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Charles’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Charles’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Charles Cordell
Goodreads Author
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in The United Kingdom
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Influences
C.S. Forester, Alexander Kent, Patrick O'Brian, Bernard Cornwell, Wins
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Member Since
April 2022
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https://www.goodreads.com/charlescordell
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God's Vindictive Wrath (Divided Kingdom, #1)
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The Keys of Hell and Death (Divided Kingdom, #2)
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Desecration: Winchester 1642 (Divided Kingdom, #1.1)
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* Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. To add more, click here.
17th Century Almanac for February – carnival & cleansing fire
The 17th Century Almanac for February is an article by Charles Cordell on Early Modern life and a world turned upside down in Shrovetide revelry and riot.
February – the month of Candlemas, carnival chaos and cleansing fire – when apprentices and labourers ran riot. Rapid population growth resulted in wage cuts and inflation. Life expectancy and living standards fell in a cost-of-living crisis. Read more of this blog post »
February – the month of Candlemas, carnival chaos and cleansing fire – when apprentices and labourers ran riot. Rapid population growth resulted in wage cuts and inflation. Life expectancy and living standards fell in a cost-of-living crisis. Read more of this blog post »
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"Conn Iggulden, in this last book of his War of the Roses, Ravenspur does not disappoint. The Yorkist king Edward IV is driven out of England, his wife and children forced to seek sanctuary from the House of Lancaster. His humiliation at this turn of "
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Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger:
"Charlie Munger loved telling stories. This wonderful book is brimming with his best.
One of his all-time favorites, he explains in the book, happened at McDonnell Douglas airliner in 1991. His rendering of the story captures his worldview: Smart. Insi" Read more of this review » |
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The Venetian Heretic: 'The Master of Historical Fiction' Sunday Times:
"This eventful historical adventure is the 1st book of a new series, featuring the Englishman Richard Hughes as the main protagonist, assisted by Filippa di Chamberi.
At the beginning of the book you'll notice a Character List and Glossary, both very e" Read more of this review » |
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“Bible in one hand, pistol in the other, the preacher sat astride a horse, his voice lifted to God’s light and a clear sky.”
― God's Vindictive Wrath
― God's Vindictive Wrath
“Only the poor remained, those who had no money and nowhere else to go. Another governor, more merchants and soldiers would come to take the place of those that left. But the poor always stayed. They always stayed put. And they always stayed poor.”
― The Keys of Hell and Death
― The Keys of Hell and Death
“Grenville's line of Cornishmen swayed and lurched, a low growl running through the ranks like a storm far out at sea, the boulders grinding as the waves built. And then it burst, men yelling, shaking their weapons in the air, the pikes clashing, thumping the ground, shouting, demanding, exclaiming, 'Kernow vedn keskerras!' Cornwall will march!”
― The Keys of Hell and Death
― The Keys of Hell and Death
Topics Mentioning This Author
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| English Civil War...: Why the English Civil War? | 8 | 19 | Feb 21, 2025 08:39AM | |
| Ancient & Medieva...: English Civil War (1642 - 1651) | 130 | 272 | Feb 21, 2025 09:30AM | |
| Historical Fictio...: So, tell us what inspired your historical novel? | 103 | 238 | Feb 21, 2025 10:39AM | |
| 1666 And All That: Hello! - introduce yourself | 51 | 31 | Mar 04, 2025 06:34AM | |
| Historical Fictio...: How did you get into writing Historical Fiction? | 337 | 735 | Dec 04, 2025 08:02AM | |
| Goodreads Authors...: * Open Author Interviews | 448 | 4289 | Jan 14, 2026 09:43AM | |
| Goodreads Authors...: * Author List | 7803 | 21326 | 14 hours, 23 min ago |
“Do not miss this evocative account of the English Civil War, and the ordinary men caught up in it." - God's Vindictive Wrath by Charles Cordell”
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“The ground shudders from cavalry attack and cannon fire. You can smell the sweat of fear." - The Keys of Hell and Death by Charles Cordell”
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“Straight into the action, fast-paced and authentic. This story captures all the confusion, fear and excitement of battle. It will appeal to anyone who enjoys historical adventure novels." - God's Vindictive Wrath by Charles Cordell”
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“I have been waiting for this second novel - The Keys of Hell and Death by Charles Cordell - and am not disappointed. Once again he evokes the experience of the Civil War soldier more vividly than ever before.”
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