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London, 1628. Nicolaes de Pelgrom, assassin and devoted servant of George Villiers, will do whatever his master asks of him—even if that means enduring the perilous voyage to the Indies to exact a grieving widow's revenge. Making that same journey is Jeronimus Cornelisz, a conniving apothecary determined to escape the backstreets of Amsterdam and become rich beyond imagination. Hired by a criminal mastermind to escort precious cargo to the Indies, he will kill anyone who stands in his way.

The bestselling author and historian Lisa Hilton picks up the mythical ‘City of Ladies’ where the medieval writer Christine de Pisan left off, continuing a conversation about gender and greatness that began more than six hundred years ago. In 1405 Christine de Pisan took up the pen to defend...

La Parigi del diciassettesimo secolo è l'essenza del vizio e della violenza. Maria de' Medici, da poco sposa di Enrico IV di Borbone, si trova ben presto a fare i conti con le mire rapaci di Henriette d'Entragues. Con un documento scritto, Enrico stesso ha promesso alla propria favorita di prenderla in moglie, e ora quel foglio è l'arma con la quale ricattarlo. Ma non è l'unica minaccia: un'altra arriva da un gruppo di nobili che cospirano per rovesciare il trono. Avvertendo che le sorti proprie e del re sono sempre più critiche, Maria decide allora di affidarsi a Mathieu Laforge.

In this “chilling, profound” (Josh Malerman, New York Times bestselling author of Bird Box and Malorie) horror story based on true events, the President’s late son haunts the White House, breaking the spirit of what remains of the First Family and the divided America beyond the...

Ambition. Sorcery. Treason. How far will one woman dare to go? Eleanor Cobham arrived at court with nothing — her greatest hope was simply to marry well. But her ambition carried her further than any woman before her had dared. She wanted to rule her own destiny. To rule England itself. They...

In 1570, Pope Pius V signed a document that changed everything. With a single papal bull, Elizabeth I became a heretic—excommunicated, her assassination blessed by Rome, her subjects absolved of all loyalty. For thirty-three years, Elizabeth navigated a world where every Catholic courtier might be an assassin and every foreign ambassador a spy. The Northern Rising. The Ridolfi conspiracy. Mary, Queen of Scots. The Spanish Armada. The Earl of Essex's betrayal.

"I promessi sposi" è un capolavoro della letteratura Italiana scritto nel XIX secolo da Alessandro Manzoni e uno dei romanzi storici più importanti del mondo. La storia si svolge nella Milano del XVII secolo e narra della vita e delle avventure di una coppia di giovani contadini lombardi, Renzo e Lucia, che non possono sposarsi a causa delle mire di un vizioso e prepotente tiranno locale e della codardia del parroco del loro villaggio.

Enero de 1497. La corte papal de Alejandro VI recibe una serie de cartas anónimas en las que se denuncia a Leonardo Da Vinci por herejía en su Última cena. Fray Agustín Leyre, inquisidor dominico experto en la interpretación de mensajes cifrados, es enviado sin demora a Milán para supervisar los trazos finales que el maestro está dando a la obra y tratar de descifrar la clave que se esconde en la última de las cartas recibidas. Este audiolibro cuenta con la voz de Javier Sierra para algunos de los fragmentos.

Based on the true story of Alessandro de' Medici, this sweeping novel follows a Black woman's secret plot to put her son on a Renaissance throne. In 1490, a dark-skinned baby girl arrives at the Santo Spirito foundling hospital with a bronze dagger strapped to her chest. Raised by Iye, a scarred...

A new spymaster thriller series set during the reign of Elizabeth I! For fans of Rory Clements, S J Parris, S W Perry and Andrew Taylor. Will Tom Walsingham’s first mission be his last…? England, 1581: Nineteen-year-old Thomas Walsingham is thrilled to be working as a confidential courier, carrying messages between London and Paris for his illustrious cousin, Queen Elizabeth’s spymaster, Sir Francis Walsingham … until everything goes wrong.

L’opera al nero è la storia di un personaggio immaginario, Zenone, medico, alchimista, filosofo, dalla nascita illegittima a Bruges nei primi anni...

‘The master of historical crime fiction’ LAURA SHEPHERD-ROBINSON Don't miss the gripping new historical thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Ashes of London, perfect for fans of CJ Sansom, Robert Harris and Hilary Mantel England, 1688 King James II finally has an heir –...

THE NEW BESTSELLING SERIES FROM THE MASTER OF HISTORICAL CRIME FICTION, S. J. PARRIS England, 1601. Treason threatens the realm. When the body of a Scottish envoy washes up on the banks of the Thames, the Queen’s most powerful spymaster, Robert Cecil, is accused of arranging the murder. Cecil...

Esta narración relata la vida de Maurizzio di Lucca, un joven campesino que emigra a Florencia en 1333 huyendo del hambre. Con solo una tabla de nogal y una balanza, se establece en el Ponte Vecchio, donde aprende el oficio de cambista bajo la tutela de un mentor judío. A pesar de su éxito inicial, su vida se ve marcada por la tragedia de la peste negra, la desaparición de su amada Emma y las deudas tributarias. Finalmente, las autoridades destruyen su puesto de trabajo, dando origen al término bancarrota (banca rota).

Questo romanzo indimenticabile, scritto con voce potentemente contemporanea, riporta in vita Milady e ci regala la sua storia, quella di cui Dumas ha seminato gli indizi ne I tre moschettieri. Magnifico ritratto di una donna libera che per sopravvivere fa un gioco pericoloso. In un'epoca in cui troppi uomini vorrebbero piegarla e possederla, questa donna lotta fino alla trasgressione finale per il suo paese, per il suo ideale e per la sua libertà.

'Does for Elizabeth's reign what CJ Sansom does for Henry VIII's' Sunday Times Part of the bestselling John Shakespeare series of Tudor spy thrillers from Rory Clements, winner of the Ellis Peters Historical Fiction Award ------------------------------------------------------- 'Sixteenth-century...

'Does for Elizabeth's reign what CJ Sansom does for Henry VIII's' Sunday Times The third book in the iconic John Shakespeare series, beloved by thousands of readers, from true master of historical fiction, Rory Clements. ------------------------------------------------------- 'Sixteenth-century...

'I devoured this book!' Alison Weir 'A fresh and intriguing take on Boleyn's story ... Borman's deep knowledge of her characters, of how they lived and loved, is evident in every line. This is an Anne to cherish' The Times HEVER CASTLE HOLDS ALL THE BOLEYN SECRETS ... When nobleman Thomas Boleyn...

In the first of an extraordinary series from bestseller S.J.A. Turney, the fate of Empire hangs in the balance… Istanbul, 1481: The once great city of Constantine, a strange mix of Christians, Turks and Jews, now forms the heart of the Ottoman empire. The conquest, still a recent memory, means...

La jeune dramaturge Melina Green vient d'écrire une nouvelle pièce, inspirée par la vie de son aïeule, la poétesse élisabéthaine Emilia Bassano. Mais à Broadway, où les hommes détiennent les clés du théâtre, il est peu probable que son oeuvre soit mise en scène. Alors que Melina hésite à soumettre la pièce à un festival, son meilleur ami décide de l'envoyer sous un pseudonyme masculin. En 1581, à Londres, la jeune Emilia Bassano est pupille d'aristocrates anglais.

The acclaimed Tudor historian, whose book Anne Boleyn & Elizabeth I was praised as “a must-read for any student of history and especially Tudor fans,” now weaves the dramatic history of the Boleyn family into a richly imagined novel of ambition, bloodlines, and the opulent and deadly court...

A Boleyn Affair offers a unique perspective on a well-known era, plunging into the heart of Henry VIII's treacherous court through the eyes of William Brereton, a knight forged by tragedy into cold, pragmatic steel. Driven by ambition, he finds his match in the brilliant, audacious Anne Boleyn, a woman who refuses to be a pawn in the games of men.

A sweeping historical adventure inspired by the life of Grace O’Malley, the legendary Irish folk heroine who risked everything to defend her people. Venture onto the high seas with the thrilling latest from the New York Times bestselling author of The Frozen River and I Was Anastasia. Grace...

En 1582, la guerra de sucesión portuguesa ofreció a Francia la oportunidad de disputar el dominio español del Atlántico. El control extranjero de las Azores habría supuesto el fin del comercio seguro con las Indias, la caída del imperio americano y la quiebra absoluta de la hacienda española. Cuando don Álvaro de Bazán, héroe de Lepanto, Orán y Malta, llega a la isla de Tercera, no solo sabe todo esto, sino que es consciente de que el enemigo le dobla en número.

1604. Pirate raiders terrorise the coasts of Europe, seeking slaves to sell in the markets of North Africa. When headstrong Richard Sheriff and his beloved sister Elizabeth are torn from their Devonshire home by slavers, he is cast into a living nightmare. With Richard being a talented blacksmith, the pirate captain intends to sell him for a high price. He is eventually sold into servitude in Venice: glittering, vicious city of secrets, where his talents find him apprenticed to a knife maker.

Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen by bestselling historian Alison Weir, author of The Lost Tudor Princess, is the first in a spellbinding six novel series about Henry VIII's Queens. Alison takes you on an engrossing journey at Katherine's side and shows her extraordinary strength of character...

Fürstentum Walachei, Anno Domini 1456: Acht Jahre sind vergangen, seit Vlad Draculea seine Geliebte Zehra von Katzenstein in der Walachei zurücklassen musste. In einem Kloster in den Karpaten harrt die junge Frau zusammen mit Vlads Sohn Carol auf die Rückkehr des Vertriebenen. Doch Vlad muss zuerst seinen Thron zurückerobern, den ihm einer seiner erbittertsten Feinde entrissen hat.

De Spaanse Nederlanden, 1613. Tryn van Vierssen is een poortersvrouw uit Roermond met een negenjarige dochter en een onbevredigend huwelijk. Begin oktober is ze getuige van een verontrustend kinderspelletje op de markt. Het blijkt de vonk in het kruitvat: alsmaar meer vrouwen worden van hekserij beschuldigd en op de brandstapel gezet. Samen met haar stadsgenoten laat Tryn zich meeslepen door collectieve angst voor de duivel. Tot ook haar naam wordt genoemd.

Removed from the shadow of death as the Queen of King Henry VIII, Anna of Cleves revels in her new life as the King's "good sister". A new Queen has risen, the young Catherine Howard, and as court and country try to pit Anna against Catherine, the Lady of Cleves strives to show only friendship and support to the new Queen and the royal family.

Girolamo Savonarola was a Dominican friar living in Florence at the tail end of the fifteenth century. An anti-corruption campaigner his hellfire preaching increasingly spilled over into tirades against all luxuries that tempted people towards sin. These sermons led to the infamous ‘Bonfire of the Vanities'—a series of fires lit throughout Florence for the incineration of everything from books, extravagant clothing, playing cards, musical instruments, make-up and mirrors, to paintings, tapestries and sculptures.