Historical romance — is a subgenre of two literary genres, the romance novel and the historical novel.DefinitionHistorical romance is set before World War II.cite web | title = Romance Novels Subgenres | publisher = Romance Writers of America | url… … Wikipedia
Tale of the Heike, The — (Heike Monogatari) (1371) The Tale of the Heike is an important Japanese narrative that has its origins in the KAMAKURA PERIOD and deals with the turbulent times of the Gempei Wars at the end of the 12th century. Covering the 60 year span from … Encyclopedia of medieval literature
Tale of Hōgen — The Tale of Hōgen ( Hōgen monogatari 保元物語) is a Japanese war chronicle or military tale ( gunki monogatari ) which relates the events and prominent figures of the Hōgen Rebellion. [In the name Hōgen Rebellion, the noun Hōgen refers to the nengō… … Wikipedia
Historical novels by Nigel Tranter set before 1286 — Nigel Tranter is a Scottish author who wrote many novels based on actual historical events and characters.This page includes those of his books set in Scotland from earliest times until the death of Alexander III in 1286.For other historical… … Wikipedia
Tale of Woe and Misfortune — infobox Book | name = The Tale of Woe and Misfortune ( [ Tale of ] Woe Misfortune , Woe and Ill Fortune , Misery Luckless Plight ) title orig = Повесть о Горе Злочастии translator = Serge Zenkovsky image caption = author = Anonymous illustrator … Wikipedia
Tale of Heiji — The Tale of Heiji ( Heiji Monogatari , 平治物語) is a Japanese war epic ( gunki monogatari ) detailing the events of the Heiji Rebellion of 1159 1160, in which samurai clan head Minamoto no Yoshitomo attacked and besieged Kyoto, as part of an… … Wikipedia
Historical pederastic couples — Over the course of history there have been a number of pederastic relationships between adult men and adolescent boys which have become part of the historical record. In some of these cases one or both members are notable historical figures,… … Wikipedia
Historical novel — An historical novel is a novel in which the story is set among historical events, or more generally, in which the time of the action predates the lifetime of the author. As such, the historical novel is distinguished from the alternate history… … Wikipedia
Historical basis for King Arthur — The historical basis of King Arthur is a source of considerable debate among historians. The King Arthur of Arthurian legend appears in many legends but it has not been decisively established whether his origin was entirely mythical or whether he … Wikipedia
Tale of King Mu, Son of Heaven — The Tale of King Mu, Son of Heaven (simplified Chinese: 穆天子传; traditional Chinese: 穆天子傳; pinyin: Mù Tiānzǐ Zhuàn)[Notes 1] is a fantasy version of the travels of King Mu of Zhou, historical fifth sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty, r. 976 922… … Wikipedia