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Love and Louis XIV
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Antonia Fraser |
The self-proclaimed Sun King, Louis XIV ruled over the most glorious and extravagant court in seventeenth-century Europe. Now, Antonia Fraser goes behind the well-known tales of Louis's accomplishmen… |
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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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Watch the Lady
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Elizabeth Fremantle |
"From "a brilliant new player in the court of royal fiction" (People), comes the mesmerizing story of Lady Penelope Devereux--the daring young beauty in the Tudor court, who inspired Sir Philip Sidne… |
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La lune et le serpent
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Michael of Kent, Princess |
Plus que la simple biographie de ces deux femmes qui ont marqué la Renaissance française et dont l'auteure est descendante, c'est toute l'histoire des règnes de François Ier et de son fils Henri II q… |
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Madame de Pompadour
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Evelyne Lever |
"In this biography, French historian Evelyne Lever chronicles the extraordinary life of the most famous and influential mistress of Louis XV: Jeanne-Antoinette de Pompadour.
This seductive, astute a… |
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Gay Lord Robert
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Eleanor Alice Burford Hibbert |
Torn between her heart’s passion and duty to her kingdom, a young queen makes a dark choice…
Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester was the most powerful man in England during the reign of Elizabeth I.… |
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Duchess
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Susan Holloway Scott |
A historical novel based on the life of the lady-in-waiting who helped bring James II to the throne of England.Brimming with the intrigue and sensuality of one of history's most decadent courts, Duch… |
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