novels in publication order. Here is the full Eagles of the Empire list through The Sword of Rome, plus Simon Scarrow’s other series in order.
Read Jeff Shaara by war, in historical order: start with Gods and Generals for the Civil War, or Rise to Rebellion for the full run. Here is every novel with dates, series groupings and gift advice.
Start with Master and Commander and read Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey–Maturin novels in publication order. Here is the full list of 20 completed books plus the unfinished 21st, with notes on the stretched 1812 timeline, the 2003 film and gift editions.
Start with Dissolution and read the seven Shardlake novels in publication order, which is also story order. Here are the books, the years they cover, the standalones and the 2024 TV adaptation.
Seven Cold War books that cover the conflict from the division of Europe to the end of the arms race: two overviews, the Soviet takeover of Eastern Europe, Berlin in 1961, the Gordievsky spy case, the Pulitzer-winning Dead Hand and a new Michael Dobbs book due October 20, 2026.
Seven books that cover the whole Tudor century, from the dynasty’s insecure founder to its most famous queen: a one-volume overview, Henry VII, two classic histories of the six wives, Thomas Cromwell, Henry’s children and a short life of Elizabeth I.
Seven books that explain Salem in 1692 and the centuries of witch belief behind it: narrative histories, the classic social study, the frontier-war argument, a pre-Salem case from Springfield, a global history of the witch, and Arthur Miller’s play.
Start with Outlander and read the nine main novels in publication order. Here is where the Lord John books and novellas fit, plus the latest on Book 10 and the Starz series.
An honest, balanced review of The Age of Wonder by Richard Holmes – what works, where it falls short, and who should read it.
