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‘The master of historical crime fiction’ LAURA SHEPHERD-ROBINSON With over 1 million copies sold, Andrew Taylor is the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Ashes of London. This is the best of gripping, exquisitely researched historical crime fiction, perfect for fans of CJ Sansom, Robert...

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).

Il destino di Griet, figlia di uno dei decoratori di piastrelle più rinomati in città, cambia il giorno in cui alla sua porta compaiono due sconosciuti: un uomo dal viso spigoloso, occhi grigi come il mare ed espressione ferma, e una donna, riccioli biondi e sguardo sfuggente, che sembra portata dal vento. Nella casa dei Vermeer, tra l'artista e la serva, l'uomo potente e la giovane donna che possiede solo la sua incantevole innocenza, nasce ben presto un'intesa fatta di sguardi, sospiri, frasi non dette.

Kit Marlowe: playwright, poet, lover. In the plague-stricken streets of Elizabethan England, Kit flirts with danger, leaving a trail of enemies and old flames in his wake. His plays are a roaring success; he seems destined for greatness. But the queen's eyes are everywhere and the air is laced...

Катерину, девушку, рожденную свободной, угнали в рабство и отняли все – Родину, мечты, будущее. Невероятно сильная духом она выстояла – боролась, страдала, любила, вернула себе свободу и человеческое достоинство. Одного из детей, которого она родила еще рабыней, Катерина любила больше жизни. И он отвечал ей взаимностью, хотя ему нельзя было называть ее мамой. Имя этого ребенка прогремело по всему миру. Его звали Леонардо да Винчи.

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.

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.

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...

'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...

Nel cuore di Bologna, durante il fulgido Rinascimento italiano, Properzia de' Rossi emerge come una figura straordinaria che sfida le convenzioni del suo tempo. Dotata di un talento innato per la scultura e di una bellezza che attira sguardi ammirati e invidie feroci, Properzia si trova a navigare in un mondo artistico dominato da uomini che vedono il suo successo come una minaccia al loro potere. Mentre il suo genio artistico si manifesta attraverso delicati intagli su noccioli di frutta e possenti sculture in marmo, la sua vita personale è segnata da amori tormentati e rivalità spietate.

In the heart of Rome, the conclave is choosing a new Pope, and whoever wins will determine the fate of the Eternal City. Astrologer Mia and her fiancé Jacopo, a physician at the Santo Spirito Hospital, plan to marry, but the election result is a shock and changes everything. As Pope Innocent X takes the throne, he brings along his sister-in-law, the formidable Donna Olimpia Maidalchini, known as La Papessa – the female Pope. When Mia is offered a position as her personal astrologer, she and Jacopo find themselves on opposite sides of the most powerful family in Rome.

Brought to you by Penguin. Disgraced. Beheaded. And out for revenge . . . When Anne Boleyn wakes up after her execution she finds she is not yet ready for death. She has unfinished business with the king who had her murdered and is determined to secure the future of her daughter, Elizabeth...

The more he gains, the more he has to lose. William Shakespeare is moving up in the world, his name respected both at court and the theatre. Accepted by Queen Elizabeth, he is trusted to write plays for her, so long as she likes them... When one of the queen's ladies-in-waiting is found dead...

The Church is fracturing, revolution is brewing, and society is changing rapidly. Three authors who shaped this new world with their pens—Martin Luther, Desiderius Erasmus, and Philipp Melanchthon—will now be shaped by it in turn. When the pope and King Henry VIII of England pressure Erasmus to take a public stand against Luther, both authors will be forced to wrestle with literal and figurative demons. Erasmus is haunted by his illegitimate birth. Luther struggles with the rejection of the Church and his own father.

Queen Elizabeth Tudor is wary of the cousins. Ever since the ill-fated Lady Jane Grey nearly wrested the throne from her family, Elizabeth has been keen to ensure the fate of England doesn't land in Grey hands. She has banished Catherine Grey from court, along with her two children, but her unwed sister Mary remains at Whitehall Palace as one of Elizabeth's courtiers.

'I am in awe of Wendy Holden' Heather Morris 'As exquisitely-rendered as a Holbein masterpiece, this vivid and compelling novel breathes new life into one of the most dramatic stories in English history' Tracy Borman 'Brimful of sumptuous details... a fresh and engaging take on familiar Tudor...

Tra le ombre scintillanti della corte Tudor, Jane Parker cammina con passo sicuro. Gli occhi di tutti sono su di lei, ma nessuno vede davvero chi è. I segreti sono i suoi alleati, le bugie il suo scudo. Jane Parker è una moglie devota, una sorella fedele, una spia silenziosa. Ma è soprattutto la mente più acuta dell’Inghilterra di quel periodo. Mentre il potere dei Bolena vacilla e l’ira di un re imprevedibile si abbatte come una tempesta, Jane si muove sul filo delle alleanze, dove uno sguardo può tradire e un sorriso nascondere una condanna.

Die junge Bildhauerin Delia ist nach dem Tod des Vaters fest entschlossen, seine Werkstatt weiterzuführen. Sie reist als Junge verkleidet nach Italien. Die Suche führt sie in die Sixtinische Kapelle, mitten in die Werkstatt Michelangelos, wo sie, getarnt als Dario, Schülerin des berühmten Künstlers wird.