16th Century
The Wise Woman
In another reissue of her previously published work (this novel was originally released following the bestselling success of her…
My Lady of Cleves
The story of Henry VIII’s fourth wife, Anne of Cleves, is eloquently told in this reissue from the late…
The House of Allerbrook
This entertaining if slightly overlong followup to The House of Lanyon, which like its predecessor is…
The Redheaded Princess
In this novel, young Princess Elizabeth tells the story of her life from about the time of Henry VIII’s…
In the House of the Magician
(1) 1570s, Elizabethan England. When country girl Lucy flees from her drunken father and sets off to London to find…
Raleigh’s Page
Andrew Saintleger is twelve, old enough to be apprenticed. His father writes to a childhood friend, the now-famous sea…
The Lady Elizabeth
Editors' choice
How does a Princess Elizabeth become a Lady Elizabeth within a matter of days, the four-year-old wants to know? Her…
The Serpent Garden
Riley’s exquisite tale begins in England in 1514 and follows the life of Susanna Dallet, daughter of a Flemish artist.…
The Galliard
Young Mary, Queen of Scots, returns to Scotland after years of exile and is immediately caught up in the religious…
Elizabeth and the Prince of Spain
1554: At the court of Mary Tudor of England, a man and woman are joined in a battle of words…
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