Henry VIII - The Story of the Ruthless Tudor King (Castor Harriet)(Paperback / softback)

Henry VIII - The Story of the Ruthless Tudor King (Castor Harriet)(Paperback / softback)

Henry VIII, one of the most famous and notorious kings of England, was flamboyant, courageous and headstrong. His life spans a fascinating, important period in history, in which he plays a crucial part. This narrative biography gets deep into the gripping and dramatic chain of

Henry VII: The Maligned Tudor King (Breverton Terry)(Paperback)

The Little Book of the Tudors (Bullen Annie)(Paperback)

The five Tudor monarchs--Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I, and Elizabeth I--were some of the most influential rulers in British history. This volume explores all aspects of life in the Tudor age, from life at court (and at the grand country estates where Queen Elizabeth paused during her

The Private Lives of the Tudors: Uncovering the Secrets of Britain's Greatest Dynasty (Borman Tracy)(Paperback)

England's Tudor monarchs--Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I, and Elizabeth I--are perhaps the most celebrated and fascinating of all royal families in history. Their love affairs, their political triumphs, and their overturning of the religious order are the subject of countless works of

King Edward VIII (Ziegler Philip)(Paperback / softback)

The authorised life story of the king who gave up his throne for love, by one of our most distinguished

King John and Henry VIII (Rasmussen Eric)(Paperback / softback)

From the Royal Shakespeare Company - a modern, definitive edition of Shakespeare's most unusual and provocative

The Six Wives of Henry VIII (Weir Alison)(Paperback)

The tempestuous, bloody, and splendid reign of Henry VIII of England (1509-1547) is one of the most fascinating in all history, not least for his marriage to six extraordinary women. In this accessible work of brilliant scholarship, Alison Weir draws on early biographies, letters, memoirs, account

Henry VIII in 100 Objects: The Tyrant King Who Had Six Wives (Kendall Paul)(Pevná vazba)

Henry VIII is one of history's most memorable monarchs. Popularly known for his six wives, and the unfortunate fate which befell Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard, Henry initiated many reforms and changes which still affect our lives today.The annulment of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon set in

Joan of Arc (Castor Helen)(Paperback / softback)

The story of one of the most remarkable women of the medieval world, as you have never read it beforeA French peasant girl who heard voices from God, Joan convinced the royal court of her divine calling and became a teenage warrior, leading an army to victory against the

Cop and the Anthem and Other Stories (Henry O.)(Paperback / softback)

O. Henry was a master of the short story and one of the most popular American writers of the twentieth century. This selection of tales from across his writing career ranges from New York apartments to the cattle-lands of Texas, taking in con men, clerks, hustlers, shop assistants, tramps and

Chalk Man - The Sunday Times bestseller. The most chilling book you'll read this year (Tudor C. J.)(Paperback / softback)

A DAILY TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR - 'A frightening Stephen King-esque coming-of-age story cum murder mystery. With new crime writers this dark, the future is bright' A GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR - 'There are shades of Stephen King in this very creepy timeslip' ___________ It was only meant to be a

Bloody Mary: Tudor Terror, 1553-1558 (Carradice Phil)(Paperback)

The story of Bloody Mary, the most brutal of brutal

Thomas Cromwell - The untold story of Henry VIII's most faithful servant (Borman Tracy)(Paperback / softback)

Historian Tracy Borman tells the story of the real Wolf Hall in this definitive biography of Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII's most trusted

Margaret Pole: The Countess in the Tower (Higginbotham Susan)(Paperback)

Of the many executions ordered by Henry VIII, surely the most horrifying was that of sixty-seven-year-old Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, hacked to pieces on the scaffold by a blundering headsman. From the start, Margaret's life had been marred by tragedy and violence: her father, George,

Bess Of Hardwick - First Lady of Chatsworth (Lovell Mary S.)(Paperback / softback)

* A biography of one of the most remarkable women of the Tudor era - next to Queen Elizabeth the most powerful woman in

Henry VIII's Last Victim - The Life and Times of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey (Childs Jessie)(Paperback / softback)

Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey was one of the most flamboyant and controversial characters of Henry VIII's

Reaching Out (Nouwen Henri)(Paperback / softback)

Henri Nouwen, who died in 1996, was one of the most significant writers on spirituality of the late twentieth century. Reaching Out combines two of his most popular books in one

Nemesis - The Hunt for Brazil's Most Wanted Criminal (Glenny Misha)(Paperback / softback)

This is the story of an ordinary man who became the king of the largest slum in Rio, the head of a drug cartel and Brazil's most notorious criminal. It's a story of gold-hunters and evangelical pastors, bent police and rich-kid addicts, politicians and drug lords and the battle for the beautiful

Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom (Clinton Catherine)(Paperback)

The definitive biography of one of the most courageous women in American history reveals Harriet Tubman to be even more remarkable than her legend (Newsday).Celebrated for her exploits as a conductor on the Underground Railroad, Harriet Tubman has entered history as one of nineteenth-century

King Otter (Porter Jane)(Paperback / softback)

Meet King Otter - the fanciest, most marvelous mammal this side of the

Templars (Jones Dan)(Paperback / softback)

The remarkable story of the Knights Templar - the wealthiest, most powerful and most secretive of the military orders that flourished in the crusading

The Henri Meschonnic Reader: A Poetics of Society (Meschonnic Henri)(Paperback)

Henri Meschonnic was a linguist, poet, translator of the Bible and one of the most original French thinkers of his generation. He strove throughout his career to reform the understanding of language and all that depends on it. His work has had a shaping influence on a generation of scholars and

Matisse - The Life (Spurling Hilary)(Paperback / softback)

Henri Matisse was one of the most important and beloved artists of the twentieth century, rivalled only by his friend - and competitor - Pablo Picasso. This title reveals the origins of Matisse's astonishing talent and provides an insight into his life and

The Handle (Stark Richard)(Paperback)

Parker, the ruthless antihero of Richard Stark's eponymous mystery novels, is one of the most unforgettable characters in hardboiled noir. Lauded by critics for his taut realism, unapologetic amorality, and razor-sharp prose style-and adored by fans who turn each intoxicating page with increasing