Renaissance
The Smile
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The Smile is the next title in Donna Jo Napoli’s growing list of young adult novels. Many of her previous retellings offered ...Read Review
Apology For The Woman Writing
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France in the 16th century. Marie de Gournay is a self-educated “difficult” child whose life is centred in her dead father’s library ...Read Review
Garlands of Gold
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Set in 17th-century Rotterdam, this is the tale of Saskia, a lady’s maid to a wealthy merchant’s wife. Saskia’s real ...Read Review
The Courtier’s Secret
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In 1682, the Court of Versailles is in its heyday. The reign of the Sun King, Louis XIV, is at its zenith. Secrecy, intrigue ...Read Review
In The Shadow of the Sun King
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Madeleine Clavell is devastated when her estate is overtaken by the king’s dragoons. As a Huguenot in Catholic France, she hides her ...Read Review
Sovereigns of the Sea: The Quest to Build the Perfect Renaissance Battleship
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The large and heavily armed “ship of the line” or “battleship” played a central role in naval history from early times to the ...Read Review
The Medici Seal
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Italy 1502. A young gypsy boy, fleeing from a brigand, is rescued by Leonardo da Vinci, and becomes part of his household. He calls ...Read Review
Magnifico: The Brilliant Life and Violent Times of Lorenzo De’Medici
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Few time periods in the European past are as captivating as the Renaissance, and few characters from this world are as fascinating as ...Read Review
Isabella De’ Medici: The Glorious Life and Tragic End of a Renaissance Princess
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Charming, amusing, intelligent and immensely wealthy, the beautiful Isabella de’ Medici strutted her stuff centre stage as an indulged star of the most ...Read Review
Painter in a Savage Land
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This book is subtitled The Strange Saga of the First European Artist in North America. Jacques LeMoyne de Morgues sailed for the New ...Read Review