Peter Ackroyd 
Clerkenwell Tales 

Brendan O’Carroll is an ex-Indian Army RSM and now the well-respected City of London Town Crier. The beginning of the Edwardian era is full of promise and hope for many, but Brendan, dismissed after …

1514. Henry VIII decides to marry his sister Mary to Louis XII, the elderly King of France. Accompanying Mary to her wedding is her cousin, seventeen-year-old Elizabeth Grey. Despite a magnificent …

Christian de la Croisette’s life was a complete mystery to him. His earliest memory was living in the country with a wealthy Tiptree family and he always believed that he was the illegitimate son of …

Night after night jostling crowds clamour for entry to Edinburgh’s Theatre Royal with one name on their lips: the Real Mackay. But who is he? The answer leaps off the page in this meticulously resear …

TYRANTS AREN”T BORN. THEY”RE RAISED. Travel to the heart of a Roman dynasty drenched in danger and intrigue in master storyteller Conn Iggulden”s bold and brilliant return to Rome as he tells the …

Perfect for fans of Simon Scarrow and Ben Kane, this formidable and compelling historical thriller from bestselling author Douglas Jackson will have you absolutely gripped… ‘Spectacular and satisfy …

Welcome to the Devil’s house. A nest of vipers dwells within. And a trail of blood leads to the Borgia Palace … Against a teeming canvas of Borgia politics, Niccolò Machiavelli and Leonardo da Vinc …

Through the eyes of William, one of Abelard”s acolytes and companions, Farewell, My Only One tells the story of Peter Abelard, the most famous philosopher and theologian of 12th-century Europe, and …

"The Haunted Room: A Tale" by A. L. O. E. stands as a classic example of Victorian gothic literature, weaving a chilling narrative brimming with ghostly apparitions and supernatural …

"Jack Sheppard: A Romance" by William Harrison Ainsworth is a captivating historical novel that delves into the life and exploits of the infamous 18th-century English thief and prison …