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The final book of the Tudor series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory features one of the most famous women in history, Lady Jane Grey, and her two sisters, each of whom dared to defy her queen. Jane Grey was queen of England for nine days. Her father and his allies...

Elizabeth of York is the oldest daughter of King Edward IV. Flame-haired, beautiful, and sweet-natured, she is adored by her family; yet her life is suddenly disrupted when her beloved father dies in the prime of life. Her uncle, the notorious Richard III, takes advantage of King Edward’s death to grab the throne and imprison Elizabeth's two younger brothers, the rightful royal heirs. Forever afterwards known as the princes in the tower, the boys are never seen again.

As the three Grey sisters fight to survive the intrigues of Tudor court, the battle for the throne isn’t over yet . . . Three sisters, one fate Jane A victim of her father’s failed grab for power, Jane Grey is Queen of England for just nine days before she is sent to the executioner’s...

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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Inspired by true stories from the authors’ grandparents’ lives during one of the darkest periods in Korean history, The Last Tiger is a debut young adult fantasy novel about the power of love to give voice to a broken people. In a colonized land where...

What if you were asked to die for someone you had never met? The Catholic Queen, Bloody Mary, hates her sister and rival, the Princess Elizabeth. To protect the Protestant princess, a loyal nobleman spirits her into hiding, leaving a base-born lookalike in her place. Bess Neville is King Henry's daughter, too, but she wasn't born to the gilded halls of power. She grew up poor, raised in a shabby house on the Thames, abused by the aunt who resented having to raise her sister's orphaned brat, but Bess bears enough of a resemblance to her namesake for ambitious men to exploit. Bess risks a ...

The Diary of Elizabeth Tudor: The Virgin Queen offers an intimate and compelling glimpse into the life of one of history’s most iconic monarchs. Written from the perspective of a young Elizabeth, it chronicles her journey from her tumultuous childhood as the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn to her rise to the throne as the last Tudor monarch of England. Through her eyes, readers witness the dramatic events that shaped her reign: the betrayals at court, the struggles for power, and the complex relationships with her siblings and suitors. As Elizabeth navigates the shifting tides of ...

Told with intimacy and haunting immediacy, The Last Days of Anne Boleyn gives voice to Anne as history has seldom allowed: sharp-witted, fiercely loyal, and profoundly human. Imprisoned within the Tower, she faces the crushing weight of betrayal and accusation, yet clings to her daughter Elizabeth and to the truth that no scaffold can silence. From her dazzling rise at the glittering courts of Burgundy and France to the perilous heights of Henry VIII’s throne, Anne’s journey is one of brilliance and danger. She is celebrated for her wit, her boldness, and her unyielding spirit, yet ...

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory, the little-known story of three Tudor women who are united in sisterhood and yet compelled to be rivals when they fulfill their destinies as queens. As sisters they share an everlasting bond; as queens they can break each other’s...

From the bestselling award-winning author of The Good Wife of Bath comes this rollicking historical adventure that celebrates the art of whisky distilling, the defiant spirit of the Scottish Highlanders and a woman's fearless quest. 1780 Scottish Highlands In every glass of whisky lies a small...

In the latest thriller from the bestselling author of Final Girls, a young woman returns to her childhood summer camp to uncover the truth about a tragedy that happened there fifteen years ago. Two Truths and a Lie. The girls played it all the time in their cabin at Camp Nightingale. Vivian...

The next instalment in the Chivalry series from a master of historical fiction. The Chivalry series follows William Gold, who runs away from London to follow the Black Prince, from the killing fields of France, through life as a routier and criminal, and to redemption with the Knights of Saint...

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...

I, RICHARD PLANTAGENET, PART ONE : TANT LE DESIREE (I have desired it so much) 1471 : THE BATTLE OF BARNET. He is eighteen. It is his first battle. He is wounded…he is Richard of Gloucester, the King’s youngest brother. With the Kingmaker slain, Richard and his brother Edward IV go on to ultimate victory at Tewkesbury. Old King Henry dies in ‘mysterious circumstances’ in the Tower and York’s claim is secure…Richard wants to marry Anne Neville, the Kingmaker’s daughter, but his brother George stands in his way and hides her in a London tavern… Not all the feuds are on the ...

Elizabeth Tudor, daughter of the ill-fated Queen Anne Boleyn and temperamental King Henry VIII, was never meant to rule the country. Yet, when her time came, she didn’t stumble under the weight of the English crown. Elizabeth was perhaps the most intelligent, forward-thinking monarch who ever sat on the throne before or since. Her reign is responsible for the strength of the Royal Navy, the cultivation of fine arts, the long-term stability and safety of her nation from foreign attacks, and the first steps toward international colonization.

'I was anxious to fight. Hitler was the bastard who had started all this and he needed sorting out. We were under threat. Everything we stood for: our country, our families and our way of life was being attacked by this maniac. He could not be allowed to win. So for me and many, many others like me, there was no alternative. We were in a pickle and something had to be done.’ Johnny Johnson is 92 years old and one of very few men who can recall first-hand the most daring and ingenious air raid of all time.

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She did not come to court to be seen. She came to survive. When Catherine Parr becomes the sixth wife of a dying king, she enters a court already steeped in fear, silence, and blood. Henry VIII is no longer the golden king of legend. He is older. He is watching. And behind the closed doors of his chambers, something is rotting—body, power… and control. Catherine knows what came before her. Queens set aside. Queens broken. Queens executed. And yet—she says yes. Not for love. Not for power. But for something far more dangerous. To endure. To navigate a court where every word is measured...

Brand-new historical fiction from the author of the Sunday Times-bestselling Six Tudor Queens series. This is the spellbinding, untold story of Elizabeth of York, the first Tudor queen. 'Alison Weir gives us her most compelling heroine yet... This is where the story of the Tudors begins and is...