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! 11mo
Cuilin @rubyslippersreads fabulous, you‘re ahead of me already. I‘m on over to Goodreads for some research. 11mo
Jess861 Very excited - I have a book from our local library catalogue in mind! 11mo
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Cuilin @Jess861 wonderful, looking forward to seeing what everyone selects. 11mo
TheBookgeekFrau @rubyslippersreads @Jess861 Please share bc I have no idea what to read for this and I'm very open to suggestions!! 11mo
Cuilin https://historicalnovelsociety.org/period/english-civil-war/ @thebookgeekfrau here are some suggestions. 11mo
Cuilin https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/historical-fiction-17th-century more suggestions 11mo
Cuilin https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/86750.English_Civil_Wars_Fiction_ 11mo
Jess861 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4965.Year_of_Wonders 11mo
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 11mo
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. 🤣🤩😎 11mo
rubyslippersreads @TheBookgeekFrau If you like vintage fiction, I ❤️![[tagged book]](https://image.librarything.com/pics/litsy_webpics/icon_taggedBook@3x.png)
Forever Amber 11mo
Forever AmberCuilin @dabbe sounds good. I‘m still deciding between two or three. 11mo
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 11mo
Child from the Searubyslippersreads @Deblovestoread Fabulous link! 11mo
TheBookgeekFrau @rubyslippersreads Thank you -- I'll look into that 😊 11mo
TheBookgeekFrau @Cuilin Thank you! 😊 11mo
Cuilin @majkia here‘s our first prompt. 11mo
Cuilin @rubyslippersreads looks like an interesting read. 11mo
Cuilin @Karisimo first prompt, have fun! 11mo
majkia I've only got one book in the TBR that fits: the King's Spy by Andrew Swanson 11mo
Cuilin @majkia I looked at that. It‘s $4.99 on kindle. 11mo
Cuilin @PathfinderNicole here‘s July‘s prompt. Enjoy. 11mo
PathfinderNicole Hooray! Thanks! Can‘t wait to get back home and start looking for a good read! 11mo
Cuilin @willaful July‘s prompt. Enjoy. 11mo
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 11mo
Forever AmberCuilin @ChaoticMissAdventures it is tempting even at 900 pages. 🤦♀️ 11mo
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 11mo
Little Shop of Found ThingsCuilin @rwmg July‘s prompt. 11mo
rwmg I'm thinking about a novel about the plague village of EymsA Parcel of Patterns 11mo
A Parcel of PatternsCuilin @rwmg yes, it reminds me ofYear of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague 11mo
Year of Wonders: A Novel of the PlagueCuilin @AllDebooks July‘s prompt. Have fun. 11mo
Cuilin @CoverToCoverGirl July‘s prompt 11mo
kspenmoll I would like to join in- I have in my TBRBooth 11mo
BoothCuilin @kspenmoll delighted you‘re joining. 11mo
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. 11mo
julieclair I am going withLondon in Chains 10mo
London in ChainsCuilin @julieclair that looks really good! 10mo
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. 10mo
Cuilin @DebinHawaii wonderful! 10mo
Cuilin @tdrosebud July‘s prompt 10mo
Itchyfeetreader Oh I would love to join this - love historical fiction ! 10mo
Cuilin @Itchyfeetreader absolutely, join in! 10mo
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