Time Periods
(NOTE: In order to have as few historical time periods as possible, I altered history a bit, as you may have noticed by this list. Also, many of these periods are either interchangeable or perhaps the line between them is fuzzy. So if you are interested in a particular time period, try several searches with related key words -- Civil War, Riverboat, or Frontier, for example -- to find the books you are seeking.) |
Prehistoric | ancient, ancient pre-history. |
Egypt | ancient Egypt. |
Greece | ancient Greece. |
Rome | ancient Rome, Roman occupation. |
Judea | ancient Judea, The Holy Land. |
Celtic | Dark Ages, end-Roman to early Medieval
(also pre-Roman Druid or Pagan). |
Viking | . |
Sheik | includes Sultan, Pasha, Harem
(contemporary Sheikhs, too). |
Medieval | through end-Henry VIII -- England and world. |
Renaissance | Elizabethan through end-Stuart (earlier in Italy). |
Outlaw | includes Fugitive, Highwayman, Raider, Smuggler, Pickpocket, Robin Hood, Zorro. |
Pirate | includes Privateer, Sea Captain (if onboard ship). |
Georgian | early-1700s up to 1799 -- includes America and world. |
Colonial | America, before American Revolution. |
American Rev. | American Revolutionary War. |
French Rev. | France during the French Revolution. |
Regency | 1800 through mid-1830s -- includes America and world.
(NOTE: "Regency" is used here as a time period, not as a type of book. Therefore, it includes both small "Regencies" and larger "Historicals" set during the time of the English Regency.) |
War 1812 | American War of 1812, war is mentioned. |
Old South | Antebellum American South, before Civil War, plantation. |
Civil War | American Civil War, war is mentioned. |
Riverboat | Mississippi, Amazon, or any other river or canal. |
Victorian | from mid-1830s to 1895 -- includes America and world.
(NOTE: Because the "Victorian" era covered so many years, I've moved the late-Victorian time period into the Edwardian. In BYRON, the years 1895 to 1901 is considered Edwardian.) |
Frontier | includes Indians, Colonial Frontier, Wild West, Gold Rush, Mexico, Australia, Canada, Yukon. |
Edwardian | late-Victorian, turn-of-last-century, 1895 to 1919,
through World War I. |
WW1 | World War I, war is mentioned. |
Russian Rev. | Russia during the Russian Revolution. |
Chinese Rev. | China during the Chinese Revolution. |
1920s, 30s | The 1920s and/or 1930s. |
WW2 | World War II, war is mentioned. |
1940s, 50s | The 1940s and/or 1950s. |
Korean War | Korean War, war is mentioned. |
1960s, 70s | The 1960s and/or 1970s. |
Vietnam War | Vietnam War, war is mentioned. |
Cold War | . |
Near Future | 21st to 22nd centuries. |
Far Future | beyond . . . |
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