16th Century
Portrait of an Unknown Woman
Editors' choice
In this, journalist Vanora Bennett’s first novel, Meg Giggs, adopted daughter of Sir Thomas More, springs brilliantly to life. Surrounded…
The Lost Diary of Don Juan
The Lost Diary of Don Juan is a fresh, new imagining of a legendary character. Don Juan is made for…
Peony in Love
Editors' choice
Enter the enticing world of the Peony Pavilion, a 16th-century Chinese opera now entwining the lives of three Hangzhou women…
My Lady Judge
Editors' choice
On the eve ofthe first of May, 1509, people from all over the Burren, on the western seaboard ofIreland, climb…
Daughters of the Doge: A Novel of Renaissance Venice
This is the second in the Richard Stocker series, quickly following on from the first novel published in 2006, In…
The Thistle and the Rose
Plaidy’s eighth Tudor novel vividly reconstructs the dramatic life of Margaret Tudor, from the time of her early marriage to…
The Sixth Wife
Plaidy’s retelling of the story of Katharine Parr is masterly. Those who know little more of Katharine than that she…
Duchessina: A Novel of Catherine De’Medici
Carolyn Meyer’s “Young Royals” series offers its readers the opportunity to both learn and be entertained by history’s most fascinating…
Innocent Traitor
This riveting, richly descriptive novel chronicles the life of Lady Jane Grey. For those unfamiliar with British royal history, fifteen-year-old…
Sister Teresa
Sister Teresa is the compelling story of a young woman of renowned beauty who became the beloved patron saint of…
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