Pegasus
The Pianist in the Dark
Maria Theresa von Paradis was the musically talented daughter and only child of the secretary of the Empress of Austria.…
Derby Day
Editors' choice
Any reader who likes the gentle and considered narratives of the novels of Trollope or Thackeray should enjoy this work…
The Blood of Lorraine
Pope continues her story of French magistrate Bernard Martin, begun in Cezanne’s Quarry. Martin is now living in Nancy where…
The Fighting Temeraire: The Battle of Trafalgar and the Ship that Inspired J.M.W. Turner’s Most Beloved Painting
Sam Willis is no stranger to the world of the wooden walls of England and the Jack Tars who manned…
The Life of Mary Queen of Scots: An Accidental Tragedy
Mary Queen of Scots was put to death by her cousin, Elizabeth I, in 1587. Why does Roderick Graham call…
Queens Consort: England’s Medieval Queens, from Eleanor of Aquitaine to Elizabeth of York
From the 11th to the 15th centuries, twenty women became queens consort of England. In her new book, Lisa Hilton,…
A Knight’s Tale
There is an enormous equestrian painting of a 14th century knight, John Hawkwood, in Florence’s Duomo. One wonders why an…
The Secret Gospel of Mary Magdalene
Originally published in England in 1984 under the title The Wild Girl, this is what has almost become a genre…
The Last Cavalier
During his lifetime, Alexandre Dumas planned to write a series of novels that would include all of French history from…
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