Renaissance
The Competition: Da Vinci’s Disciples, #2
Editors' choice
In the late 15th century, six women dare to seek permission from the head of a noble Florentine family and…
The Most Beautiful Woman in Florence
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Simonetta Cattaneo, a young noblewoman in 15th-century Genoa, is happy to marry the Florentine Marco Vespucci and be introduced to…
In the Name of the Family
Sarah Dunant is obsessed with the Borgias. But it’s a good obsession. The Borgias are the family we love to…
The Course of Fortune, Volumes 1, 2, and 3
Francisco de Barai, young and full of vigor, must flee his native Seville under false charges. What follows is a…
Revenge at Elsinore
Magnus Eriksson Vasa, second son of a Swedish noble, is sent to Wittenberg University with a mission to fulfil. Well,…
The Ornatrix
In 16th-century Italy, two women rejected by their families weave in and out of each other’s lives in this novel…
Breaker of Bones
The last few chapters of this novel will have you gripped! A serial killer is on the loose in Queen…
Conspiracy
Italian philosopher, Giordano Bruno is in a confession booth giving the priest a list of his sins. We are instantly…
The Black Prince of Florence: The Spectacular Life and Treacherous World of Alessandro de’ Medici
Few today remember Alessandro, the first Duke of Florence. During the 1520s and 30s the rivalry between the two illegitimate…
Sense of Touch: Love and Duty at Anne of Brittany’s Court
‘In July 1497 Anne of Brittany, Queen of France, gives birth to a son. Within hours the child joins the…
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