Jil Very Kindly Posted A Comment About The Tudors And A Forest That Henry V111 Hunted In,

he had just finished reading The Forest by Edward Rutherfurd, it just so happens that I have a copy of it, but in a much worn/read condition, it has been backwards and forwards to the UK a couple of times,

below is a comment about the book that says it better than I ever could, few places lie closer to the heart of the nation's heritage than the New Forest. Now, Edward Rutherford weaves its history and legends into compelling fiction. From the mysterious killing of King William Rufus, to treachery and witchcraft; smuggling and poaching run through this epic tale of well-born ladies, lowly woodsmen, sailors, merchants and Cistercian monks. The feuds, wars, loyalties and passions of generations reach their climax in a crime that shatters the decorous society of Jane Austen's Bath, and whose ramifications continue through the age of the Victorian railway builders to the ecologists of the present day.

in a similar vein if you liked The Forest then check out an author by the name of Gary Jennings, the first book of his I read was Aztec, 12 years in the writing, a totally compiling read as was The Journeyer, a story of the travels of Marco Polo, read them if you can.