Titoli in Rinascimento

'Does for Elizabeth's reign what CJ Sansom does for Henry VIII's' Sunday Times The fifth book in the iconic John Shakespeare series, beloved by thousands of readers, from true master of historical fiction, Rory Clements. ------------------------------------------------------- 'Sixteenth-century...

‘An intriguing tale, told with confidence’ The Times ‘A great tale… the golden thread that led to the crown of England’ Conn Iggulden She’ll betray her king to crown her son When Edward of York takes back the English crown, the Wars of the Roses scatter the Lancastrian nobility and...

La famosa caza de brujas en Zugarramurdi, el auto de fe de Logroño de 1610, las cárceles secretas de la Inquisición, los bucaneros de La Española, los Hermanos de la Costa y la república libertaria que intentaron crear en la isla Tortuga, los corsarios vascos del mar Caribe… Joanes de...

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Tomorrow by Damian Dibben, read by George Blagden. Tomorrow tells the story of a 217-year-old dog and his search for his lost master. His adventures take him through the London Frost Fair, the strange court of King Charles I, the wars of the Spanish...

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Poison Bed by E C Fremantle, read by Ross Anderson and Perdita Weeks. A Marriage. A Murder. One of them did it. Which of them will die for it? In the autumn of 1615 scandal rocks the Jacobean court when a celebrated couple are imprisoned on suspicion...

The inspiration for the critically acclaimed Starz miniseries The White Queen, #1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory brings to life Margaret Beaufort, heiress to the red rose of Lancaster, who charts her way through treacherous alliances to take control of the English throne...

From #1 New York Times bestselling author and “queen of royal fiction” (USA TODAY) Philippa Gregory—a dazzling new novel about the intriguing, romantic, and maddening Mary, Queen of Scots. Fleeing violent rebellions in Scotland, Mary looks to Queen Elizabeth of England for sanctuary...

By the #1 New York Times bestselling author, a novel of passion and power set against the deadly backdrop of Tudor history, this riveting new tale explores the fate of Kateryn Parr—King Henry VIII’s sixth and final wife—in a richly imagined work of historical fiction. Kateryn Parr, a...

The inspiration for the critically acclaimed Starz miniseries The White Queen, #1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory brings to life the extraordinary story of Elizabeth Woodville, a woman who rises from obscurity to become Queen of England, and changes the course of history...

From “queen of royal fiction” (USA TODAY) Philippa Gregory comes this instant New York Times bestseller that tells the story of the remarkable Elizabeth of York, daughter of the White Queen, and mother to the House of Tudor. When Henry Tudor picks up the crown of England from the mud of...

The author of the internationally acclaimed Josephine Bonaparte trilogy returns with another irresistible historical novel, this one based on the life of Louise de la Vallière, who—against all odds—became one of the most mysterious consorts of France's Louis XIV, the charismatic Sun King...

In this New York Times bestseller that inspired the critically acclaimed Starz miniseries The White Queen, Philippa Gregory tells the tale of Anne Neville, a beautiful young woman who must navigate the treachery of the English court as her father, known as the Kingmaker, uses her and her sister...

#1 New York Times bestselling author and “queen of royal fiction” (USA TODAY) Philippa Gregory brings to life the story of Jacquetta, Duchess of Bedford, a woman of passion and of legend who navigated a treacherous path through the battle lines in the War of the Roses to bring her family...

“Dazzling, passionate, a masterwork that ranks with Puzo’s best.” —Nicholas Pileggi, author of Wiseguys “One of his most satisfying works….A thoroughly entertaining posthumous present from one of the masters of popular fiction.” —Booklist Mario Puzo’s final masterwork. A...

The sequel to Wolf Hall, Hilary Mantel's Man Booker Prize winner and New York Times bestseller, Bring Up the Bodies delves into the heart of Tudor history with the downfall of Anne Boleyn. The basis for the TV show on BBC and PBS Masterpiece starring Mark Rylance as Thomas Cromwell. Though he...

Vincent will als Architekt prächtige Stadthäuser bauen. Ruben sehnt sich nach Abenteuern auf hoher See. Betje ist eine begnadete Köchin. Zusammen sind die Geschwister in Amsterdam gestrandet, einem Ort der märchenhaften Möglichkeiten. Doch es ist auch die Zeit der großen Auseinandersetzungen. Katholiken und Calvinisten streiten um den rechten Glauben, Engländer und Spanier um den Einfluss auf das Land am Meer, Kaufleute um die wirtschaftliche Macht. Können sich die Geschwister in dieser schwierigen Situation behaupten?

Vincent will als Architekt prächtige Stadthäuser bauen. Ruben sehnt sich nach Abenteuern auf hoher See. Betje ist eine begnadete Köchin. Zusammen sind die Geschwister in Amsterdam gestrandet, einem Ort der märchenhaften Möglichkeiten. Doch es ist auch die Zeit der großen Auseinandersetzungen. Katholiken und Calvinisten streiten um den rechten Glauben, Engländer und Spanier um den Einfluss auf das Land am Meer, Kaufleute um die wirtschaftliche Macht. Können sich die Geschwister in dieser schwierigen Situation behaupten?

Carcassonne, 1526: Minou Joubert wächst als Tochter eines katholischen Buchhändlers auf. Eines Tages erhält sie einen versiegelten Brief mit den Worten: "Sie weiß, dass Ihr lebt." Noch bevor sie herausfinden kann, was hinter der mysteriösen Botschaft steckt, wird die Begegnung mit dem jungen Piet Reydon ihr Leben für immer verändern. Denn der Hugenotte hat eine gefährliche Mission, und er zählt auf Minous Hilfe, um aus der Stadt zu fliehen.

October, 1604. Former ship's surgeon turned country physician Gabriel Taverner is surprised to receive an urgent summons from his old naval captain. Now docked in Plymouth harbour, having recently returned from the Caribbean, Captain Colt believes his ship is haunted by an evil spirit and has asked Gabriel to investigate. Dismissive of the crew's wild talk of mysterious blue-skinned ghosts, Gabriel is convinced there must be a rational explanation behind the mass hallucinations.

The unputdownable and “lively” (The New York Times) Agents of the Crown series continues with this riveting novel following the original MI6 agent as he is assigned a dangerous mission to recreate a weapon from antiquity. As she travels through Waltham Forest, Queen Elizabeth I is ambushed...