Shakespeare
The Fool’s Girl by Celia Rees. Violetta and Feste have come to London to rescue the holy relics taken from the church in Illyria by the evil Malvolio. Their journey has been long and their adventures many, but it is not until they meet the playwright William Shakespeare that they get to tell the entire story from beginning to end.
The
Player's Boy by Antonia Forest.Young boy
leaves home and ends up in Shakespeare's company
Shakespeare's
apprentice by Veronica Bennett. Love story
between an actor and the niece of the Earl of Essex
The Boy,
the Bear, the Baron, the Bard by Gregory Rogers. Picture
book without words. A boy on a trip to the globe goes back in time and meets everyone
else in the title.
James I
Curse on
the sea by Geoffrey Trease. Based on a true story this is the tale of Rob, a
boy actor who visits Scotland during the reign of James I and meets a witch.
Colonising America
Ghost Hawk
by Susan Cooper. Bodley Head, 2014. Set at the time the English first arrived
in America, told equally from the point of view of the Indians as well as the
English. Teenage read Mayflower:
The Diary of Remember Patience Whipple, 1620 by Kathryn Lasky (1996) (My story)
Civil war 1642 - 1649
Alice in love and war by Ann Turnball. Alice falls in love
with a soldier and follows the army.
Civil War: Thomas Adamson, England, 1644 by Vince Cross (2002) (My story)
For the King by Ronald Welch. It is 1642 and Neil Carey
becomes involved in the Civil War.
Hunt Royal by David Scott Daniell, Puffin, 1962. Looking at
the cover I suspect this is the story of Charles II’s escape to France after
the battle of Worcester.
Kate Rider by Hester Burton. An English girl tries to cope
with the complexities of the Civil War. Ends with the siege of Colchester
Children of the new forest by Frederick Marryat. The
orphaned children of a Cavalier have to hide to avoid Cromwell’s men.
Place Mill by Barbara Softly. I can find no details for this book but for some reason I had it listed in my civil war books.
Rider of the white horse by Rosemary Sutcliff . Story of
Thomas Fairfax, a parliamentarian.
Simon by Rosemary Sutcliff (1953) Set in the
West Country Simon is for parliament, Amias is for the crown. How the war split
up friends.
Thomas by Hester Burton. Begins in the civil war and ends
with the great plague of 1665.
The Protectorate
The Gypsy Crown by Kate Forsyth. Set during the
Protectorate, a family of gypsies are put in jail but two cousins manage to
escape and have to rescue their family.
I, Coriander by Sally Gardner (Partly a fantasy but also set
at the end of the Protectorship
News from the dead by Mary Hooper. Based on the true story
of Anne Green who was hanged for infanticide in 1650. Teenage novel.
Restoration
Witch Child by Celia Rees. After her grandmother is hanged
for witchcraft Mary is taking to the new colonies in America. A teenage read.
The remarkable life and times of Eliza Rose by Mary Hooper. Eliza meets Nell Gwyn and gets involved in court politics
No shame, no fear by Ann Turnball (Quaker trilogy 1). It is
1662 and Will is attracted to the Quakers. There he meets Susanna. Beautifully
written with credible characters.
Through the fire by Hester Burton. Story of Quakers and
their appalling treatment under the restoration. (Antelope series for readers
6-9)
The Plague and the great Fire of London
A Parcel of patterns by Jill Paton Walsh. The village of Eyam closes itself off when the
plague comes.
The Great Plague: The Diary of Alice Paynton, London,
1665-1666 by Pamela Oldfield (2001) (My story)
Children of Winter by Berlie Doherty. Catherine and her
siblings are out for a walk when they take shelter from a sudden storm in a
barn but then find themselves in 1665 and the plague is raging. For younger
children.
At the sign of the sugared plum by Mary Hooper. Set at the
time of the plague
Forged in the fire by Ann Turnball (Quaker trilogy 2). This
story covers the plague of 1665 and the Great Fire of London
London’s burning (Sparks). Great fire of London. Story for beginner readers.
Petals in the ashes by Mary Hooper. Sequel to At the sign of
the sugared plum.
Late 17th C
Highway Girl An English Girl’s Diary, 1670 by Valerie
Wilding (2008) (My story)
Trumpets in the West by Geoffrey Trease. Jack is apprenticed
to a musician and is inspired to compose himself after hearing the trumpets on
the battlefield of Monmouth. Probably set in the reign of William and Mary.
Seeking Eden by Ann Turnball (Quaker trilogy 3). Will and
Susanna are now in Pennsylvania and deals with slavery and the issues of their
growing family.
Scotland
Bonnie Dundee by Rosemary Sutcliff . Set in Scotland during
the time of the Covenanters (those wanting freedom from English rule).
Dream of danger (Sparks). Massacre at Glencoe in 1692.
Stranger in the Glen (Sparks). The story of Rob Roy, a Jacobite
supporter.
