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The Autumn Throne by Elizabeth Chadwick
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe Son She Loved. The Betrayal She Faced. The Legend She Became. The stunning conclusion to the Eleanor of Aquitaine trilogyImprisoned by her husband. Separated from her children. If King Henry II thought these things would push his queen into submission, he was wrong. Eleanor of Aquitaine refused to give into his tyranny. Freed by his death, she became dowager Queen of England... -
![A Christmas to Remember by Anton du Beke]()
A Christmas to Remember by Anton du Beke
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsReturn to the Buckingham Hotel in Anton Du Beke's sparkling new novel . . . London, 1938.As the threat of war looms ever closer, the Buckingham Hotel's difficulties grow. Still reeling from the events of last year, and with guests decreasing as foreign tensions mount, the staff of the Buckingham will have to struggle to keep up the hotel's glamorous reputation... -
![A Little Larger Than the Entire Universe: Selected Poems by Fernando Pessoa]()
A Little Larger Than the Entire Universe: Selected Poems by Fernando Pessoa
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe largest and richest English-language volume of poetry from “the greatest twentieth-century writer you have never heard of” ( Los Angeles Times ) Edited, Translated, and with an Introduction by Richard Zenith, the author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist Pessoa: A BiographyA Penguin ClassicWriting obsessively in French, English, and Portuguese, poet Fernando Pessoa (1888–1935) left a prodigious...Categorized as:
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![The Winter Crown by Elizabeth Chadwick]()
The Winter Crown by Elizabeth Chadwick
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIt is the winter of 1154 and Eleanor, Queen of England, is biding her time. While her husband King Henry II battles for land across the channel, Eleanor fulfils her duty as acting ruler and bearer of royal children. But she wants to be more than this - if only Henry would let her.Instead, Henry belittles and excludes her, falling for a young mistress and leaving Eleanor side-lined and angry... -
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![A Knight in Shining Armor by Jude Deveraux]()
A Knight in Shining Armor by Jude Deveraux
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsan alternate cover editions can be found here and hereNew York Times bestselling author Jude Deveraux will capture your heart with signature classic novel, a time-travel romance featuring a present-day heroine and a dashing hero from the sixteenth century!Abandoned by a cruel fate, lovely Dougless Montgomery lies weeping upon a cold tombstone in an English church... -
![The Kadin by Bertrice Small]()
The Kadin by Bertrice Small
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAbducted from a life of privilege, she was sold into slavery in a distant land. For Lady Janet Leslie there would be no escaping the harem of the wealthy and powerful Sultan Selim. But from the moment the handsome ruler spied his breathtaking "Cyra," was captivated -- by the fiery desire that coursed through his veins. She belonged to him, body and soul -yet it was he who was enslaved... -
![King Hereafter by Dorothy Dunnett]()
King Hereafter by Dorothy Dunnett
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 23 ratings'A storyteller who could teach Scheherazade a thing or two about pace, suspense and imaginative invention'New York TimesTHE REAL MACBETH . . . It is the eleventh century and in the isles of Orkney a young boy is born. He is named Thorfinn, baptized as Macbeth. To the north are the warring Vikings and south lies Alba - the Scottish mainland...Categorized as:
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![The Story of Babar the King by Jean de Brunhoff]()
The Story of Babar the King by Jean de Brunhoff
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsAfter making peace with the rhinocerous, King Babar and Queen Celeste plan a model city and live happily with their friends and subjects in the country of elephants... -
![Fathers and Crows by William T. Vollmann]()
Fathers and Crows by William T. Vollmann
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWith the same panoramic vision and mythic sensibility he brought to The Ice-Shirt, William T. Vollmann continues his hugely original fictional history of the clash of Indians and Europeans in the New World...Categorized as:
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![Bless This House by Norah Lofts]()
Bless This House by Norah Lofts
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe fortunes of a beautiful Elizabethan house called Merravay, Built in Suffolk for a queen to sleep in then loved and hated through four centuries. Told in eight episodic narratives by a fascinating pageant of characters including -- a pirate, witch, bawd, rake, recluse, and lovers all of whom play a vital part in the house's history... -
![Begun by Time by Morgan O'Neill, Cary Morgan]()
Begun by Time by Morgan O'Neill, Cary Morgan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the final days of World War II, Catherine Hastings meets the man she wants to marry. Flight surgeon Jonathan Brandon isn't just handsome―he's everything Catherine could hope for in her betrothed. But her dream of a happily ever after is shattered when Jonnie vanishes before their wedding, leaving Catherine bereft, broken-hearted, and with a lifetime of unanswered questions... -
![The Queen's Exiles by Barbara Kyle]()
The Queen's Exiles by Barbara Kyle
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings1572. Europe is in turmoil. In the Netherlands the streets are red with the blood of those who dare to oppose the brutal Spanish occupation. A vengeful faction of exiled English Catholics is plotting to overthrow Queen Elizabeth and install her cousin Mary, Queen of Scots on the throne. But amid the unrest, one resourceful young woman has made a lucrative enterprise .. -
![A Traveller in Time by Alison Uttley]()
A Traveller in Time by Alison Uttley
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhile visiting Thackers Manor in 1934, dreamy Penelope becomes involved in a 16th century plot to rescue Mary, Queen of Scots. A beloved time travel story that has endured for generations...Categorized as:
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![Bartholomew and the Oobleck by Dr. Seuss]()
Bartholomew and the Oobleck by Dr. Seuss
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsBartholomew and the Oobleck easily qualifies as a Seuss classic, first told way back in 1949. And its message--the importance of owning up to your mistakes and saying that you're sorry--is as timeless now as it was then. Bartholomew Cubbins serves thanklessly as pageboy to King Derwin of Didd, a headstrong man who's decided he isn't satisfied with mere sun, fog, rain, and snow... -
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![Loistava orsini by Samuel Shellabarger]()
Loistava orsini by Samuel Shellabarger
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsA swashbuckling tale of Italy in the 1500s... -
![Forever Amber by Kathleen Winsor]()
Forever Amber by Kathleen Winsor
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsAbandoned pregnant and penniless on the teeming streets of London, 16-year-old Amber St. Clare manages, by using her wits, beauty, and courage, to climb to the highest position a woman could achieve in Restoration England—that of favorite mistress of the Merry Monarch, Charles II...Categorized as:
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![Restoration by Rose Tremain]()
Restoration by Rose Tremain
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsRobert Merivel, son of a glove maker and an aspiring physician, finds his fortunes transformed when he is given a position at the court of King Charles II. Merivel slips easily into a life of luxury and idleness, enthusiastically enjoying the women and wine of the vibrant Restoration age... -
![A Beautiful Rival: A Novel of Helena Rubinstein and Elizabeth Arden by Gill Paul]()
A Beautiful Rival: A Novel of Helena Rubinstein and Elizabeth Arden by Gill Paul
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn this stunning new novel, bestselling author Gill Paul reveals the unknown history of cosmetic titans Elizabeth Arden and Helena Rubinstein and their infamous rivalry that spanned not only decades, but also broken marriages, personal tragedies, and a world that was changing dramatically for women—perfect for fans of Fiona Davis, Marie Benedict, and Beatriz Williams...Categorized as:
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![By Night under the Stone Bridge by Leo Perutz]()
By Night under the Stone Bridge by Leo Perutz
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSixteenth-century Prague provides the setting for the story of the forbidden love between emperor Rudolf II and Esther, the wife of an influential financier, and of the efforts of the city's Great Rabbi to right a situation angering... -
![The Duke Not Taken by Julia London]()
The Duke Not Taken by Julia London
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsImpossible. Infuriating. Intoxicating. Ever since her sister became queen two years ago, Amelia Ivanosen, Princess of Wesloria, has been flirting and skirting scandal—just barely. Before she does anything too outlandish, she is sent to England and Lila Alexander, illustrious matchmaker to the ton, is recruited...Categorized as:
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![Music & Silence by Rose Tremain]()
Music & Silence by Rose Tremain
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSet in seventeenth-century Denmark, Rose Tremain's dazzling, prize-winning tale is a pungently atmospheric, richly provocative, and masterfully orchestrated romance of point and counterpoint: loyalty and deception...tenderness and violence...community and alienation...peace and conflict..."Music & Silence... -
![Before the Rains by Dinah Jefferies]()
Before the Rains by Dinah Jefferies
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA romantic, heart-wrenching tale of love against the odds from the Number One Sunday Times bestselling author 1930, Rajputana, India. Since her husband's death, 28-year-old photojournalist Eliza's only companion has been her camera. When the British Government send her to an Indian princely state to photograph the royal family, she's determined to make a name for herself... -
![The Bride's Necklace by Kat Martin]()
The Bride's Necklace by Kat Martin
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIS HER HEART PURE ENOUGH TO SURVIVE THE NECKLACE'S CURSE? Knowing that she alone can protect her sister from the Baron Harwood, their lecherous stepfather, Victoria Temple Whiting snatches the family's heirloom necklace, believed to hold the power to bring great happiness or terrible tragedy, to pay for their escape to London... -
![Ella's Big Chance: A Jazz-Age Cinderella by Shirley Hughes]()
Ella's Big Chance: A Jazz-Age Cinderella by Shirley Hughes
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe classic story of Cinderella gains even more charm in this glamorous retelling by world-famous picture book writer and illustrator Shirley Hughes. Ella Cinders loves helping her father in his dress shop and laughing with her friend Buttons, the store's delivery boy. Then comes the terrible day when her father remarries and everything changes... -
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![The Keeper of Lost Art by Laura Morelli]()
The Keeper of Lost Art by Laura Morelli
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDuring World War II, a girl makes an unbreakable connection with a boy sheltering in her family’s Tuscan villa, where the treasures of the Uffizi Galleries are hidden. A moving coming-of-age story about the power of art in wartime, based on true events.As Allied bombs rain down on Torino in the autumn of 1942, Stella Costa’s mother sends her to safety with distant relatives in a Tuscan villa...Categorized as:
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![The Duchess by Wendy Holden]()
The Duchess by Wendy Holden
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt was a love so strong, a king renounced his kingdom--all for that woman. Or was she just an escape route for a monarch who never wanted to rule? Bestselling author Wendy Holden takes an intimate look at one of the most notorious scandals of the 20th century. 1928. A middle-aged foreigner comes to London with average looks, no money and no connections... -
![The Princess Plan by Julia London]()
The Princess Plan by Julia London
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPrinces have pomp and glory—not crushes on commoners. Nothing gets the tongues of London’s high society wagging like a good scandal. And when the personal secretary of the visiting Prince Sebastian of Alucia is found murdered, it’s all anyone can talk about, including Eliza Tricklebank... -
![In Royal Service to the Queen by Tessa Arlen]()
In Royal Service to the Queen by Tessa Arlen
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNow a USA TODAY Bestseller! "Engrossing. Fans of The Crown will devour this."--Publishers WeeklyThe revealing story of Queen Elizabeth II's beloved governess, Marion Crawford, who spent more than sixteen years of her life in loyal service to the royal family and was later shunned by those she has loved and served... -
![The Last Grand Duchess: A Novel of Olga Romanov, Imperial Russia, and Revolution by Bryn Turnbull]()
The Last Grand Duchess: A Novel of Olga Romanov, Imperial Russia, and Revolution by Bryn Turnbull
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis sweeping new novel from the internationally bestselling author of The Woman Before Wallis takes readers behind palace walls to see the end of Imperial Russia through the eyes of Olga Romanov, the first daughter of the last Tsar. Grand Duchess Olga Romanov comes of age amid a shifting tide for the great dynasties of Europe... -
![The Locksmith's Daughter by Karen Brooks]()
The Locksmith's Daughter by Karen Brooks
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsFrom acclaimed author Karen Brooks comes this intriguing novel rich in historical detail and drama as it tells the unforgettable story of Queen Elizabeth's daring, ruthless spymaster and his female protégée.In Queen Elizabeth's England, where no one can be trusted and secrets are currency, one woman stands without fear.Mallory Bright is the only daughter of London's most ingenious locksmith... -
![Elizabeth I: Red Rose of the House of Tudor, England, 1544 by Kathryn Lasky]()
Elizabeth I: Red Rose of the House of Tudor, England, 1544 by Kathryn Lasky
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsNewbery Honor author Kathryn Lasky introduces readers to young Elizabeth I and the intrigue of her father's court from 1544-1546... -
![The Prince's Bride by Victoria Alexander]()
The Prince's Bride by Victoria Alexander
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEven at the tender age of ten, Lady Jocelyn knew what she wanted -- to be a princess. And since she wasn't born one, she knew she'd have to marry a prince to become one. Unfortunately, while there are plenty of princes in England early in the 19th century (George III had a large family), none of them seem interested in marrying her... -
![A Dead Man in Deptford by Anthony Burgess]()
A Dead Man in Deptford by Anthony Burgess
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWith A Dead Man in Deptford, Burgess concluded his literary career to overwhelming acclaim for his re-creation of the Elizabethan poet Christopher Marlowe. In lavish, pitch-perfect, and supple, readable prose, Burgess matches his splendid Shakespeare novel, Nothing Like the Sun... -
![Edith Holler by Edward Carey]()
Edith Holler by Edward Carey
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe witty and entrancing story of a young woman trapped in a ramshackle English playhouse—and the mysterious figure who threatens the its very survivalThe year is 1901. England’s beloved queen has died, and her aging son has finally taken the throne... -
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![Elizabeth: The Golden Age by Tasha Alexander]()
Elizabeth: The Golden Age by Tasha Alexander
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe reign of Queen Elizabeth I was a time of war, passion, and spectacular achievement. Elizabeth: The Golden Age finds Elizabeth facing bloodlust for her throne and familial betrayal...Categorized as:
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![The Oracle Glass by Judith Merkle Riley]()
The Oracle Glass by Judith Merkle Riley
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsWith imaginative verve, intelligence, and exceptional detail, The Oracle Glass captures the rich tang of one of history's most irresistible eras. Spinning actual police records from the reign of Louis XIV into a darkly captivating story, it follows the fortunes of Genevieve Pasquier, a fifteen-year-old girl who has been transformed into an imperious, seemingly infallible fortune-teller.. -
![The Royal Governess by Wendy Holden]()
The Royal Governess by Wendy Holden
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSunday Times bestselling author Wendy Holden brings to life the unknown childhood years of one of the world’s most iconic figures, Queen Elizabeth II, and reveals the little-known governess who made Britain’s queen into the monarch we know today. In 1933, twenty-two-year-old Marion Crawford accepts the role of a lifetime, tutoring their Royal Highnesses Elizabeth and Margaret Rose... -
![Mistress Wilding by Rafael Sabatini]()
Mistress Wilding by Rafael Sabatini
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRafael Sabatini (1875 - 1950) was an Italian/British writer of novels of romance and adventure. At a young age, Rafael was exposed to many languages. By the time he was seventeen, he was the master of five languages. He quickly added a sixth language - English - to his linguistic collection. After a brief stint in the business world, Sabatini went to work as a writer... -
![The Princess of Nowhere by Lorenzo Borghese]()
The Princess of Nowhere by Lorenzo Borghese
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPrincess Pauline Borghese was one of the most fascinating women of her day. Now her story is unforgettably told by one of her descendants.... The sister of Napoleon Bonaparte, Pauline knows that her sole purpose has always been to make an advantageous marriage to further her ambitious brother's goals... -
![At the King's Command by Susan Wiggs]()
At the King's Command by Susan Wiggs
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrustrated by his own failures at matrimony, King Henry VIII punishes an insolent nobleman by commanding him to marry the vagabond woman caught stealing his horse. Stephen de Lacey is a cold and bitter widower, long accustomed to the sovereign's capricious and malicious whims. He regards his new bride as utterly inconvenient...though undeniably fetching...Categorized as:
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![The Queen's Secret by Jean Plaidy]()
The Queen's Secret by Jean Plaidy
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsKatherine of Valois was born a princess, the daughter of King Charles VI of France. But by the time Katherine was old enough to know him, her father had come to be called “Charles the Mad,” given to unpredictable fits of insanity... -
![The Quality of Mercy by Faye Kellerman]()
The Quality of Mercy by Faye Kellerman
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRebecca Lopez enjoys a life of privilege in Elizabeth's England -- yet she guards secrets she dares not reveal. The beautiful, tempestuous daughter of the queen's own physician, Rebecca is also a converso -- a Jew who practices her prohibited religion clandestinely -- helping others of her banned faith escape persecution and death... -
![Nothing Like the Sun: A Story of Shakespeare's Love-Life by Anthony Burgess]()
Nothing Like the Sun: A Story of Shakespeare's Love-Life by Anthony Burgess
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBefore Shakespeare in Love, there was Anthony Burgess's Nothing Like the Sun: a magnificent, bawdy telling of Shakespeare's love life... -
![The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn by Robin Maxwell]()
The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn by Robin Maxwell
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsIn this "energetic" (Kirkus Reviews) re-creation of Anne Boleyn's tragic life -- and death -- Robin Maxwell offers a pitch-perfect version of a bawdy and exuberant time filled with lust, betrayal, love, and murder.When the young Queen Elizabeth I is entrusted with Anne Boleyn's secret diary, she discovers a great deal about the much-maligned mother she never knew... -
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![The Scarlet City by Hella S. Haasse]()
The Scarlet City by Hella S. Haasse
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn The Scarlet City, Hella Haasse takes us to 16th-century Italy, which is torn by savage violence of war and sinister intrigues for power.The novel centers around Giovanni Borgia, a mysterious figure known in history as the infans Romanus, or child of Rome. Although he bears one of the most notorious names in all of Italy, Giovanni doesn't know his parentage... -
![The Girl in White Gloves by Kerri Maher]()
The Girl in White Gloves by Kerri Maher
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA life in snapshots… Grace knows what people see. She’s the Cinderella story. An icon of glamor and elegance frozen in dazzling Technicolor. The picture of perfection. The girl in white gloves.A woman in living color…But behind the lens, beyond the panoramic views of glistening Mediterranean azure, she knows the truth... -
![The Last Princess: A Novel by Cynthia Freeman]()
The Last Princess: A Novel by Cynthia Freeman
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTaking readers from Manhattan to Hollywood to the Israeli desert, "The Last Princess" is the tale of a young woman whom "every" woman aspires to be . . . until she throws it all away for a love that will be her greatest trial--and triumph To the world, Lily Goodhue has everything: wealth, status, beauty, and a fiance from one of New York's most distinguished families... -
![To the Tower Born by Robin Maxwell]()
To the Tower Born by Robin Maxwell
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn 1483, Edward and Richard of York—Edward, by law, already King of England—were placed, for their protection before Edward's coronation, in the Tower of London by their uncle Richard. Within months the boys disappeared without a trace, and for the next five hundred years the despised Richard III was suspected of their heartless murders... -
![Doctor Copernicus by John Banville]()
Doctor Copernicus by John Banville
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom the Booker Prize-winning author of The Sea comes a novel set in sixteenth-century Europe about an obscure cleric who is preparing a theory that will shatter the medieval view of the universe--while being haunted by his malevolent brother and threatened by the conspiracies raging around him and his ideas... -
![The Accidental Princess by Michelle Willingham]()
The Accidental Princess by Michelle Willingham
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFROM DUTIFUL DEBUTANTE Lieutenant Michael Thorpe is a forbidden temptation for Lady Hannah Chesterfield. Etiquette demands Hannah ignore the shivers of desire his wicked gaze provokes, but he's the only man to recognize her restless spirit, and her unawakened body is clamoring for his touch ..
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