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A young boy grows up dreaming of knights and chivalry. Harry is the second son. He is never meant to rule. But the death of his brother changes everything, and great destiny awaits this young prince. One day he will be the most infamous king in English history. Henry VIII. His story.

Florence. Spring, 1537. When Cesare Aldo investigates a report of intruders at a convent in the Renaissance city’s northern quarter, he enters a community divided by bitter rivalries and harbouring dark secrets. His case becomes far more complicated when a naked man’s body is found deep inside the convent, stabbed more than two dozen times. Unthinkable as it seems, all the evidence suggests one of the nuns must be the killer. Meanwhile, Constable Carlo Strocchi finds human remains pulled from the Arno that belong to an officer of the law missing since winter.

Winter, 1607. A man is struck down in the grounds of Battle Abbey, Sussex. Before dawn breaks, he is dead. Home to the Montagues, Battle has caught the paranoid eye of King James. The Catholic household is rumoured to shelter those loyal to the Pope, disguising them as servants within the abbey walls. And the last man sent to expose them was silenced before his report could reach London. Daniel Pursglove is summoned to infiltrate Battle and find proof of treachery. He soon discovers that nearly everyone at the abbey has something to hide.

À présent familiarisé avec les mœurs japonaises – notamment grâce à l’enseignement de Mariko, son interprète –, Blackthorne est parvenu à gagner le respect de Toranaga. Celui-ci, conscient de l’importance du "barbare" dans le conflit à venir, l’a même élevé au rang d’hatamoto. Mais en ces temps troublés, où complots et trahisons sont légion, celui que l’on surnomme Anjin-san sait qu’il ne pourra compter que sur lui-même. Car Ishido a rallié le Conseil des régents à sa cause, poussant Toranaga dans ses derniers retranchements... et rendant la guerre inévitable.

For years d’Artagnan shared his adventures with his three comrades - Athos, Porthos, and Aramis - but now, in Between Two Kings, the First Musketeer returns to the forefront. This is truly d’Artagnan’s novel, bringing to a dramatic climax the story that began when he first arrived in Paris 30 years earlier in The Three Musketeers.

As lady-in-waiting and confidante to Queen Elizabeth, wife of Henry VII, Joan understands royal patronage is vital if she and her husband, Sir Richard, are to thrive in the volatile atmosphere of court life. But Tudor England is in mourning following the death of the prince of Wales, and within a year, the queen herself. With Prince Henry now heir to the throne, the court murmurs with the sound of conspiracy. Is the entire Tudor project now at stake or can young Henry secure the dynasty?

It is 1916 and Rasputin has finally been killed by those who have long feared his influence over Tsar Nicholas and Tsarina Alexandra. But for Princess Militza, famed as one of the 'Witches of St Petersburg', and her daughter Nadezhda, life is about to become extremely dangerous. Revolution is bubbling and with it will come the murder of the Romanov imperial family. Now the rest of the court is also on the run, fleeing from the mob. Against this violent and turbulent backdrop, Nadezhda, the witch's daughter, finds in exile and captivity an extraordinary and unlikely love.

Montpellier in 1566 - only fools walk the streets at night unarmed while a profession of faith in the wrong company can lead to a knife in the back. Not even this proud city of philosophers is safe from the menaces that endanger the peace of France. The city militia are struggling to contend with the lawlessness and religious hatred that threaten to tear the whole country in two.

The second instalment in a prize-winning series charting the rise of the House of Medici as they become Masters of Florence and progenitors of the Renaissance. Florence, 1469. The Medici family is preparing for the marriage of its son and heir Lorenzo. His heart belongs to another, but this union will strengthen the alliance with a powerful Roman family. Torn between love and power, the bounties and the compromises of governing, Lorenzo has become complacent. He has forgotten the bloody path he forged on his ascent to power and the enemies left in his wake.

Les aventures du Chevalier de Pardaillan sont celles que l'on dévore sans voir passer les heures, pour retrouver, confus et enthousiaste le bouillonnement d'une épopée traversée par la générosité d'un héros qui se place aux côtés de d'Artagnan et de Cyrano de Bergerac.

Brilliantly read by Nigel Gore, this audiobook joins together George Robert Minkoff’s three critically acclaimed historical novels about the founding of the first English colony at Jamestown - The Weight of Smoke, The Dragons of the Storm, and The Leaves of Fate. The novels are visionary epics chronicling lesser-known aspects of the Elizabethan world, including the importance of alchemy to Queen Elizabeth and her court. The canvas is vast, intertwining the life of John Smith, as a narrator, with that of Sir Francis Drake, the great Elizabethan explorer.

Rivalry and battle abound in this action-packed historical adventure of the English Civil War. 1643: Sir William Wallers army has been defeated on Roundway Down, his infantry left stranded on the bleak slopes at the mercy of the Royalist cavalry. Sir Ralph Hopton is now free to turn his attention to Parliaments bastion in the West Bristol. The city walls are strong enough, but Bristol has precious few men and even fewer guns with which to defend them.

En el otoño de 1943, un terrible huracán arrasó Haití, devastando el Fuerte de la Natividad y dejando a su paso una trágica estela de muerte y destrucción. Por su parte, los feroces guerreros del sanguinario cacique Canoabó se encargaron de rematar y asesinar a los pocos españoles que habían conseguido sobrevivir a las fuerzas desatadas de la naturaleza. El canario Cienfuegos se convirtió en el único superviviente europeo en el Nuevo Mundo, y tuvo miedo... Segunda entrega de esta célebre saga, Caribes continúa las apasionantes aventuras de su protagonista en un mundo hostil y desconocido.

Firenze, 1469. Lorenzo de' Medici sta vincendo il torneo in onore della sua sposa, Clarice Orsini, appena giunta a Firenze per le nozze con l'uomo che diventerà il Magnifico. Questo matrimonio non è un passo facile per Lorenzo: il suo cuore - ne è convinto - appartiene e sempre apparterrà a Lucrezia Donati, donna di straordinaria bellezza e fascino. Eppure asseconderà il volere della madre e rafforzerà l'alleanza con una potente famiglia romana.

На целый год психическая болезнь превратила Генриха VI в добровольного узника Виндзорского замка. В борьбу за власть, выпавшую из рук сумасшедшего монарха, вступили дворцовые партии, возглавляемые королевой Маргаритой и герцогом Йорком, лордом-протектором. Сторону Йорка принимают граф Солсбери и граф Уорик; эта троица полна решимости одержать верх над лоялистами Генриха и королевы. Неожиданно для всех Генрих приходит в себя и отправляется в Лондон, чтобы подтвердить свои права на престол. Равновесие власти окончательно рушится, и страна низвергается в гражданскую войну.

"Столпы земли" - грандиозная панорама самых темных лет в истории Англии, когда борьба за престол и междоусобные войны были привычным фоном жизни. Перед читателем раскрываются сплетенные в единый клубок истории самых разных людей - от простых ремесленников до графов и членов королевских семей. Воссоздан целый мир страстей и преступлений, интриг, тайн, страхов, любви и верности, на фоне которого медленно и величественно разворачивается строительство самого высокого собора в Англии.

Évidemment, Pardaillan père et fils se sont retrouvés et reconnus. Une fois encore, les chevaliers de Pardaillan se montrent dépourvus d'avidité, eux pour qui la réussite n'est jamais matérielle. Dans ce nouvel épisode, Michel Zévaco nous brosse un tableau attachant du fils de Pardaillan qui fait honneur à son père. En France, la menace pèse toujours sur Henri IV et un certain Ravaillac entre en scène et le trésor de la Fausta reste introuvable.

Roma, 1508. Il giovane Salaì, apprendista pittore e figlio adottivo di Leonardo da Vinci, è appena giunto da Firenze nella Città Eterna su incarico del suo celebre patrigno. Deve trovare a tutti i costi un libro appena stampato nella lontana Alsazia, in cui è contenuta la prima carta geografica dell'America. Ma nessuno lo deve sapere. Leonardo infatti, invidiosissimo di Colombo, Vespucci e degli altri grandi esploratori, vuole plagiare la carta dell'America e darla alle stampe a suo nome, per fare bella figura con gli amici fiorentini.

1494. L'ombra di Carlo VIII si allunga come una maledizione sulla penisola italica. Intanto Ludovico il Moro ha da tempo usurpato il ducato di Milano. A Roma Rodrigo Borgia, eletto papa, alimenta un nepotismo sfrenato e colleziona amanti. Venezia osserva tutto grazie a una fitta rete di informatori, magistralmente orchestrata da Antonio Condulmer, Maestro delle Spie della Serenissima, mentre il re francese valica le Alpi e, complice l'alleanza con Ludovico il Moro, giunge con l'esercito alle porte di Firenze.

As joint owner of London’s most notorious gambling hall, The Underworld, Cole Hewitt spends his days surrounded by wealth – and looks every inch the debonair. But, unknown to most, he was born a bastard – and knows better than anyone the fine line between the elite and the slums. When he falls for the beautiful Lady Gemma Amberson, sister to the Duke of Kent, Cole knows that his past means he will never be considered worthy of her. But Cole has no intention of being cast aside again.