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Hardback. Condition: Good. The glorious, turbulent sixteenth century is drawing to a close. Elizabeth, Queen of England, has taken on the mighty Spanish Armada and, in a stunning sea battle, vanquished it.But her troubles are far from over. At home she is challenged at every turn by the brilliant but reckless Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, whose dangerous mix of passion and political ambition drives the aging queen to distraction. Just across the western channel, her colony Ireland is embroiled in seething rebellion, the island's fierceuntamed clan chieftains and their "wild Irish" followers refusing to bow to their English oppressors. In the midst of the conflict is Grace O'Malley, notorious pirate, gunrunner, and "Mother of the Irish Rebellion." For years, the audacious Grace has plotted and fought against the English stranglehold on her beloved country. At the height of the uprising Grace takes an outrageous risk, sailing up the River Thames to London for a face-to-face showdown with her nemesis, the Queen of England. The historic meeting of these two female titans --perfectly matched in guts, guile, and political genius -- sets the stage for the telling of the little-known but crucial saga of Elizabeth's Irish war, a conflict at the very root of every subsequent Irish uprising. No one breathes life into these strong and pugnacious women as does Robin Maxwell in this captivating novel, a rousing tale that makes historygloriously real.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. A book of passion, of sixteenth-century England, of greed and political ambition unto death. Historians and novelists have written extensively about the various aspects of Queen Elizabeth I s long, rich, and tumultuous life. No one has ever given us a fully realized portrait of the greatest English monarch as a young girl. Concluding her brilliant Tudor trilogy, Robin Maxwell enters this new territory by introducing Elizabeth as a romantic and vulnerable teenager dangerously awakening to sexuality with the wrong man. Elizabeth, daughter of Henry VI and Anne Boleyn, was banished from the court at the age of two when her father sent Anne Boleyn to her death. Seven years later, when the gracious and immensely wealthy Catherine Parr became Henry s sixth wife, she softened the King s heart and Elizabeth was readmitted to the court. For the next four years the young princess enjoyed a warm friendship with Catherine and a new sense of belonging. In 1547, Great Harry is dead, and Elizabeth s nine-year-old brother Edward VI is king in name only. Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset, has boldly named himself Lord Protector and effectively seized power. Meanwhile the duke s equally ambitious brother Thomas, realizing he cannot wrest control directly, has deployed his greatest talent his charm and sexual magnetism to utmost effect by persuading Henry s widow Catherine to marry him. His real goal, however, is the late king s daughter: Elizabeth herself. And so the game begins, one with rules that only reckless, amoral Thomas Seymour understands. Into this intrigue are drawn both those who love Elizabeth and those who wish her ill. In order to escape certain doom and achieve independence, Elizabeth must stand alone.…

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Hardback. Condition: Fair. Robin Maxwell s debut novel introduces Anne Boleyn and her daughter, Elizabeth: one was queen for a thousand days, the other for more than forty years. Both were passionate, headstrong women, loved and hated by Henry VI. At the beginning of Elizabeth s reign, her mother s private diary is given to her by a mysterious lady. In reading it, the young ruler herself embroiled in a dangerous love affair discovers a great deal about her much maligned mother. Through Anne s writing, Elizabeth finds an echo of her own dramatic life as a powerful young woman at the center of England s male establishment and, with the knowledge gained from it, makes a resolution that will change the course of history. A wonderfully juicy historical novel so convincing that it s difficult to believe it is the author s first. . . . Maxwell brings . . . all of bloody Tudor England vividly to life. - Publishers Weekly (starred review) An historical fiction classic. Beware: this is truly addictive reading. Michelle Moran, author of Madame Tussaud Dazzling. Historical fiction at its finest. - C. W. Gortner, author of The Confessions of Catherine de Medici.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Caterina was fifteen years old when she fell in love with a man much above her station. The daughter of a humble village apothecary, she was considered unmarriageable by her lover's wealthy and ambitious family. She had no recourse when they took her child away from her, leaving her bereft and rejected by society as a fallen woman. But Caterina had always hidden a part of herself from society. Unlike most women of that time, she had been educated since childhood--not only in her father's medicinal arts, but in Greek philosophy and pagan mysticism, considered heretical by the church. Now, to be close to her son, she would carry that deceit further than she had ever imagined, taking up a new life under a dangerous new identity. In Florence at the height of Italy's cultural Renaissance, Caterina would discover undreamed-of opportunities and freedoms--and her gifted son, Leonardo, would change the world forever.…

Hardback. Condition: Good. Robin Maxwell s debut novel introduces Anne Boleyn and her daughter, Elizabeth: one was queen for a thousand days, the other for more than forty years. Both were passionate, headstrong women, loved and hated by Henry VI. At the beginning of Elizabeth s reign, her mother s private diary is given to her by a mysterious lady. In reading it, the young ruler herself embroiled in a dangerous love affair discovers a great deal about her much maligned mother. Through Anne s writing, Elizabeth finds an echo of her own dramatic life as a powerful young woman at the center of England s male establishment and, with the knowledge gained from it, makes a resolution that will change the course of history. A wonderfully juicy historical novel so convincing that it s difficult to believe it is the author s first. . . . Maxwell brings . . . all of bloody Tudor England vividly to life. - Publishers Weekly (starred review) An historical fiction classic. Beware: this is truly addictive reading. Michelle Moran, author of Madame Tussaud Dazzling. Historical fiction at its finest. - C. W. Gortner, author of The Confessions of Catherine de Medici.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Caterina was fifteen years old when she fell in love with a man much above her station. The daughter of a humble village apothecary, she was considered unmarriageable by her lover's wealthy and ambitious family. She had no recourse when they took her child away from her, leaving her bereft and rejected by society as a fallen woman. But Caterina had always hidden a part of herself from society. Unlike most women of that time, she had been educated since childhood--not only in her father's medicinal arts, but in Greek philosophy and pagan mysticism, considered heretical by the church. Now, to be close to her son, she would carry that deceit further than she had ever imagined, taking up a new life under a dangerous new identity. In Florence at the height of Italy's cultural Renaissance, Caterina would discover undreamed-of opportunities and freedoms--and her gifted son, Leonardo, would change the world forever. …

Paperback. Condition: Fair. Caterina was fifteen years old when she fell in love with a man much above her station. The daughter of a humble village apothecary, she was considered unmarriageable by her lover's wealthy and ambitious family. She had no recourse when they took her child away from her, leaving her bereft and rejected by society as a fallen woman. But Caterina had always hidden a part of herself from society. Unlike most women of that time, she had been educated since childhood--not only in her father's medicinal arts, but in Greek philosophy and pagan mysticism, considered heretical by the church. Now, to be close to her son, she would carry that deceit further than she had ever imagined, taking up a new life under a dangerous new identity. In Florence at the height of Italy's cultural Renaissance, Caterina would discover undreamed-of opportunities and freedoms--and her gifted son, Leonardo, would change the world forever. …

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Paperback. Condition: Fair. Robin Maxwell s debut novel introduces Anne Boleyn and her daughter, Elizabeth: one was queen for a thousand days, the other for more than forty years. Both were passionate, headstrong women, loved and hated by Henry VI. At the beginning of Elizabeth s reign, her mother s private diary is given to her by a mysterious lady. In reading it, the young ruler herself embroiled in a dangerous love affair discovers a great deal about her much maligned mother. Through Anne s writing, Elizabeth finds an echo of her own dramatic life as a powerful young woman at the center of England s male establishment and, with the knowledge gained from it, makes a resolution that will change the course of history. A wonderfully juicy historical novel so convincing that it s difficult to believe it is the author s first. . . . Maxwell brings . . . all of bloody Tudor England vividly to life. - Publishers Weekly (starred review) An historical fiction classic. Beware: this is truly addictive reading. Michelle Moran, author of Madame Tussaud Dazzling. Historical fiction at its finest. - C. W. Gortner, author of The Confessions of Catherine de Medici.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Robin Maxwell s debut novel introduces Anne Boleyn and her daughter, Elizabeth: one was queen for a thousand days, the other for more than forty years. Both were passionate, headstrong women, loved and hated by Henry VI. At the beginning of Elizabeth s reign, her mother s private diary is given to her by a mysterious lady. In reading it, the young ruler herself embroiled in a dangerous love affair discovers a great deal about her much maligned mother. Through Anne s writing, Elizabeth finds an echo of her own dramatic life as a powerful young woman at the center of England s male establishment and, with the knowledge gained from it, makes a resolution that will change the course of history. A wonderfully juicy historical novel so convincing that it s difficult to believe it is the author s first. . . . Maxwell brings . . . all of bloody Tudor England vividly to life. - Publishers Weekly (starred review) An historical fiction classic. Beware: this is truly addictive reading. Michelle Moran, author of Madame Tussaud Dazzling. Historical fiction at its finest. - C. W. Gortner, author of The Confessions of Catherine de Medici.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Robin Maxwell s debut novel introduces Anne Boleyn and her daughter, Elizabeth: one was queen for a thousand days, the other for more than forty years. Both were passionate, headstrong women, loved and hated by Henry VI. At the beginning of Elizabeth s reign, her mother s private diary is given to her by a mysterious lady. In reading it, the young ruler herself embroiled in a dangerous love affair discovers a great deal about her much maligned mother. Through Anne s writing, Elizabeth finds an echo of her own dramatic life as a powerful young woman at the center of England s male establishment and, with the knowledge gained from it, makes a resolution that will change the course of history. A wonderfully juicy historical novel so convincing that it s difficult to believe it is the author s first. . . . Maxwell brings . . . all of bloody Tudor England vividly to life. - Publishers Weekly (starred review) An historical fiction classic. Beware: this is truly addictive reading. Michelle Moran, author of Madame Tussaud Dazzling. Historical fiction at its finest. - C. W. Gortner, author of The Confessions of Catherine de Medici.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. In 1483, Edward and Richard of York--Edward, by law, already King of England--were placed, for their protection before Edward's coronation, in the Tower of London by their uncle Richard. Within months the boys disappeared without a trace, and for the next five hundred years the despised Richard III was suspected of their heartless murders. In To the Tower Born, Robin Maxwell ingeniously imagines what might have happened to the missing princes. The great and terrible events that shaped a kingdom are viewed through the eyes of quick-witted Nell Caxton, only daughter of the first English printer, and her dearest friend, "Bessie," sister to the lost boys and ultimate founder of the Tudor dynasty. It is a thrilling story brimming with mystery, color, and historical lore. With great bravery and heart, two friends navigate a dark and treacherous medieval landscape rendered more perilous by the era's scheming, ambitious, even murderous men and women who will stop at nothing to possess the throne.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. In 1483, Edward and Richard of York--Edward, by law, already King of England--were placed, for their protection before Edward's coronation, in the Tower of London by their uncle Richard. Within months the boys disappeared without a trace, and for the next five hundred years the despised Richard III was suspected of their heartless murders. In To the Tower Born, Robin Maxwell ingeniously imagines what might have happened to the missing princes. The great and terrible events that shaped a kingdom are viewed through the eyes of quick-witted Nell Caxton, only daughter of the first English printer, and her dearest friend, "Bessie," sister to the lost boys and ultimate founder of the Tudor dynasty. It is a thrilling story brimming with mystery, color, and historical lore. With great bravery and heart, two friends navigate a dark and treacherous medieval landscape rendered more perilous by the era's scheming, ambitious, even murderous men and women who will stop at nothing to possess the throne.…

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Paperback. Condition: Fair. Two female titans -- perfectly matched in guts, guile, and political genius. Elizabeth, queen of England, has taken on the mighty Spanish Armada and, in a stunning sea battle, vanquished it. But her troubles are far from over. Just across the western channel, her colony Ireland is embroiled in seething rebellion, with the island's fierce, untamed clan chieftains and their "wild Irish" followers refusing to bow to their English oppressors. Grace O'Malley -- notorious pirate, gunrunner, and "Mother of the Irish Rebellion" -- is at the heart of the conflict. For years, she has fought against the English stranglehold on her beloved country. At the height of the uprising Grace takes an outrageous risk, sailing up the Thames to London for a face-to-face showdown with her nemesis, the queen of England. In this "enthralling historical fiction" (Publishers Weekly), Robin Maxwell masterfully brings to life these strong and pugnacious women in order to tell the little-known but crucial saga of Elizabeth's Irish war.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Two female titans -- perfectly matched in guts, guile, and political genius. Elizabeth, queen of England, has taken on the mighty Spanish Armada and, in a stunning sea battle, vanquished it. But her troubles are far from over. Just across the western channel, her colony Ireland is embroiled in seething rebellion, with the island's fierce, untamed clan chieftains and their "wild Irish" followers refusing to bow to their English oppressors. Grace O'Malley -- notorious pirate, gunrunner, and "Mother of the Irish Rebellion" -- is at the heart of the conflict. For years, she has fought against the English stranglehold on her beloved country. At the height of the uprising Grace takes an outrageous risk, sailing up the Thames to London for a face-to-face showdown with her nemesis, the queen of England. In this "enthralling historical fiction" (Publishers Weekly), Robin Maxwell masterfully brings to life these strong and pugnacious women in order to tell the little-known but crucial saga of Elizabeth's Irish war.…

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