Sarum (also titled Sarum: The Novel of England) is a work of historical fiction by Edward Rutherfurd, first published in 1987. It is Rutherfurd's literary debut. It tells the story of England through the tales of several families in and around the English city of Salisbury, the writer's hometown, from prehistoric times to 1985.

Characters

The main families of Sarum include:

Synopsis

The story covers major points of British history. The following chapter listing parallels major periods and events :

Old Sarum

New Sarum