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Prince Rupert of the Rhine: King Charles I’s Cavalier Commander, by Mark Turnbull
A new biography uncovers just how much of a mark the 17th-century prince left on Stuart Britain.
Prince Rupert of the Rhine: King Charles I’s Cavalier Commander, by Mark Turnbull Following his extraordinary study of Charles I’s private life, Mark Turnbull now turns his attention to another major player in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, Prince Rupert of the...
Spice: The 16th-Century Contest that Shaped the Modern World, by Roger Crowley
Crowley takes us on a journey through time and across oceans and continents.
The fifteenth century is generally accepted as beginning the Age of Discovery - or at least the discovery of the wider world by European powers. In Spice: The Sixteenth-Century Contest that Shaped the Modern World, Roger Crowley has set himself the task of bringing to...
Shadow of Poison, by Peter Tonkin
Peter Tonkin once again demonstrates why he stands head and shoulders above the crowd with a novel to be enjoyed by those who know the era well as well as newcomers.
The world of Elizabethan spiery is a crowded one – but, in Shadow of Poison, Peter Tonkin once again demonstrates why he stands head and shoulders above the crowd. Given his history of writing thrillers and Elizabethan fiction, Tonkin is a master of genre and era. His...
James I: The Wisest Fool
The nickname for James VI of Scotland & I of England was a harsh one.
James I: The Wisest Fool What makes a good king? What, for that matter, makes a good leader? Nowadays, we might identify qualities such as charisma, presence, and – one would hope – intelligence in decision-making and genuine care for the wellbeing of the people...
The Pirate Menace, by Angus Konstam
Good, bloody, myth-busting history packed with colourful personalities.
Few other outlaw groups in history have left such an enduring legacy as the seafaring pirates of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. In The Pirate Menace, Angus Konstam explores how, when, why, and where the world’s most infamous (and many lesser known) pirates...
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Of Judgement Fallen, by Steven Veerapen
In Steven Veerapen’s second Anthony Blanke mystery, we re-enter the murky world of plotting and foul play surrounding the court of Henry VIII.
Our hapless hero, son of the king’s late black trumpeter John Blanke, is once again pressed into service as a spy by Cardinal Wolsey, the second most powerful figure in the land. Wolsey is pre-occupied with preparations for the forthcoming opening of Parliament at...
Great & Horrible News, by Blessin Adams
Brutal, bloody killings are enacted in all their heart-stopping, gory glory in this compulsively readable title.
As a former policewoman, Blessin Adams is well aware of the human cost of murder. In Great and Horrible News, this moving nonfiction study, she investigates the crimes that shook Tudor and Stuart England. In doing so, she approaches her cases forensically: and what a...
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