Kings' Favourites
Author : Francis Lawrance Bickley
Publisher :
Page : 810 pages
File Size : 46,69 MB
Release : 1910
Category : Courts and courtiers
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Author : Francis Lawrance Bickley
Publisher :
Page : 810 pages
File Size : 46,69 MB
Release : 1910
Category : Courts and courtiers
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Author : Marjorie Bowen
Publisher :
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 34,53 MB
Release : 2016-04-25
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ISBN : 9781532797880
England, 1604. Fourteen-year-old Frances Howard is trickrd into falling in love with the handsome Robin Carr, 'The King's Favorite', so a certain member of court can control the Throne. There is one problem though - Frances is already married. Frances and Robin, however, fall madly and deeply in love, shocking everyone and throwing the plot into chaos. Caught up in a storm of lies, betrayal, witchcraft, and murder, Frances and Robin remain oblivious to the dangers around them and are willing to do anything to be together, including kill anyone who tries to get in their way. Set during the turbulent reign of King James I, 'The King's Favourite' by Marjorie Bowen takes readers behind the scenes of court intrigue more deadly than the Tudor Court. 'The King's Favourite' is based on the true and shocking story of Frances Howard, an English noblewoman who was the central figure in a famous scandal and murder during the reign of King James I. Fans of Philippa Gregory will love this book. Marjorie Bowen was born in 1885 on Hayling Island in Hampshire. She and her sister grew up in poverty, but Bowen was eventually able to study at the Slade School of Fine Art and later in Paris. Her first novel, the violent historical 'The Viper of Milan' (written when she was 16) was rejected by several publishers, who considered it inappropriate for a young woman to have written such a novel. It went on to become a best-seller when eventually published. Her total output numbers over 150 volumes with the bulk of her work under the 'Bowen' pseudonym. She also wrote under the names Joseph Shearing, George R. Preedy, John Winch, Robert Paye and Margaret Campbell. Bowen died on 22 December 1952, after suffering serious concussion as a result of a fall in her bedroom. Endeavour Press is the UK's leading independent digital publisher. For more information on our titles please sign up to our newsletter at www.endeavourpress.com. Each week you will receive updates on free and discounted ebooks. Follow us on Twitter: @EndeavourPress and on Facebook via http://on.fb.me/1HweQV7. We are always interested in hearing from our readers. Endeavour Press believes that the future is now.
Author : Susan Holloway Scott
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 32,92 MB
Release : 2008-07-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1101211849
The acclaimed author of Duchess and Royal Harlot returns with the unforgettable story of a king's last love and London's darling? BRNell Gwyn has never been a lady, nor does she pretend to be. Blessed with impudent wit and saucy beauty, she swiftly rises from the poverty of Covent Garden to become a sensation in the theater. Still in her teens, she catches the eye of King Charles II, and trades the stage for Whitehall Palace-and the role of royal mistress. Even though she delights the king, she must learn to negotiate the cutthroat royal court, where ambition and lust for power rule the hearts of all around her. For beneath her charm and light-heartedness, Nell has her own ambition-to become no less than the king's favorite.
Author : Tanya Anne Crosby
Publisher :
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 12,89 MB
Release : 2019-02-06
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ISBN : 9781947204119
Fearing her "gifts" will be used to defeat her sister Matilda, Elspeth Pendragon escapes the Black Mountain priory that has sheltered her and her sisters since their father's death, only to find herself indebted to, of all men, a Scotsman, whose loyalties are in question...
Author : Richard Baker
Publisher :
Page : 848 pages
File Size : 41,97 MB
Release : 1670
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Author : R. B.
Publisher :
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 31,3 MB
Release : 1706
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Author : John Somers Baron Somers
Publisher :
Page : 656 pages
File Size : 40,43 MB
Release : 1809
Category : Great Britain
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Publisher :
Page : 540 pages
File Size : 25,76 MB
Release : 1691
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Author : Sidney Lanier
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 37,20 MB
Release : 2024-05-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 3385482534
Reprint of the original, first published in 1882.
Author : Derek Wilson
Publisher : Quercus
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 42,62 MB
Release : 2014-12-09
Category : History
ISBN : 1623655919
Plantagenet is the name given to the English royal house descended from the union of Queen Matilda of England and her second husband Geoffrey of Anjou. The name derived from Geoffrey's nickname, which came from the sprig of broom (planta genet) which he wore in his hat. The Plantagenets ruled England for more than three hundred years, from the accession of reign of the dynasty's founder, Matilda and Geoffrey's son, Henry II, in 1154, to the death of the last Plantagenet, Richard III, at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485. The Plantagenets: The Kings That Made Britain is a compelling, year-by-year chronology of a tumultuous and critical period in the development of the English nation. Each year is covered by a concise, informative and accessible narrative, amplified by extensive quotation from contemporary sources and accompanied by generously captioned and stunning images of the period-including illuminations, portraits, maps, royal seals, tapestries and other artifacts. Authoritative, informative and sumptuous, and compiled by a scholar who is steeped in knowledge of the period, The Plantagenets: The Kings That Made Britain brings a critical era of English history dramatically and vividly to life. It is the perfect gift book for anyone with a love of, or fascination for, medieval English history.