Tag: historical novel

  • History and mystery, a royal novel

    Anne Barnhill, a novelist of the Tudor era, takes a look at a new work from a prominent British historian who has successfully ventured into historical fiction in recent years. By Anne Barnhill A DANGEROUS INHERITANCE. By Alison Weir. Ballantine Books.  498 pages. $27. In her fourth historical novel, renowned historian Alison Weir brings together…