15th Century
The Lion and the Rose
In this sequel to The Serpent and the Pearl, Kate Quinn dives back into the dangerous world of 15th-century Rome…
The Dream Maker
The Dream Maker follows the Renaissance adventures of Jacques Coeur, the man who played the role of Argentier to King…
The House of Medici: Inheritance of Power
This is the first in a trilogy of novels about the rise and fall of the wealthy banking family whose…
Mandragora: A Ribald and Irreverent Tale from the Italian Renaissance
Niccolo Machiavelli, Renaissance author of The Prince and father of political science, also wrote comedies such as La Mandragola (The…
The Subtlest Soul
Editors' choice
Liverotto Euffreducci’s coup to seize control of Fermo in Renaissance Italy forms the pivotal backdrop of Cox’s densely-researched and delightfully…
Feud – Rebels and Brothers
The mid 15th-century, 1459. The houses of York and Lancaster are on the brink of war, and chaos is about…
And Tomorrow Is A Hawk
Finn’s captivating story of a high-spirited woman named Julyana Berners is largely told by Julyana herself, the daughter of an…
Bosworth: The Birth of the Tudors
If there is only one thing known about the Wars of the Roses it’s that they’re very complicated! The period…
Little Velasquez
Velasquillo, “Little Velasquez,” is a dwarf in the court of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of 15th-century Spain. Barely escaping…
Journey of the North Star
This novel tells the story of Yong Le Emperor Zhu Di, who began his reign in 1403 and ruled China…
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