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Eleanor the Queen
First published in the 1950s and set in 12th-century France and England, Eleanor the Queen follows Eleanor of Aquitaine from…
I, Jacqueline
I, Jacqueline is the story of Countess Jacqueline of Bavaria, daughter of Count William VI and sole heir to…
The King’s Grey Mare
Elizabeth Woodville, young and unbelievably beautiful, finds favor at the court of her mother’s cousin, Marguerite of Anjou. Catching the…
Crown in Candlelight
Originally published in 1978, Crown in Candlelight covers a tumultuous period of English and French history between 1405 and 1461.…
Harlot Queen
Originally published in 1970, this is another Lewis “oldie but goodie.” The story of the She-Wolf, Isabel of France, who…
The King’s Pleasure
Originally published in 1969, this reissued novel by one of the grande dames of 20th-century historical fiction tells the familiar…
The Concubine
The popularity of historical fiction about historical women in general and Boleyn women in particular has resulted in the republication…
Eleanor the Queen
Eleanor the Queen is a vivid account of the life of one of the world’s most famous queens, Eleanor of…
Wife to the Bastard
Originally published in 1967, this is one of those oldies but goodies, but its age, sadly, shows a bit around…
The World of the Gladiator
From the origins of gladiatorial games in Rome’s early history, to its gruesome flowering, the author meticulously details the…
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