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Old 07-26-2010, 10:54 AM   #6
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Yeah, there are a couple of Henty ones in the same time period. Good books.

These are a little "all over" the time period but I can recommend them.

Alison Weir's The War of the Roses, Princes in the Tower (about WotR - late 1400's right?), then Eleanor of Aquitaine 1200s..

Dorothy Dunnett House of Niccolo books late 1400's - early 1500's.. same time period but on the continent instead of in England

Many books by Thomas B. Costain, very popular novelist of the 50's, several about War of the Roses but the names escape me... He was a very good writer though even though I don't remember. My grandmother had a few of his and they were great reading. Probably started my love of real historical fiction. That and Classics Illustrated.

Several others of Sharon Kay Penman's..

Ian Morson Falconer books.. late 1200's..

Ken Follett - The Pillar's of the Earth 1100's - 1400's?

Edward Marston Domesday books early 1100's..

Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe and Quentin Durward 1100's..

Arthur Conan Doyle's The White Company and Sir Nigel's Band 1300's and 1400's..

Henryk Sienkiewicz The Steppe trilogy 1600's (poland-lithuania though)..

note: most of Sabatini's stuff is set later I think. Perhaps you're thinking of Alexandre Dumas? The Three Musketeers and most of his work is set about 75-100 years later than WotR I think. But I'm sure lots of conflict still going on.

note: Stephen Lawhead's Raven King trilogy coming up on my reading list. Sort of a retelling of Robin Hood 1100's..

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