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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
BIENVENIDOS AL RENACIMIENTO. BIENVENIDOS AL CAOS.Alberto Caliani, el autor revelación de la novela histórica y galardonado con dos Premios Hislibris 2021, vuelve con una novela que hará temblar los cimientos del género. Turín, siglo XVI. Esta es una historia sobre hombres corruptos que persiguen un fin noble, y hombres nobles que cometen atrocidades. También es un relato de locura y superstición; de un inquisidor implacable y de una joven ingeniera...
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Series
Tudor novels (Philippa Gregory) volume 6
Plantagenet and Tudor novels volume 15
Thorndike Press large print core
Tudor court novels volume 06
Plantagenet and Tudor novels volume 15
Thorndike Press large print core
Tudor court novels volume 06
Language
English
Description
This dazzling novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory presents a new and unique view of one of history's most intriguing, romantic, and maddening heroines. Biographers often neglect the captive years of Mary, Queen of Scots, who trusted Queen Elizabeth's promise of sanctuary when she fled from rebels in Scotland and then found herself imprisoned as the guest of George Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury, and his indomitable wife,...
Author
Series
Tudor novels (Philippa Gregory) volume 1
Tudor court novels volume 01
Plantagenet and Tudor novels volume 06
Cousins' war volume 06
Tudor court novels volume 01
Plantagenet and Tudor novels volume 06
Cousins' war volume 06
Language
English
Description
Overview: Katherine of Aragon. Known to history as the Queen who was pushed off her throne by Anne Boleyn, here is a Katherine the world has forgotten: the enchanting princess that all England loved. First married to Henry VIII's older brother, Arthur, Katherine's passion turns their arranged marriage into a love match; but when Arthur dies, the merciless English court and her ambitious parents-the crusading King and Queen of Spain-have to find a...
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
1170L
Language
English
Description
"Published in 1882, The Prince and the Pauper is a delightful piece of historical fiction set in 1547. The young British Prince Edward, son of Henry VIII, switches place with a young pauper boy, Tom Canty, who happens to look exactly like the Prince. Tom takes over royal duties when King Henry dies and enjoys life in the palace. The real Prince is tossed out on the streets of London and learns about the life and misery of the common people of England...
5) Margaret of Austria: governor of the Netherlands and early-16th-century Europe's greatest diplomat
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1998.
Language
English
Description
Provides information about what was going on in the world at the time of Leonardo da Vinci, discussing rulers and leaders, daily life, discovery and invention, the arts, and belief systems in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Australia, and the Americas; and includes brief biographical information about the Renaissance artist and inventor.
10) Wicked Will
Author
Pub. Date
2009.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
990L
Language
English
Description
Performing in the English town of Stratford-on-Avon in 1576, a young actress (disguised as a boy) and a local lad named Will Shakespeare uncover a murder mystery.
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