Elizabeth the Queen
Author: Alison Weir
In her highly praised The Six Wives of Henry VIII and its sequel, Children of England, Alison Weir examined the private lives of the early Tudor kings and queens, and chronicled the childhood and youth of one of England’s most successful monarchs, Elizabeth I.This book begins as the young Elizabeth ascends the throne in the wake of her sister Mary’s disastrous reign. Eliza….Read More
13 Books Similar to Elizabeth the Queen
The Dante Club
The Dante Club is a magnificent blend of fact and fiction, a brilliantly realised paean to Dante's continued grip on our imagination, and a captivating thriller that surprises from beginning… Continue Reading Posted in: Detective And Mystery Stories, Fiction, Massachusetts Boston, Short Stories Anthologies
The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Fibromyalgia
A hands-on approach to managing a debilitating condition., This valuable resource cuts through the medical jargon in other books and focuses on the most important things readers need to know… Continue Reading
1215: The Year of Magna Carta
On 15 June 1215, rebel barons forced King John to meet them at Runnymede. They did not trust the King, so he was not allowed to leave until his seal… Continue Reading Posted in: Historical, History, Nonfiction
The Last Boleyn
She Survived Her Own Innocence, and the Treachery of Europe’s Royal Courts,,Greed, lust for power, sex, lies, secret marriages, religious posturing, adultery, beheadings, international intrigue, jealousy, treachery, love, loyalty, and… Continue Reading Posted in: Fiction, Historical
Innocent Traitor
BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Alison Weir's Mary Boleyn.I am now a condemned traitor . . . I am to die when I have hardly begun to live. Historical… Continue Reading Posted in: Great Britain, Queens
Wives and Daughters
Set in English society before the 1832 Reform Bill, Wives and Daughters centres on the story of youthful Molly Gibson, brought up from childhood by her father. When he remarries,… Continue Reading Posted in: Bibliography, Contemporary Literature & Fiction, Flowers in Biological Sciences, Social Classes, Student Collection
The Autobiography of Henry VIII
This is the story of England's most famous, and notorious, king.Henry was a charismatic, ardent - and brash - young lover who married six times; a scholar with a deep… Continue Reading Posted in: American Writers, Fiction In English, Historical Biographical Fiction, Kings And Rulers, Renaissance Literary Criticism
Elizabeth & Mary: Cousins, Rivals, Queens
They were powerful women in a world that favoured men. They were cousins. And they were rivals for the same throne: one of them had to die.,,History knows them as… Continue Reading Posted in: Biography, History, Nonfiction
Henry VIII: The King and His Court
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, personal… Continue Reading Posted in: 1491 1547, Henry Viii, King Of England, Relations With Courts And Courtiers
The Nearest Exit
Milo Weaver has nowhere to turn but back to the CIA in Olen Steinhauer’s brilliant follow-up to the New York Times bestselling espionage novel The Tourist.,The Tourist, Steinhauer’s first contemporary… Continue Reading Posted in: Fiction, Spy Thriller, Thriller
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.