16th Century
The Malice of Fortune
Editors' choice
In the midst of an upsurge in interest in the Borgias, Ennis’s new historical thriller is, at the very least,…
The Unfaithful Queen
Henry VIII’s fifth wife, Catherine Howard, tells her story in this whimsical reimagining, beginning with her early adolescence in the…
People of the Black Sun
The Iroquois nation is totally splintered. Clans are at war with each other, driven by disease, starvation, and the code…
The Queen’s Confidante
London 1501. Henry VII is on the English throne and has united the two houses of York and Lancaster after…
The Watchers
Several recent nonfiction books have delved into the thorny subject of Sir Francis Walsingham, his dedication to Queen Elizabeth I,…
The Spymaster’s Daughter
Editors' choice
Frances Walsingham (1567-1633), Countess of Essex, Countess of Clanricarde, and daughter of Elizabeth I’s renowned spymaster, Sir Francis Walsingham, becomes…
Mistress of the Sea
Editors' choice
It is 1570, and in the thriving port town of Plymouth, Ellyn Cooksley is a wealthy merchant’s only daughter, expected…
God Carlos
God Carlos is the story of a 16th-century Spanish seaman who sails to Jamaica. He participates in the common practice…
A Kingdom Divided
Although 16th-century primary sources on the second Moghul emperor, Humayun, are available—there is the loving account, Humayunnama, by his half-sister…
Tudor Survivor: The Life and Times of Courtier William Paulet
In Tudor Survivor, Margaret Scard has provided a biography of one of the most consistently successful courtiers of the Tudor…
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