British

Sharpe's Prey : Richard Sharpe and the Expedition to Copenhagen, 1807

19th century, Bombardment, 1807, British, Copenhagen (Denmark), Denmark

Shackleton's Voyage of Endur

Retrace Shackleton's voyage on the Endurance through rare footage and photos from the expedition's photographer, personal correspondence and diaries, and interviews with descendants of the original ex

1874-1922, Antarctica, British, Endurance (Ship), Journeys

The Game

Laurie R. King

Mary Russell and her husband, Sherlock Holmes, travel to India to find Kim, the hero of Rudyard Kipling's novel.

British, fiction, Historical fiction, Holmes, Sherlock (Fictitious character), India

Locked Rooms

Laurie R. King

While visiting San Francisco with her husband Sherlock Holmes, Mary Russell stumbles across a clue to a locked-room mystery.

1894-1961, British, fiction, Hammett, Dashiell, Historical fiction

Vagabond

Bernard Cornwell

Thomas of Hookton, an archer during the Hundred Years' War, searches for the Holy Grail in 1347.

1327-1377, Edward III, 14th century, Archers, British, Death

Sharpe's Triumph

Bernard Cornwell

Sharpe barely survives a murderous act of treason by a bitter English officer, who has joined the mercenary forces, determined to drive the British from the continent.

1765-1947, British occupation, 19th century, Assaye (India), Battle of, 1803, British, fiction