Time: Pick a book during the turbulent 17th century, before,during or after the English Civil War. 1630 - 1690
Location: Britain and her seas
Notes: The war was a series of conflicts between the Royalists and Parliamentarians resulting in Oliver Cromwell as Lord Protector and the execution of Charles I. The restoration of the monarchy in 1660 with Charles II and the great fire of London in 1666. Also the founding of the English army. Have fun.
rubyslippersreads, BarkingMadRead, Desha, megnews, jenniferw88, Deblovestoread, Bookwormjillk, Bluebird, Mollyanna, Rachel52, TheBookgeekFrau, dabbe, sblbooks, Jess861, ChaoticMissAdventures, ncsufoxes, LitsyEventsrubyslippersreads I have some ideas already! 2y
Cuilin @rubyslippersreads fabulous, you‘re ahead of me already. I‘m on over to Goodreads for some research. 2y
Jess861 Very excited - I have a book from our local library catalogue in mind! 2y
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Cuilin @Jess861 wonderful, looking forward to seeing what everyone selects. 2y
TheBookgeekFrau @rubyslippersreads @Jess861 Please share bc I have no idea what to read for this and I'm very open to suggestions!! 2y
Cuilin https://historicalnovelsociety.org/period/english-civil-war/ @thebookgeekfrau here are some suggestions. 2y
Cuilin https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/historical-fiction-17th-century more suggestions 2y
Cuilin https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/86750.English_Civil_Wars_Fiction_ 2y
Jess861 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4965.Year_of_Wonders 2y
Deblovestoread I will likely read Year of Wonders as it has been on my shelf for quite awhile. Here‘s another great link for historical fiction http://www.historicalnovels.info/Seventeenth-Century.html 2y
dabbe Thanks for hosting us! I'll be reading RAGS OF TIME by Michael Ward: Rags of Time is the first book in an engaging and entertaining new historical crime series, set during the upheaval of the 17th Century. Should be fun! As far as upheavals go. 🤣🤩😎 2y
rubyslippersreads @TheBookgeekFrau If you like vintage fiction, I ❤️![[tagged book]](https://image.librarything.com/pics/litsy_webpics/icon_taggedBook@3x.png)
Forever Amber 2y
Forever AmberCuilin @dabbe sounds good. I‘m still deciding between two or three. 2y
rubyslippersreads I considered The King‘s General or something by Stella Riley, but I think I‘m going to go with a book that‘s been on my TBR foreverChild from the Sea 2y
Child from the Searubyslippersreads @Deblovestoread Fabulous link! 2y
TheBookgeekFrau @rubyslippersreads Thank you -- I'll look into that 😊 2y
TheBookgeekFrau @Cuilin Thank you! 😊 2y
Cuilin @majkia here‘s our first prompt. 2y
Cuilin @rubyslippersreads looks like an interesting read. 2y
Cuilin @Karisimo first prompt, have fun! 2y
majkia I've only got one book in the TBR that fits: the King's Spy by Andrew Swanson 2y
Cuilin @majkia I looked at that. It‘s $4.99 on kindle. 2y
Cuilin @PathfinderNicole here‘s July‘s prompt. Enjoy. 2y
PathfinderNicole Hooray! Thanks! Can‘t wait to get back home and start looking for a good read! 2y
Cuilin @willaful July‘s prompt. Enjoy. 2y
ChaoticMissAdventures I am trying to convince myself to pick up the giant book that has been on my shelf for a very long time, this sounds like a good time to readForever Amber 2y
Forever AmberCuilin @ChaoticMissAdventures it is tempting even at 900 pages. 🤦♀️ 2y
sblbooks Ironically, my current read is partially set during this timeperiod. I've got a few more options coming up for July.Little Shop of Found Things 2y
Little Shop of Found ThingsCuilin @rwmg July‘s prompt. 2y
rwmg I'm thinking about a novel about the plague village of EymsA Parcel of Patterns 2y
A Parcel of PatternsCuilin @rwmg yes, it reminds me ofYear of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague 2y
Year of Wonders: A Novel of the PlagueCuilin @AllDebooks July‘s prompt. Have fun. 2y
Cuilin @CoverToCoverGirl July‘s prompt 2y
kspenmoll I would like to join in- I have in my TBRBooth 2y
BoothCuilin @kspenmoll delighted you‘re joining. 2y
Cuilin @kspenmoll I think Booth is set during the American Civil war? But I‘m not sure. I put some links above to novels set during or around the English Civil War. I was surprised how many I want to read. I still haven‘t decided. 2y
julieclair I am going withLondon in Chains 2y
London in ChainsCuilin @julieclair that looks really good! 2y
DebinHawaii I‘d love to join in as historical fiction is one of my jams. 💜 I‘ll look for a book that fits as this time period isn‘t one I‘ve read much of. 2y
Cuilin @DebinHawaii wonderful! 2y
Cuilin @tdrosebud July‘s prompt 2y
Itchyfeetreader Oh I would love to join this - love historical fiction ! 2y
Cuilin @Itchyfeetreader absolutely, join in! 2y
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