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يسمعون حسيسها by أيمن العتوم
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsخلف الوادي انتشرت أشجار هرمة . إلا انها ظلت خضراء على طول عمرها الذي تجاوز مئات السنين . -
![Tudor Court Series 6 books The Boleyn Inheritance / The Other Boleyn Girl / The Other Queen / The Constant Princess / The Virgins Lover / The Queens Fool by Philippa Gregory]()
Tudor Court Series 6 books The Boleyn Inheritance / The Other Boleyn Girl / The Other Queen / The Constant Princess / The Virgins Lover / The Queens Fool by Philippa Gregory
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPhilippa Gregory Tudor Court Novels 6 Books Collection Set Titles in the Set are The Constant Princess, The Other Boleyn Girl ,The Boleyn Inheritance, The Virgin's Lover, The Other Queen and The Queen's Fool... -
![The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel): Volume 3 by Natsu Hyuuga]()
The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel): Volume 3 by Natsu Hyuuga
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsMaomao must help keep Consort Gyokuyou safe during her pregnancy. An imperial consort being with child is supposed to be a matter of the utmost secrecy, but this is the rear palace, where maneuvering and backstabbing are as commonplace as banter and tea parties. Threats seem to lurk around every corner—but it’s not just the rear palace keeping busy... -
![A Contemporary Asshat at the Court of Henry VIII by MaryJanice Davidson]()
A Contemporary Asshat at the Court of Henry VIII by MaryJanice Davidson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTime travel meets Tudor-era mayhem.American expat Joan Howe has a to-do list she loathes: finish her degree, find a new job, buy milk, ask her neurologist friend Lisa to cure her migraines. So when Lisa enrolls her in an experimental drug trial, Joan is elated. That is, until she takes the medication and falls through a time portal and finds herself at the Field of the Cloth of Gold... -
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![Tante le Desiree by J.P. Reedman]()
Tante le Desiree by J.P. Reedman
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI, RICHARD PLANTAGENET, PART ONE : TANT LE DESIREE (I have desired it so much.) 1471 : THE BATTLE OF BARNET.He is eighteen.It is his first battle. He is wounded…he is Richard of Gloucester, the King’s youngest brother. With the Kingmaker slain, Richard and his brother Edward IV go on to ultimate victory at Tewkesbury... -
![Philippa Gregory 3-Book Tudor Collection 1 by Philippa Gregory]()
Philippa Gregory 3-Book Tudor Collection 1 by Philippa Gregory
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom the bestselling author of THE WHITE QUEEN, now a hit BBC TV production - the first three novels of her Tudor Court series: THE CONSTANT PRINCESS, THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL, THE BOLEYN INHERITANCETHE CONSTANT PRINCESS tells the story of Henry VIII’s first wife, Katherine of Aragon, the Spanish princess raised to be Queen of England and first brought to England to marry Henry’s older brother,... -
![حديث الجنود by أيمن العتوم]()
حديث الجنود by أيمن العتوم
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsمفتاح الثورة كلمة، وتصنع الثورة كلمة: (العدو من أماكم والبحر من ورائكم)، وأول الرسالة كلمة:(اقرأ)، وأول الرحمة كلمة: (كوني برداً وسلاما)، واعظم العذاب كلمة: (اخسؤوا فيها ولا تكلمون)، وأشد الحسرة كلمة: (سلام عليكِ .. -
![Antoinette's Sister by Diana Giovinazzo]()
Antoinette's Sister by Diana Giovinazzo
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBursting with intrigue, adventure, and romance, Antoinette's Sister expertly brings to life one of history's most formidable European monarchs: a woman who upended societal conventions for the betterment of her people as Queen of Naples, and courageously lived—and loved—on her own terms... -
![Fall from Grace by Jill Barnett]()
Fall from Grace by Jill Barnett
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA classic Jill Barnett love and laughter novella set in the Highlands of Scotland, where the Clan McNish has been raided and left starving by their bitter rivals, the McNabs. As granddaughter to the clan chieftain, Grace McNish decides it is her duty to capture and ransom a vile McNab... -
![A Man Who Would Be King: The Duke of Buckingham and Richard III by J.P. Reedman]()
A Man Who Would Be King: The Duke of Buckingham and Richard III by J.P. Reedman
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA MAN WHO WOULD BE KING : The Duke of Buckingham and Richard III November 2 1483. As Henry Stafford, Duke of Buckingam stands on the scaffold of Salisbury Market Square, accused of high treason, he reflects on his life during the turbulent era of the Wars of the Roses... -
![Pour the Dark Wine by Dinah Lampitt]()
Pour the Dark Wine by Dinah Lampitt
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn Pour The Dark Wine, Dinah Lampitt again shows her ability to interweave fact and fiction to create an historical novel of impact and passion. The story of the rise and fall of the Seymours was dramatic in its own right and her imaginative skills and impeccable research cast new light on one of the most exciting periods in English history... -
![A Song of Sixpence: The Story of Elizabeth of York and Perkin Warbeck by Judith Arnopp]()
A Song of Sixpence: The Story of Elizabeth of York and Perkin Warbeck by Judith Arnopp
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the years after Bosworth, a small boy is ripped from his rightful place as future king of England. Years later when he reappears to take back his throne, his sister Elizabeth, now Queen to the invading King, Henry Tudor, is torn between family loyalty and duty... -
![Confessions of Marie Antoinette by Juliet Grey]()
Confessions of Marie Antoinette by Juliet Grey
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsConfessions of Marie Antoinette, the riveting and sweeping final novel in Juliet Grey’s trilogy on the life of the legendary French queen, blends rich historical detail with searing drama, bringing to life the early years of the French Revolution and the doomed royal family’s final days. Versailles, 1789... -
![The Four Books by Yan Lianke]()
The Four Books by Yan Lianke
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom the Franz Kafka Prize–winning author of Lenin’s Kiss, a “stupendous and unforgettable” novel of Mao’s China (The Times, London). In the ninety-ninth district of a re-education compound, freethinking artists and academics are detained to strengthen their loyalty to Communist ideologies...Categorized as:
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![Cor Rotto: A Novel of Catherine Carey by Adrienne Dillard]()
Cor Rotto: A Novel of Catherine Carey by Adrienne Dillard
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe dream was always the same … the scaffold before me. I stared on in horror as the sword sliced my aunt's head from her swan-like neck. The executioner raised her severed head into the air by its long chestnut locks. The last thing I remembered before my world turned black was my own scream... -
![The Rose of Middleham by Christina Smee]()
The Rose of Middleham by Christina Smee
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen a young blacksmith’s daughter arrives at Middleham Castle in the north of England little did she know that it was here that she would meet and fall in love with one of the most powerful and enigmatic men of the Fifteenth Century... -
![Philippa Gregory 3-Book Tudor Collection 2 by Philippa Gregory]()
Philippa Gregory 3-Book Tudor Collection 2 by Philippa Gregory
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom the bestselling author of THE WHITE QUEEN, now a hit BBC TV production - the last three novels of her Tudor Court series: THE QUEEN’S FOOL, THE VIRGIN’S LOVER and THE OTHER QUEENTHE QUEEN’S FOOL is a stunning novel set in the Tudor court, depicting the rivalry between Queen Mary and her half-sister Elizabeth, played out against a background of betrayal, conflict and passion... -
![A Matter of Time by Alex Capus]()
A Matter of Time by Alex Capus
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Beautifully rendered in John Brownjohn's translation . . . [a] magnificent novel."—Giles Foden, author of The Last King of Scotland"A war-torn farce worth waiting for."—The IndependentNovember 1913 and three German shipbuilders, led by master shipwright Anton Rüter, are ordered by Kaiser Wilhelm to dismantle a steam ship, send the parts to German East Africa, and reassemble it on Lake Tanganyika... -
![Beauty and the Earl by Patricia Grasso]()
Beauty and the Earl by Patricia Grasso
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA princess in danger . . . Princess Amber Kazanov needs a husband. She flees her native Russia and takes refuge in England with her cousin Prince Rudolf Kazanov and his English wife. Prince Rudolf knows only one man who has the power and strength to protect his cousin. Arriving with Amber at the Earl of Stratford's home, Rudolf makes the earl an outrageous proposition... -
![The Dragon & the Rose by Roberta Gellis]()
The Dragon & the Rose by Roberta Gellis
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Dragon Henry had been hunted, betrayed and attacked by his political enemies since the day he was born... -
![The Lion of Mortimer by Juliet Dymoke]()
The Lion of Mortimer by Juliet Dymoke
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWeak in battle, powerless at court and absent in the bedroom: the English crown has rarely sat less easily than on the head of Edward II. Inheriting the Plantagenet throne in a powerful position, Edward needs a wife to continue the dynasty – but the beautiful, charming Isabella fails to stir his heart like his close friend Piers Gaveston... -
![Forsaking All Others by Emilie Loring]()
Forsaking All Others by Emilie Loring
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA dazzling young star exits stage West. A hasty ceremony, a quick kiss and Jennifer Haydon and Dr. Bradley Maxwell were united for life. Jenny didn’t expect to live happily ever after with her new husband. After all, they didn’t love each other... -
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Elizabeth I by Margaret George
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Margaret George captures history's most enthralling queen-as she confronts rivals to her throne and to her heart... -
![Julia and the Duke by Samantha Holt]()
Julia and the Duke by Samantha Holt
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"One of them might now be a viscountess but it does not clear the taint of scandal from those frightful Chadwick girls. Why we must deign to entertain them, I will never know!" Lady Bromsley, Countess of Marlbury. A new duke moving into their sleepy village doesn't interest Julia, especially when she hears all about his scandalous behavior in London... -
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![The Rose of York: Crown of Destiny by Sandra Worth]()
The Rose of York: Crown of Destiny by Sandra Worth
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFifteenth century England is a dangerous place as the Wars of the Roses rage and the passions of a few determine the fate of a nation.After Edward IV's death in 1483, his detested queen Elizabeth Woodville makes a grab for power in court rotten with intrigue. To avert civil war, Richardof Gloucester must betray his royal brother's secret, for which another brother has already died... -
![The Rose of York: Fall from Grace by Sandra Worth]()
The Rose of York: Fall from Grace by Sandra Worth
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWorth (Houston, Texas), winner of numerous writing awards, researched the Wars of the Roses for ten years, lectures regularly, and is a member of U.S., Canada, and England Richard III societies... -
![Root of the Tudor Rose by Mari Griffith]()
Root of the Tudor Rose by Mari Griffith
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"Immensely readable and compelling…Highly recommended!" Alison Weir, bestselling author of The Six Wives of Henry VIII “A stunning first novel…this new treatment of Catherine de Valois’ story will be a delight to lovers of historical fiction... -
![Epitaph for Three Women by Jean Plaidy]()
Epitaph for Three Women by Jean Plaidy
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOn the death of Henry the fifth, a nine-month-old baby is made King of England. Ambitious men surround the baby king, including his two uncles, the Dukes of Bedford and Gloucester. Shrewd and clever, Bedford seeks to uphold all his late brother had won and preserve it for young Henry the sixth. Gloucester, a man of poor judgment, greedy for wealth and power, has other ideas... -
![The Splendor Before the Dark by Margaret George]()
The Splendor Before the Dark by Margaret George
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAscending to the throne was only the beginning... Now Margaret George, the author of The Confessions of Young Nero, weaves a web of politics and passion, as ancient Rome's most infamous emperor cements his place in history.With the beautiful and cunning Poppaea at his side, Nero Augustus commands the Roman empire, ushering in an unprecedented era of artistic and cultural splendor...Categorized as:
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![Banners of Gold by Pamela Kaufman]()
Banners of Gold by Pamela Kaufman
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe enchanting Alix of Wanthwaite returns in a suspenseful and richly textured adventure in which nothing less than the future of England is at stake.Alix is home at her beloved estate on the Scottish border when King Richard’s soldiers march into her castle and demand to take her to the Continent with them... -
![Secret Marriages: Edward IV, Eleanor & Elizabeth by J.P. Reedman]()
Secret Marriages: Edward IV, Eleanor & Elizabeth by J.P. Reedman
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEleanor Talbot, newly widowed after the Battle of Blore Heath, meets Edward, Earl of March. It is a time of trials when the Lancastrians and Yorkists fight for supremacy...and the throne of England. The Talbots are staunch Lancastrians; Edward is the Son of York. The Battles of Mortimer's Cross and the bloodbath of Towton lead to Edward taking the crown... -
![In the Shadow of Lady Jane by Edward Charles]()
In the Shadow of Lady Jane by Edward Charles
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt is April 1551. While the family of Lord Henry Grey are visiting their Devon estate, the Grey sisters are saved from drowning by a local medical apprentice, Richard Stocker. Little does Richard know that this single act will plunge him into a tide of religious and social upheaval that will change not only his own life but the course of British history... -
![Queen in Waiting by Jean Plaidy]()
Queen in Waiting by Jean Plaidy
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Caroline of Ansbach arrives in England, King George is old and sour, his mistress ugly and his wife imprisoned at his own hand for over twenty years. She has grown up watching her mother Eleanor's loveless and dangerous marriage, and is determined to avoid a similar situation... -
![A Health Unto His Majesty by Jean Plaidy]()
A Health Unto His Majesty by Jean Plaidy
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA 30-year-old Charles II is rapturously welcomed back on the throne after years in exile. Needing funds he marries the wealthy Portuguese princess, Catherine of Braganza. But this is an unsuccessful match to his unattractive princess fails to provide him with an heir and the dowry never materializes... -
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![Anne Boleyn: A Novel by Evelyn Anthony]()
Anne Boleyn: A Novel by Evelyn Anthony
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSet against the intrigue and pageantry of the sixteenth-century English court, Evelyn Anthony’s novel tells the love story of Henry Tudor and Anne Boleyn, who would become his wife, his queen, and the mother of one of Britain’s greatest monarchs On a lovely midsummer afternoon, Henry Tudor rides to Hever Castle... -
![Lost Dreams: The Story of Eadburg, Queen of Wessex by Jayne Stone]()
Lost Dreams: The Story of Eadburg, Queen of Wessex by Jayne Stone
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWomen have always had a tough time in politics. Over twelve hundred years ago, Eadburg made a name for herself as one of the most powerful queens of the early middle ages, and her reputation for malevolence is documented in a contemporaneous biography of King Alfred the Great... -
![The Third George (The Fifth Book In The Georgian Saga) by Jean Plaidy]()
The Third George (The Fifth Book In The Georgian Saga) by Jean Plaidy
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGeorge III was certain that the shadowy charm of Hannah, the vital beauty of Sarah, would cease to torment him once he was married to Charlotte. But Charlotte was unexciting, and he could not help his heart beating faster every time he saw a beautiful woman... -
![Kissed at Midnight by Samantha Holt]()
Kissed at Midnight by Samantha Holt
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAugust Avery, a renowned civil engineer, has found himself the sole custodian of his cousin’s six month old daughter and he needs assistance—fast. He understands how to build railways, to construct bridges and to save the railway tycoons thousands of pounds. He doesn’t understand, however, how to care for a child... -
![Lady Varney's Risque Business by Cerise DeLand]()
Lady Varney's Risque Business by Cerise DeLand
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLADY VARNEY'S RISQUE BUSINESS by Cerise DeLand Lady Kitty Varney runs a discreet, but risqué matchmaking business to support herself and pay off her late husband's debts. When Viscount Justin Belmont appears in her parlor, Kitty's latest client is the very man she was forbidden to marry years ago. Kitty wonders if she can find Justin a woman worthy of him.. -
![The Conqueror's Queen by Joanna Courtney]()
The Conqueror's Queen by Joanna Courtney
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA crown can be won, blood cannot be changed. The Conqueror's Queen is the third title in Joanna Courtney's sweeping historical series, The Queens of Conquest... -
![The Ambitious Madame Bonaparte by Ruth Hull Chatlien]()
The Ambitious Madame Bonaparte by Ruth Hull Chatlien
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGold Medal Winner, Historical Fiction Personage, 2014 Readers’ Favorite AwardsFirst Place Winner, Turn of the 19th Century, 2014 Chaucer Awards for Historical FictionTell the emperor that Madame Bonaparte is ambitious and demands her rights as a member of the imperial family... -
![受活 by Yan Lianke, 阎连科]()
受活 by Yan Lianke, 阎连科
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA mystifying climatic incongruity begins the award-winning novel Lenin’s Kisses—an absurdist, tragicomic masterpiece set in modern day China. Nestled deep within the Balou mountains, spared from the government’s watchful eye, the harmonious people of Liven had enough food and leisure to be fully content... -
![The Princess Wore Plaid by Karen Hawkins]()
The Princess Wore Plaid by Karen Hawkins
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA princess once bejeweled but now tattered… Royal princess Tatiana Romanovin is the beautiful, wealthy, and spoiled favorite of the King of Oxenburg. On her way to her cousin’s wedding in the Scottish highlands, she and her entourage are held up by a gang of ruffians... -
![The Wicked Wife by Alison Weir]()
The Wicked Wife by Alison Weir
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Wicked Wife is an e-short and companion piece to Katheryn Howard: The Tainted Queen, the captivating fifth novel in the Six Tudor Queens series by bestselling historian Alison Weir.1525. As Anne Boleyn's star rises at Henry VIII's court, Jane Parker's marriage to Anne's brother, George, brings her status and influence. But theirs is not a happy union and results in a bitter and bloody end... -
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![The Empress: A Novel by Laura Martínez-Belli, Simon Bruni]()
The Empress: A Novel by Laura Martínez-Belli, Simon Bruni
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIt’s 1863. Napoleon III has installed a foreign monarch in Mexico to squash the current regime. Maximilian von Habsburg of Austria accepts the emperor’s crown. But it is his wife, the brilliant and ambitious Princess Charlotte, who throws herself passionately into the role... -
![تحت شمس الضحى by Ibrahim Nasrallah, إبراهيم نصر الله]()
تحت شمس الضحى by Ibrahim Nasrallah, إبراهيم نصر الله
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsالناشر:يشتغل إبراهيم نصر الله على أنموذجة بإخلاص وإيمان بأصالة وقيمة وضرورة ما ينتج. عمله مصيري في بعث فلسطين -التاريخ والجغرافيا والروح والأمل- في إبداعه لغة ومكاناً وزماناً وتشكيلاً، وهوي ستغرق عميقاً في عالم الكتابة ويسعى دوماً إلى تجديد أدواته باتجاه أسلوبية تعبيرية أرقى في الشعر والسدر الورائي، ويستعيد ثقافته السينمائية ليحظى بهذا التلاقي الخلاق بين فن الكتابة وفن السينما... -
![The Sky's Dark Labyrinth by Stuart Clark]()
The Sky's Dark Labyrinth by Stuart Clark
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAt the dawn of the 17th century everyone believed that the sun revolved around the Earth. Yet some men knew that the heavens did not move as they should. This is the story of Kepler and Galileo, two men whose struggle with themselves, with the evidence and with the forces of reaction changed not simply themselves but our world... -
![The Queen's Rivals by Brandy Purdy]()
The Queen's Rivals by Brandy Purdy
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTheir ambitions were ordinary, but they were born too close to the throne...As cousins of history's most tempestuous queens, Ladies Jane, Katherine, and Mary Grey were born in an age when all of London lived beneath the Tower's menacing shadow. Tyrannized by Bloody Mary and the Virgin Queen, the sisters feared love was unthinkable —and the scaffold all but unavoidable.. -
![Days of Splendor, Days of Sorrow by Juliet Grey]()
Days of Splendor, Days of Sorrow by Juliet Grey
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA captivating novel of rich spectacle and royal scandal, Days of Splendor, Days of Sorrow spans fifteen years in the fateful reign of Marie Antoinette, France’s most legendary and notorious queen . Paris, 1774. At the tender age of eighteen, Marie Antoinette ascends to the French throne alongside her husband, Louis XVI... -
![President Taft Is Stuck in the Bath by Mac Barnett, Chris Van Dusen]()
President Taft Is Stuck in the Bath by Mac Barnett, Chris Van Dusen
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsGeorge Washington crossed the Delaware in the dead of night. Abraham Lincoln saved the Union. William Howard Taft got stuck in a bathtub and then got unstuck. This is his story...
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