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Hand of Isis
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Jo Graham |
Following her acclaimed debut, Jo Graham returns to the ancient world with a novel that will captivate lovers of fantasy, history and romance. Set in Ancient Egypt, Hand of Isis is the story of Charm… |
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Gay court life
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Lucienne Ercole |
Court life and gossip in 18th Century France |
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Rivals in the Tudor court
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D. L. Bogdan |
"As Queen Catherine's maid and daughter of the Duke of Buckingham, the future seems bright for Elizabeth Stafford. But when her father gives her hand to Thomas Howard, third Duke of Norfolk, the spir… |
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Petrograd
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Philip Gelatt |
Cleary, a reluctant British spy, finds himself assigned to the most difficult assignment of his career: orchestrate the death of Grigoi Rasputin, the mad monk who is extremely influential over the Ru… |
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Secrets of the Tudor Court
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D. L. Bogdan |
When young Mary Howard receives the news that she will be leaving her home for the grand court of King Henry VIII, to attend his mistress Anne Boleyn, she is ecstatic. Everything Anne touches seems t… |
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Sex with kings
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Eleanor Herman |
Chronicles five hundred years of adultery in European monarchy, discussing how royal mistresses influenced every aspect of European history, and profiling notable women and the kings who loved them. |
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The Palace of Versailles
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James Barter |
Describes the building of the extravagant palace at Versailles in its historical context, particularly as a reflection of the personality and influence of Louis XIV. |
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Rasputin
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A. L. Shli︠a︡khov |
A remarkable biography of the mystical monk and bizarre philanderer whose role in the demise of the Romanovs and the start of the revolution can only now be fully known. |
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Katherine of Aragon, the true queen
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Alison Weir |
"Bestselling author and acclaimed historian Alison Weir takes on what no fiction writer has done before: creating a dramatic six-book series in which each novel covers one of King Henry VIII's wives.… |
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The darkening glass
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P. C. Doherty |
March 1312 and England is divided and Mathilde of Westminster senses a challenge to the throne and rebel Robert Bruce prowls the Scottish border seeking an advancement. The King and Queen are forced … |
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The second empress
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Michelle Moran |
Empress Josephine's family has been called to Napoleon's court for the terrible news that he intends to divorce his wife of thirteen years, who has failed to provide an heir, and take a younger bride… |
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Discovery and distinction in the early Middle Ages
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Cullen J. Chandler,Steven A. Stofferahn |
xxii, 313 pages : 24 cm |
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My life as emperor
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Tong Su |
Journeys back in time to imperial China, to the court of a child emperor as it follows the life of a naive fourteen-year-old prince who finds himself unexpectedly named as emperor of an entire nation… |
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Imenem korolevy
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Susan Wiggs |
Feisty orphan Pippa de Lacey lives by wit and skill as a London street performer. But when her sharp tongue gets her into serious trouble, she throws herself upon the mercy of Irish chieftain Aidan O… |
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The prose works of Fulke Greville, Lord Brooke
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Greville, Fulke Baron Brooke |
This volume contain's Greville's two prose works: 'The Dedication to Sir Philip Sidney', and the incomplete 'Letter to an Honourable Lady'. |
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Anna and the King of Siam
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Margaret Landon |
The story of a young British woman, Anna Leonowens, who moves to Siam to teach the royal children and of her experiences with an arrogant king and the strange customs of her new home. |
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Henry VIII
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Alison Weir |
"Henry VIII, renowned for his command of power and celebrated for his intellect, presided over one of the most magnificent - and dangerous - courts in Renaissance Europe. Never before has a detailed,… |
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Life in a medieval castle
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Frances Gies,Joseph Gies |
"The authors rightly approach the castle as the center of medieval life. Their story ranges well beyond the castle gate, but it centers on Chepstow, a well-preserved fortress on the Welsh border. The… |
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