Titoli in Rinascimento

Em 1558, as pedras da antiga Catedral de Kingsbridge testemunham uma cidade dilacerada pelo conflito religioso. Enquanto católicos e protestantes lutam pelo poder e princípios morais entram em choque com a amizade, a lealdade e o amor, a única coisa que Ned Willard deseja é se casar com Margery Fitzgerald. No entanto, quando os dois se veem em lados opostos do embate, Ned escolhe servir à princesa Elizabeth da Inglaterra.

Love is the most dangerous magic. As a sculptress, Ravenna Maffei has always shaped beauty from stone, but she has a terrible secret. Desperate to save her brother, she enters a competition hosted by Florence's most feared immortal family, revealing a dark power in a city where magic is...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. From the author of Captain Blood and Scaramouche comes a sweeping tale of chivalry, cruelty and love at the court of Charles the Bold. Count Anthony of Egmont, Prince of Guelders and the Duke of Burgundy's right hand, has long since lost faith in the...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. The Testers: The Poison Remembers In Henry VIII's court, the king drinks second. Thomas Tester drinks first. Greenwich Palace, 1521. Thomas Tester can recognize poison with a single sip. Surviving it is another matter. When a poisoned goblet reaches the...

Le travail des femmes est une question de vie ou de mort. 1847. Nora Beady est la seule étudiante de la prestigieuse université de médecine de Bologne. Son ambition de devenir chirurgienne, à une époque où la place des femmes est auprès des enfants, dérange les hommes qui l'entourent. Ses succès sont chaque fois minimisés et elle n'a pas droit à la moindre erreur, au risque de renforcer l'idée que les femmes ne sont pas faites pour la médecine. Sa rencontre avec Magdalena Morenco, seule femme à exercer la médecine à l'hôpital de Bologne, bouleverse sa vision des choses.

The page-turning historical saga that began in The Pillars of the Earth and World Without End, which now continues with Ken Follett's magnificent, masterful A Column of Fire. A World in Turmoil 1558, and Europe is in revolt as religious hatred sweeps the continent. Elizabeth Tudor has ascended...

Enero de 1497. La corte papal de Alejandro VI recibe una serie de cartas anónimas en las que se denuncia a Leonardo Da Vinci por herejía en su Última cena. Fray Agustín Leyre, inquisidor dominico experto en la interpretación de mensajes cifrados, es enviado sin demora a Milán para...

Murder Most Foul is a dark, witty and fast-paced novel, from one of Britain’s best-loved screenwriters. It’s 1593, Elizabeth I is Queen and everyone is terrified of the worst outbreak of plague in a generation. Shakespeare has only written six plays and is lagging behind his friend...

In this “chilling, profound” (Josh Malerman, New York Times bestselling author of Bird Box and Malorie) horror story based on true events, the President’s late son haunts the White House, breaking the spirit of what remains of the First Family and the divided America beyond the...

A BRAND NEW wickedly witty Regency romance of scandal, temptation and slow-burn desire. Perfect for fans of Julia Quinn, Evie Dunmore and Bridgerton! 💕 Will forbidden passion tear their lives apart? For Lord Henry Marlow, the future Earl of Barrington, life is for living. No wager is too...

À présent familiarisé avec les mœurs japonaises – notamment grâce à l’enseignement de Mariko, son interprète –, Blackthorne est parvenu à gagner le respect de Toranaga. Celui-ci, conscient de l’importance du « barbare » dans le conflit à venir, l’a même élevé au rang...

Une écriture d'une beauté inouïe, portée par la voix de Marie Bouvet. C'est un grand jour à Ferrare. On y célèbre les noces du duc Alfonso et de Lucrèce de Médicis. La fête est extravagante et la foule n'a d'yeux que pour le couple. La mariée a quinze ans. Rien ne l'avait préparée à ce rôle. Elle n'était que la troisième fille du grand duc de Toscane, la discrète, la sensible, celle dont ses parents ne savaient que faire. Mais le décès soudain de sœur aînée a changé son histoire.

he second instalment in a prize-winning series charting the rise of the House of Medici as they become Masters of Florence and progenitors of the Renaissance. Florence, 1469. The Medici family is preparing for the marriage of its son and heir Lorenzo. His heart belongs to another, but this union...

Though Eleanor is not wealthy, the saffron spice she grows for her new husband is more valuable than gold. But as his reputation in Henry’s court soars, Eleanor soon understands that she has entered into a dangerous game. The king’s affections do not last forever, and she must do anything to protect her family. 

A sweeping saga of passion, betrayal, power and revenge set in the opulent Ottoman palace of Suleyman the Magnificent, as one fierce slave girl rises from captivity to queen, using all the intrigue necessary for her own and her sons' survival. Inspired by the wondrous and compelling true story...

Bloomsbury presents Medici ~ Ascendancy by Matteo Strukul, read by Saul Reichlin. Florence, 1429 Giovanni de' Medici is dead. A lifetime of shrewd investment, strategic alliance and sly manipulation saw Giovanni climb from mere money-lender to the top echelon of Florentine society. But success...

Violante, duchesse de Palliano, a-t-elle un amant ? Si oui, Don Juan de Palliano, son époux, peut-il le lui pardonner alors qu'il est le neveu du pape Paul IV ? Qu'en pense son frère, Don Carlos Carafa ? Quel sera le sort de Diane Brancaccio, la dame d'honneur et entremetteuse ? Voilà quelques-uns des drames noués dans cette Chronique Italienne, qui permet à Stendhal de nous plonger dans la violence et les passions romaines ou siciliennes du XVIe siècle.

All’approssimarsi di un evento decisivo per la storia della Cristianità – la battaglia di Lepanto (1571) che impegnerà la flotta mussulmana dell’Impero Ottomano e quelle alleate del Papa e dell’Imperatore guidate da don Giovanni d’Austria, figlio naturale di Carlo V d’Absburgo – a Messina un maturo frate intellettuale e una donna di nobili origini, giunta da Aquisgrana al seguito del giovane condottiero, tramano un complesso intrigo per favorire la flotta imperiale a scapito dei papisti, tra colpi di scena e difficoltà nel portare a buon esito il piano.

Siguiendo con su gusto por la literatura de viajes y las novelas de aventuras, Alberto Vázquez-Figueroa nos acerca en este libro a una de las fuentes inagotables de peligros y aventuras de la literatura universal: el Amazonas. Seguiremos los pasos del explorador español Francisco de Orellana en su empresa de recorrer el Amazonas. De la mano de Vázquez-Figueroa y el propio Orellana, encontraremos cuevas secretas, tesoros ocultos de los incas, fieras mujeres guerreras y ciudades olvidadas en una aventura de sabor clásico y trepidante.

La vasta opera letteraria di Barrili, composta da numerose novelle e una cinquantina di romanzi, spesso accomunata a quella di Victor Cherbuliez, inizia nel 1865 e ottiene presto largo consenso grazie allo stile scorrevole, alla sua padronanza della lingua e l'abilità nell'intreccio narrativo. Di Anton Giulio Barrili scrittore di romanzi, Benedetto Croce ha elogiato lo "stile limpido e scorrevole, senza stento, senza disuguaglianze e insieme accurato e corretto", aggiungendo che "il difetto radicale, epperò gravissimo, del Barrili è che egli non prende serio interesse".