 Complete the following phrase:  Other significant British novelists include Georgette Heyer, Naomi Mitchison and Mary Renault. Heyer essentially established the historical romance genre and its subgenre Regency romance, which was inspired by Jane Austen. To ensure accuracy, Heyer collected reference works and kept detailed notes on all aspects of Regency life. While some critics thought the novels were too detailed, others considered the level of detail to be Heyers greatest asset; Heyer even recreated William the Conquerors crossing into England for her novel The Conqueror. Naomi Mitchisons finest novel, The Corn King and the Spring Queen 1931, is regarded by some as the best historical novel of the 20th century. Mary Renault is best known for her historical novels set in Ancient Greece. In addition to fictional portrayals of Theseus, Socrates, Plato, Simonides of Ceos and Alexander the Great, she wrote a non-fiction biography of Alexander. The Siege of Krishnapur 1973 by J. G. Farrell has been described as an outstanding novel. Inspired by events such as the sieges of Cawnpore and 