Historical Mystery:
| Author |
Protagonist |
Location |
Time
Period |
| Michael Jecks |
Sir Baldwin Furnshill |
Lydford,England |
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| Ian Morson |
William Falconer |
Oxford, England |
13th century |
| Candace Robb |
Owen Archer |
York, England |
14th century |
| Sharon Newman |
Catherine LeVendeur |
France |
12th century |
| Kate Sedley |
Roger the Chapman |
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| Caroline Roe |
Isaac of Girona |
Girona,Spain |
1300's |
| Peter Tremayne |
Sister Fidelma |
Ireland |
7th century |
| Ann Dukthas |
Nicholas Segalla |
various |
various |
| Robert Van Gulik |
Judge Dee |
China |
7th century |
| Elizabeth Eyre |
Sigismondo |
Italy |
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| Margret Frazer |
Sister Frevisse |
Oxfordshire |
15th century |
| Paul Doherty |
Brother Athelstan |
London (Southwark) |
1380 |
| Fiona Buckley |
Ursula Blanchard |
England |
1562 |
| Karen Harper |
Elizabeth Tudor |
England |
1558 |
| Sharon Kay Penman |
Justin de Quincy |
England |
1193 |
| Simon Beaufort |
Sir Geoffrey Mappestone |
English-Welsh boarder |
1101 |
| Joan Wolf |
Hugh Corbaille |
Lincoln,England |
late 11th century |
| Lauren Haney |
Lt. Bak |
Kemet (Egypt) |
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| Bernard Knight |
Sir John de Wolfe
(Crowener John) |
Exeter, Englanr |
1195 |
| Susanna Gregory |
Matthew Bartholomew |
Cambridge, England |
1350's |
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I'm currently enjoying the Susanna Gregory and Joan Wolf series. For
maybe a little less action and a little more character development I read Candace Robb and
Sharon Neuman. Another author I enjoy is Kate Sedley, but I haven't seen a new work
lately.
Math & Science:
Two books that are a good introduction to the history of Mathematics
are The Mathematical Universe and Journey Through Genius, both by
William Dunham. For another slant on the same subject try The Mathematical Experience
by Philip J. Davis and Reuben Hersh or Mathematics, The Loss of Certainty
by Morris Kline.
Jazz:
History:
For a good idea of life in 14th century Europe try A Distant
Mirror by Barbara W. Tuchman. A World Lit Only by Fire by William
Manchester covers a longer period ending in the early 16th century (Henry VIII of
England).
Last modified on
19 June, 2006
