Hammer of the Scots - (Plantagenet Saga) (Plaidy Jean (Novelist))(Paperback / softback)

Hammer of the Scots - (Plantagenet Saga) (Plaidy Jean (Novelist))(Paperback / softback)

The news of Henry III's death reached his son Edward on the long road home from the Holy Land. Through all the years of his reign, through stark personal tragedy and chill forebodings as his son grew into a weak, corrupted price, Edward I strove to weld a nation united from England, Scotland and

Star of Lancaster - (Plantagenet Saga) (Plaidy Jean (Novelist))(Paperback / softback)

Richard the Second is losing his hold on the crown and Henry of Bolingbroke, previously exiled by the king, returns to England to claim it. When the king dies, Harry became King Henry the Fifth, and the change is dramatic for both him and

Heart of the Lion - (Plantagenet Saga) (Plaidy Jean (Novelist))(Paperback / softback)

At the age of 32, Richard the Lionheart has finally succeeded Henry II to the English throne. And, against his father's wishes, he intends to make Berengaria, daughter of the king of Navarre, his queen. But first he must fulfil his vow to his country to win back Jerusalem for the Christian

Revolt of the Eaglets - (Plantagenet Saga) (Plaidy Jean (Novelist))(Paperback / softback)

News of Thomas a Becket's martyrdom has spread throughout Christendom and the blame is laid at the feet of Henry Plantagenet, King of

Battle of the Queens - (Plantagenet Saga) (Plaidy Jean (Novelist))(Paperback / softback)

The first half of the thirteenth century is dominated by two women, as proud and ambitious as they were beautiful, yet different in all other qualities. Isabella, flamboyant and passionate, a medieval Helen of Troy - wife to King John and mother to Henry

Prince of Darkness - (Plantagenet Saga) (Plaidy Jean (Novelist))(Paperback / softback)

The untimely death of Richard the Lionheart left his nephew Arthur and his younger brother John in contest for the throne of England. Reluctantly the barons chose John, and so began years of rule by a ruthless and greedy tyrant. Yet despite his reputation, John, still manages to seduce the young

Follies of the King - (Plantagenet Saga) (Plaidy Jean (Novelist))(Paperback / softback)

Edward the Second's first act on coming to the throne is to recall Piers Gaveston from exile, and the new king's devotion to the shrewd and avaricious young man soon becomes a

Queen From Provence - (Plantagenet Saga) (Plaidy Jean (Novelist))(Paperback / softback)

Marguerite, eldest daughter of the Count of Provence, had married a king of France - and now her sister Eleanor is determined to make just as grand a match. A good and generous husband but a weak king, he rules a nation that still remembers his cruel and foolish father, King

Plantagenet Prelude - (Plantagenet Saga) (Plaidy Jean (Novelist))(Paperback / softback)

So on his deathbed William made a will that would ensure his daughter's protection: he promised her hand in marriage to the future King of France. Eleanor grows into a romantic and beautiful queen, but she has inherited the will of a king, and is determined to rule Aquitaine using her husband's

Red Rose of Anjou - (Plantagenet Saga) (Plaidy Jean (Novelist))(Paperback / softback)

When Henry VI becomes king, it is soon clear that he would be better suited to a quiet life than to ruling the

Flaunting, Extravagant Queen - (French Revolution) (Plaidy Jean (Novelist))(Paperback / softback)

Frivolous and reckless, she flouts the strict and demanding etiquette of the glittering court, and discovers the true nature of love, hate and jealousy. But the clouds of revolution are overhead, and Marie Antoinette, who only wishes to enjoy life, learns too late that the price of her enjoyment

Castile for Isabella - (Isabella & Ferdinand Trilogy) (Plaidy Jean (Novelist))(Paperback / softback)

_____________________The first book in the captivating Spanish Trilogy, focusing on the remarkable lives of Spain's most famous monarchs. In the 15th Century, Spain is full of intrigue and threatened by civil

Louis the Well-Beloved - (French Revolution) (Plaidy Jean (Novelist))(Paperback / softback)

France eagerly awaits the day the young King, Louis XV, comes of age and breaks free from the rule of his ministers. From the gentle persuasions of Madame de Mailley to her overtly ambitious sister, Madame Vintimille, France stands by and watches a King ruled by his

Road to Compiegne - (French Revolution) (Plaidy Jean (Novelist))(Paperback / softback)

No longer the well-beloved, Louis XV is becoming ever more unpopular - the huge expense of his court and decades of costly warfare having taken their toll. As the discontent grows, Louis seeks refuge in his extravagances and his mistress, the powerful Marquise de

Queen Jezebel - (Medici Trilogy) (Plaidy Jean (Novelist))(Paperback / softback)

Tensions are running high between the Catholic Parisians and the visiting Huguenots. Margot's marriage to Henry has not brought about the peace that the sickly King Francis so longed for and, fearing that she is losing control over Francis, Catherine sets about persuading him of a Huguenot plot

Italian Woman - (Medici Trilogy) (Plaidy Jean (Novelist))(Paperback / softback)

When Catherine de' Medici was forced to marry Henry of Orleans, her's was not the only heart broken. Jeanne of Navarre once dreamed of marrying this same prince. And so both Catherine and Jeanne's lives are set on unwanted paths, destined to cross in affairs of state, love and faith, driving them

Daughters of Spain - (Isabella & Ferdinand Trilogy) (Plaidy Jean (Novelist))(Paperback / softback)

With Spain now united, Ferdinand looked to his daughters to further his ambitions. All too often, Isabella found herself torn between his brilliant plans and her love for her children. During the last years of Isabella's reign it seemed there was a curse on the royal house which struck at the

Madame Serpent - (Medici Trilogy) (Plaidy Jean (Novelist))(Paperback / softback)

Sullen-eyed and broken-hearted, fourteen-year-old Catherine de' Medici arrives in Marseilles to marry Henry of Orleans, second son of the King of

Miracle of the Rose (Genet M. Jean)(Paperback / softback)

Jean Genet, French playwright, novelist and poet, turned the experiences in his life amongst pimps, whores, thugs and other fellow social outcasts into a poetic literature, with an honesty and explicitness unprecedented at the

Scots Dictionary of Nature (Thomson Amanda)(Paperback / softback)

A Scots Dictionary of Nature brings together - for the first time - the deeply expressive vocabulary customarily used to describe land, wood, weather, birds, water and walking in

My Heart is My Own - The Life of Mary Queen of Scots (Guy John)(Paperback / softback)

A long-overdue and dramatic reinterpretation of the life of Mary, Queen of Scots by one of the leading historians at work

Septimius Severus in Scotland: The Northern Campaigns of the First Hammer of the Scots (Elliott Simon)(Paperback)

Since 1975 much new archaeological evidence has come to light to illuminate the immense undertaking of Septimius Severus' campaigns in Scotland, allowing for the first time the true story of this savage invasion to be told. In the early 3rd century Severus, the aging Roman emperor, launched an

Rival Queens - The Betrayal of Mary, Queen of Scots (Williams Kate)(Paperback / softback)

Saga of the Volsungs - With the Saga of Ragnar Lothbrok(Paperback / softback)