Renaissance Fiction

En finstämd 1700-tals berättelse om vänskapens starka band av oslagbara Anna Sparre! November 1766. Den danska prinsessan Sophia Magdalena har äntligen anlänt till slottet och hon ska presenteras för hovet som Kronprins Gustafs gemål. Men varför småler hon mot den yngsta hovjungfrun, den rödhåriga flickan som hon så småningom ger smeknamnet Ugglan? Lilla Ugglan blev det smeknamn som drottning Sophia Magdalena gav sin hovdam Maria Aurora Uggla. Under nästan femtio år var Ugglan en av drottningens närmaste hovdamer, hennes förtrogna.

Toledo, 1479. Nace Juana I de Castilla, tercera hija de los Reyes Católicos. A pesar de tener una educación esmerada, ni sus padres, Isabel I de Castilla y Fernando II de Aragón, ni su esposo Felipe de Habsburgo por el que sentía un amor y unos celos desmedidos, la consideraron capaz de gobernar. Relegada a un segundo plano, y olvidada, su padre y su esposo ejercieron la regencia hasta que su hijo Carlos I tuvo la mayoría de edad.

In the late autumn of the first year of the English Civil War, William Sparrow and Hugo Telling are again caught up in the impossible confusion tearing the country and their lives apart. This time, their greatest battles, fought on both land and sea, are with a new enemy, Lord Clavincale.

Rivalry and battle abound in this action-packed historical adventure of the English Civil War. 1643: Sir William Wallers army has been defeated on Roundway Down, his infantry left stranded on the bleak slopes at the mercy of the Royalist cavalry. Sir Ralph Hopton is now free to turn his attention to Parliaments bastion in the West Bristol. The city walls are strong enough, but Bristol has precious few men and even fewer guns with which to defend them.

The running wolf inscription told the world that a Solingen blade was at its throat. When a German smuggler is imprisoned in Morpeth Gaol in the winter of 1703, why does Queen Anne's powerful right-hand man, the Earl of Nottingham, take such a keen interest? At the end of the turbulent 17th century, the ties that bind men are fraying, turning neighbour against neighbour, friend against friend and brother against brother.

It should be easy to step into the position her mother left for her, since everyone thought she died the day her kingdom was destroyed. But staying hidden - remaining 'nobody' - is simpler than accepting her dark past, enduring her harrowing fate, and claiming her broken crown. This series is a detailed world full of legends and myths given flesh, and a princess chosen to save them all.

La Parigi del diciassettesimo secolo è l'essenza del vizio e della violenza. Maria de' Medici, da poco sposa di Enrico IV di Borbone, si trova ben presto a fare i conti con le mire rapaci di Henriette d'Entragues. Con un documento scritto, Enrico stesso ha promesso alla propria favorita di prenderla in moglie, e ora quel foglio è l'arma con la quale ricattarlo. Ma non è l'unica minaccia: un'altra arriva da un gruppo di nobili che cospirano per rovesciare il trono. Avvertendo che le sorti proprie e del re sono sempre più critiche, Maria decide allora di affidarsi a Mathieu Laforge.

Firenze, 1469. Lorenzo de' Medici sta vincendo il torneo in onore della sua sposa, Clarice Orsini, appena giunta a Firenze per le nozze con l'uomo che diventerà il Magnifico. Questo matrimonio non è un passo facile per Lorenzo: il suo cuore - ne è convinto - appartiene e sempre apparterrà a Lucrezia Donati, donna di straordinaria bellezza e fascino. Eppure asseconderà il volere della madre e rafforzerà l'alleanza con una potente famiglia romana.

How far would you go to keep a deathbed promise? Surrounded by the bodies of slain monarchs, a dying prince extracts a promise from his friend, Horatio: “Tell my story”. Rival kings of warring nations strive to lay claim to the throne, now vacant, but what will happen to the people who live there, at Helsingør’s Krogen Castle? How will Horatio preserve his honor and the prince’s legacy while surviving this murderous kingdom and the men who would rule it? This historical adventure story tells the fictional tale of how Horatio’s oath gave birth to the legend of Hamlet.

I když se situace v Uhrách v polovině 16. století již trochu uklidnila a útoky Osmanů na nějakou dobu utichly, objeví se jiná nebezpečná a zdánlivě neřešitelná záležitost. Protože použití vojska je vyloučeno a rovněž vyslanec českého krále v Budíně má v tom ohledu ruce svázané, obrátí se královna Anna na královského písaře Jiřího Adama z Dobronína. Pán z Dobronína se rozhodne její prosbě vyhovět a vydává se na tajnou misi do Uher. Ale ještě dříve, než tam stačí dorazit, dojde k první vraždě, která cestu velmi zkomplikuje.

Cuatro clásicos de la literatura Española: Sonata de primavera, Sonata de estío, Sonata de invierno, y Sonata de otoño.

Farbenprächtig, bildgewaltig, romantisch - dieser historische Roman von Petra Schier entführt seine Leser in das Rheinland des 17. Jahrhunderts. Er erzählt eine dramatische Liebesgeschichte vor der Kulisse eines verheerenden Krieges, ausgelöst durch die Expansionspolitik des Sonnenkönigs Ludwig des XIV. Zeiten der Gefahr: Rheinbach, 1673. Madlen Thynen weiß, dass Krieg herrscht. Als Tochter eines Tuchhändlers ist es unmöglich, die ausbleibenden Lieferungen zu ignorieren. Doch sie weiß nicht, was Krieg bedeutet. Bis er ihre Heimat erreicht.

La reine s'agitait, paraissait vouloir venir se jeter au milieu du débat, apporter à son favori le secours de son autorité de régente. Léonora, plus livide sous les fards que Concini lui-même, poignardait de son regard de feu le petit roi et Pardaillan, cause première de cet esclandre inouï. Et elle excitait sa maîtresse en lui glissant à l'oreille, en italien, de cette voix ardente, et sur ce ton d'autorité auquel Marie de Médicis, jusqu'à ce jour, n'avait jamais su résister.

Venecia, 1793. Arabella Massari contempla desde su palacio la llegada de los invitados. Ha organizado una gran fiesta de máscaras. Entre los asistentes se encuentra Lucrezia Viviani, la hija del mercader Giuseppe Viviani, que acude con su prometido Roberto Manin. Lucrezia no está dispuesta a casarse con un hombre al que detesta y hará todo lo posible por impedir la boda.

Paris, 1614. Louis XIII n'est qu'un jeune garçon de quatorze ans. La reine mère Marie de Médicis est régente et les Concini abusent de sa faiblesse pour usurper le pouvoir et piller le trésor royal. Paris gronde. C'est dans ce contexte que le chevalier de Pardaillan est venu aider son fils pour retrouver sa petite-fille, née il y a cinq ans et enlevée quelques mois après à ses parents, Jehan de Pardaillan et Bertille de Saugis, probablement sur l'ordre de Faust.

1497, Renaissance Rome: As the teenage daughter of Pope Alexander VI, Lucrezia Borgia is a young noblewoman immersed in all the glamor of the Vatican Palace. Yet after a brutal killing shocks the city, Lucrezia learns that a dark truth lies beneath the surface of the Papal Court - in their ruthless quest for power, her father and brother are willing to poison their enemies. After discovering that her new husband is next to die, Lucrezia struggles to help him escape from Rome before the assassins strike.

The Tragicomedy of Calisto and Melibea (Spanish: Tragicomedia de Calisto y Melibea), known in Spain as La Celestina, is a work entirely in dialogue published in 1499. It is attributed to Fernando de Rojas, a descendant of converted Jews, who practiced law and, later in life, served as an alderman of Talavera de la Reina, an important commercial center near Toledo.

With a song, Lucy can control the wind and the water; she can bring castles and kingdoms to their feet. Since Lucy mastered her powers, King Henry has kept her close. And now he's called her to investigate attempted murder - by a mermaid. All Lucy can glean from the creature they’ve captured is a warning: The sea is coming. We are coming. And we will drown you all.

Jean Le Viste står nära kungen i 1400-talets Frankrike, men han har köpt sin adelstitel. För att ge sin sal den karaktär som anstår en hög adelsman, ger han konstnären Nicolas des Innocents i uppdrag att rita tapeter som ska pryda dess väggar. Nicolas tvekar inför den krävande uppgiften, men blir bedårad och inspirerad av Jean Le Vistes unga dotter Claude.

El Inca, una de las novelas más celebradas y traducidas de Alberto Vázquez-Figueroa, nos presenta una trama heredera de las más frenéticas novelas de aventuras, esta vez desarrollada en un marco histórico latinoamericano. El emperador Inca necesita perpetuarse en el poder, y para ello tiene que engendrar un hijo y una hija que habrán de contraer matrimonio. Los únicos que pueden oponerse a sus deseos son nuestros intrépidos protagonsitas: Rusti Cayambé, comandante de un ejército de diez mil hombres, y la princesa Sangay Chimé.