Mary and Philip: The Marriage of Tudor England and Habsburg Spain (Samson Alexander)(Paperback)

Mary and Philip: The Marriage of Tudor England and Habsburg Spain (Samson Alexander)(Paperback)

This book presents a new interpretation of the co-monarchy of Mary I and Philip II. It reclaims Mary as a great Catholic queen and fleshes out Philip's contributions as king, exposing the sectarian historiography that has cast their reign in a negative light. An important corrective for the history

Fires of Faith: Catholic England Under Mary Tudor (Duffy Eamon)(Paperback)

The renowned author of The Stripping of the Altars takes a new and controversial look at the reign of England's 'Bloody Mary' The reign of Mary Tudor has been remembered as an era of sterile repression, when a reactionary monarch launched a doomed attempt to reimpose Catholicism on an unwilling

The Tudor Brandons: Mary and Charles - Henry VIII's Nearest & Dearest (Watkins Sarah-Beth)(Paperback)

This fascinating book studies the life and times of Mary Tudor and Charles Brandon, Henry VIII's dearest sister and his closest companion. Charles rose from being Henry's childhood friend to becoming the Duke of Suffolk; a consummate courtier and diplomat. Mary was always royalty. At first married

First Comes Marriage - Number 1 in series (Balogh Mary)(Paperback / softback)

Against the scandal and seduction of Regency England, NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Mary Balogh introduces an extraordinary family - the fiery, sensual

Visitor's Companion to Tudor England (Lipscomb Suzannah)(Paperback / softback)

Reveals the hidden secrets of palaces, castles, theatres and abbeys to uncover the stories of Tudor England. This book reveals the history of the Tudors and paints a vivid and captivating picture of what it would have been like to live in Tudor

The Magic of Rogues: Necromancers in Early Tudor England (Klaassen Frank)(Paperback)

Examines legal documents and magic texts relevant to two cases where authorities in Tudor England confronted practicing magicians. Explores how magicians thought about the world, where they got their ideas, and how their magic was supposed to

The Sidney Psalter: The Psalms of Sir Philip and Mary Sidney (Sidney Sir Philip)(Paperback)

Destroyer of Light (Alexander Rachel)(Paperback)

The marriage of Hades and Persephone blossoms and their mysterious grove in the world below thrives... ...while the sunlit world withers. Demeter holds out in Eleusis, pushing both mankind and the gods to frozen starvation in order to reclaim her daughter. The newly married rulers of the dead must

Philip and Alexander - Kings and Conquerors (Goldsworthy Adrian)(Paperback / softback)

A joint biography that investigates how, during their lifetimes, Philip and Alexander of Macedon transformed a weak kingdom in northern Greece into a globe-spanning empire, and in so doing changed the course of human

Merchant Adventurers - The Voyage of Discovery that Transformed Tudor England (Evans James)(Paperback / softback)

A Tudor voyage of exploration - an extraordinary story of daring, discovery, tragedy and pioneering

Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scots: The Life of King Henry VIII's Sister (Watkins Sarah-Beth)(Paperback)

Margaret Tudor was Henry VIII's older sister and became the Queen of Scotland after her marriage to James IV in 1503. Her life was troubled and fraught with tension. She was continually caught between her country of birth and the country she ruled. After James IV's death, she made the disastrous

National Trust: The Secret Diary of Thomas Snoop, Tudor Boy Spy (Ardagh Philip)(Paperback / softback)

Fact meets fiction in this exciting story of Tudor espionage and

The Tudor Reformation (Hayman Richard)(Paperback)

The Reformation transformed England forever. From peasants in the lanes and fields to the court of Henry VIII, no life was left untouched as the Roman Catholic Church was replaced as the centre of the nation's religious life. Emerging from a dense mesh of European ecclesiastical and political

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

Green Darkness (Seton Anya)(Paperback / softback)

The classic historical saga of Tudor England, the brutal Reformation and its perilous legacy to a modern young woman, from the bestselling author of

Mary Tudor - The First Queen (Porter Linda)(Paperback / softback)

A groundbreaking new history of the first woman to rule England in her own

Beware, Princess Elizabeth (Meyer Carolyn)(Paperback / softback)

A matter of life and death - and the Throne of England Companion volume to Mary, Bloody Mary. Set in the 16th Century, this tells of the danger and conflict Elizabeth Tudor faced after the death of her father, Henry VIII. Once again told from a young girl's point of view, we follow Elizabeth's

Mary I: England's Catholic Queen (Edwards John)(Paperback)

A new appraisal of the first Tudor queen, her European connections, her ambitions and intentions, and the religious violence that stained her short reign The lifestory of Mary I--daughter of Henry VIII and his Spanish wife, Catherine of Aragon--is often distilled to a few dramatic episodes: her

The Life of Alexander the Great (Plutarch)(Paperback)

In 336 b.c. Philip of Macedonia was assassinated and his twenty-year-old son, Alexander, inherited his kingdom. Immediately quelling rebellion, Alexander extended his father's empire through-out the Middle East and into parts of Asia, fulfilling the soothsayer Aristander's prediction that the new

Tudor Fashion (Lynn Eleri)(Paperback)

The paperback edition of this captivating story of Tudor dress, and the people who made and wore it The Tudors are some of the best-known figures in history. They continue, even today, to spark our curiosity and imagination. Their enduring popularity is no doubt partly due to the iconic portraits

Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off (Lochhead Liz)(Paperback)

The tale of the enmity between Elizabeth I of England and Mary Queen of Scots, retold by Scotland's unofficial Poet

Golden Bowl (James Henry)(Paperback / softback)

A new edition of Henry James's searing study of marriage and Infidelity Set in England, The Golden Bowl is Henry James's highly charged exploration of adultery, jealousy, and possession that continues and challenges James's characteristic exploration of the battle between American innocence and

Givenchy Catwalk: The Complete Collections - Alexandre Samson, Anders Christian Madsen

The first and only comprehensive overview of Givenchy’s collections, presented through catwalk photography and published in collaboration with the celebrated fashion house. Founded by the dashing Hubert de Givenchy in 1952, the house would go on to symbolize the height of effortless elegance, as

By the Spear: Philip II, Alexander the Great, and the Rise and Fall of the Macedonian Empire (Worthington Ian)(Paperback)

Alexander the Great, arguably the most exciting figure from antiquity, waged war as a Homeric hero and lived as one, conquering native peoples and territories on a superhuman scale. From the time he invaded Asia in 334 to his death in 323, he expanded the Macedonian empire from Greece in the west