16th Century
The Betrayal
As the novel begins we are straight away in the world of Elizabethan London as Lucy waits with her two…
The Devil & Maria d’Avalos
The year is 1590; the setting rich with art, magnificent architecture, lavish costumes. Yet all is not right in Denmark……
The Lady in the Tower
The demand for the Tudors seems inexorable. This is a detailed study of the closing days of the life of…
The Goldsmith’s Daughter
Editors' choice
This young adult novel follows 15-year old Itacate through a life at the heart of the Aztec Empire on the…
The Boleyn Wife
Though many books have been written about Anne Boleyn and Katherine Howard, relatively few have surfaced about the elusive figure…
Snares and Nets
When Nesta Davies moves from bustling Oxford to sleepy Hollyhill to look after her son’s wife, Joan, she expects to…
Wolf Hall
Editors' choice
The story of the courtship and marriage of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn is the stuff of legend. I could…
Her Mother’s Daughter
“Bloody Mary. Bloody Mary.” A children’s scary game recalls the history of the 16th-century queen, Mary Tudor. Daughter of Henry…
The Stolen One
Sixteen-year-old orphan Katherine Bab, bold in appearance and manner, knows she is meant for more than a rustic country life.…
The Myth of Bloody Mary
This fascinating biography of Mary Tudor cuts through centuries of assumption, legend, and demonization to reveal a more even-handed portrait…
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