16th Century
Tom Fleck
In Northern England in the spring of 1513, a newly-orphaned teenager named Tom Fleck finds a golden ring in the…
Catherine of Aragon, Henry’s Spanish Queen
This major biography adds a refreshing new focus by using extensive material from Spanish sources. The picture that emerges of…
The Queen’s Lady
When Lady Jane Rievaulx is widowed at the age of 18, she becomes a Lady of the Privy Chamber at…
Sins of the House of Borgia
Things have not been easy for Esther; expelled with her fellow Jews from her home in Spain, she first loses…
River of Darkness
In River of Darkness, Levy masterfully retells the story of Francisco Orellana’s legendary voyage down the Amazon River in 1541. …
Rivals in the Tudor Court
Bogdan’s second Tudor-era novel opens with an angry Thomas Howard bemoaning his imprisonment in the Tower of London, and the…
The Confession of Katherine Howard
At the opening of this novel, the fate of Henry VIII’s fifth queen has already been sealed, even though she…
Elizabeth I
Editors' choice
How can an historical novelist up the ante on the life of Elizabeth I when so much has been written…
Blood and Ink
On May 20th, 1593, incendiary playwright Christopher Marlowe came before Queen Elizabeth I’s Privy Council to answer pointed questions about…
The Second Duchess
Editors' choice
Have you ever read a book that you wish you had written? Have you ever read a book that you…
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