Ballantine (US)

Mistress of the Monarchy: The Life of Katherine Swynford, Duchess of Lancaster

By Alison Weir - Published 2008 (UK)Published 2009 (US)

Genres:

Nonfiction

The latest beneficiary of Alison’s Weir’s biographical attentions is the little-known but often reviled Katherine Swynford, the long-time mistress and eventual ...Read Review

Dark Assassin

By Anne Perry - Published 2006

Genres:

Mystery/Crime

While on boat patrol with the Thames River Police, Inspector William Monk watches helplessly as Mary Havilland falls to her death off Waterloo ...Read Review

After Elizabeth: The Rise of James of Scotland and the Struggle for the Throne of England

By Leanda de Lisle - Published 2005

Genres:

Nonfiction

The title says it all here. As Elizabeth I’s health declines, the childless queen refuses to entertain any talk of her succession, ...Read Review

The Big Oyster: New York in the World, A Molluscular History

By Mark Kurlansky - Published 2006

Genres:

Nonfiction

This book is on a most unusual theme: the history of New York, as seen in relation to the oyster beds, from Peter ...Read Review

My Just Desire

By Anna Beer - Published 2003 (US)Published 2004 (UK)

Genres:

Nonfiction

In comparison to her famous husband, very little is known about Bess Ralegh (1565-c.1635). But Anna Beer has pieced together the records she ...Read Review