George McDonald Fraser OBE FRSL: The Flashman Series
This is a rare genre of literature, historical comedy fiction.
Flashman is a bounder and a cad with the background of Victorian England, Roughly the second half of the 1800s. Flashy ends up from the American West to the Kyber Pass.
Must read: Flashman
Bernard Cornwell, OBE: The Richard Sharpe Series
his series traces the life of Richard Sharp from an orphanage in London to the Battle of Waterloo. Its a really good read and a great way to learn about Wellington’s campaigns.
Patric O’Brien: The Jack Aubrey-Steven Maturin Series
This series is centered around the British Navy during the Napoleonic Era. The series intertwines the lives of Aubrey and his particular friend and Naval Surgeon Steven Maturin. Its a curious chronicle about their lives and relationships with each other, their wives and children as well as the sailors or the Royal Navy.
Recommendation: Best read in front of the fire with a brandy on a cool fall afternoon.
Ruth Downie: The Gaius Petreius Ruso Series
This is a great series that starts with Ruso with the Roman Legion in England. The land is filled with tribes like the Catuvellauni and Icini. Ruso, full time doctor for the Roman Legand and default murder detective falls in love with an English native. The clash of culture is fun as his new wife looks at Roman culture from a flawlessly logical perspective.