Renaissance
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
The Enchantress of Florence
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Wearing a multicolored leather coat, a Florentine traveler arrives at the emperor of India’s court armed with magic tricks, a secret, and ...Read Review
The Messiah
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AdventureBiographical FictionMilitary
Author Marek Halter was born in Warsaw and at age five crawled with his family through the sewers to escape the Nazi extermination ...Read Review
Immortal
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Traci L. Slatton’s highly inventive and lush debut novel follows Luca Bastardo across the 14th and 15th centuries in his search for ...Read Review
Out of the Storm: The Life and Legacy of Martin Luther
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It is a testament to the enduring legacy of Martin Luther than biographies of this 500-year-old figure continue to debate strongly over ...Read Review
The Jewel Trader of Pegu
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In the 1590s, news reached Italy of the source of Asia’s outstanding jewels. Sailors’ tales were backed by samples, and so Abraham, ...Read Review