Lucinda Byatt
The Swerve: How the Renaissance Began
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There was something serendipitous about reading this book in a week that modern scientists took a step closer to the elusive Higgs boson. ...Read Review
Explorers of the Nile: The Triumph and Tragedy of a Great Victorian Adventure
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This is a story you might think you know already, also thanks to Alan Moorehead’s two books published fifty years ago. However, ...Read Review
The Tea Lords
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Haasse’s books have achieved classic status in her native Netherlands, and this is the first to be translated for 15 years. The Tea ...Read Review
The Favourite: Sir Walter Ralegh in Elizabeth l’s Court
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Lyons’ account of Ralegh, a “self-seeking, self-publicizing butterfly”, his early life and meteoric rise to become Elizabeth’s favourite also offers a detailed ...Read Review
The Popes: A History
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Anyone with a passing interest in church history – and that really means European, indeed world history – will be fascinated by this overview of ...Read Review
Venetian Navigators: The Voyages of the Zen Brothers to the Far North
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Strands of serendipity weave through the various levels on which this book is written: to start with di Robilant’s chance encounter with ...Read Review
Catherine of Aragon: Henry’s Spanish Queen
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This major biography adds a refreshing new focus by using extensive material from Spanish sources. The picture that emerges of this extraordinary woman ...Read Review
Gautama Buddha: The Life and Teachings of the Awakened One
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This fascinating book pieces together what little is known about Gautama, the historical Buddha who lived – in accordance with the historical tradition favoured ...Read Review
Catherine of Aragon, Henry’s Spanish Queen
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This major biography adds a refreshing new focus by using extensive material from Spanish sources. The picture that emerges of this extraordinary woman ...Read Review
The Wrong Blood
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After reading this book, I found myself agreeing with the blurb on the dust jacket – a rare event. In essence, it is about ...Read Review