Historical Fiction Renaissance

Carit Etlars historiske roman fortæller om den svenske kong Gustav Vasas fængselsophold på Kalø Slot i starten af 1500-tallet. Som noget ganske særligt fik han lov til at bevæge sig frit omkring på slottet i stedet for at rådne op i fangehullet med de andre fanger, men Gustavs taknemmelighed rakte ikke langt. Han savnede sit hjemland og gav sig til at planlægge sin flugt... Carit Etlar er pseudonym for den danske forfatter Carl Brosbøll (1816-1900).

Brianda de Lubich, única heredera del señor más importante del condado de Orrun, ve como el mundo a su alrededor se desmorona tras la muerte de su progenitor. En una tierra convulsionada por las guerras, en la que ella y otras 23 mujeres serán acusadas de brujería, solo podrá aferrarse a un hombre: aquel a quien juró amar más allá de la muerte.

Il luogo di questa storia incalzante e meravigliosa è la Spagna. Il tempo in cui si svolge è quando il mondo scopre e racconta che oltre i mari sconfinati ci sono altri mondi, terre inaspettate e splendenti, fortune e pericoli. Hugo de Covarrubias rinuncia alla vita che suo padre, un importante mercante di lana, ha pensato per lui. Decide di lasciare Burgos, il lavoro e la sua compagna Berenguela. Nascosto su una baleniera basca, dove conosce Azerwan, un indimenticabile "narratore di leggende", salpa verso Terranova, da dove raggiunge l'Africa.

Het spannende vervolg op de bestseller Tijden van vuur. Augustus 1572. Minou Joubert en haar familie zijn in Parijs voor een koninklijke bruiloft. Het huwelijk tussen Marguerite, de zus van de katholieke Franse koning, en de protestantse Henri van Navarra is bedoeld om vrede te brengen in Frankrijk na een decennium van religieuze oorlogen. De hele stad loopt uit, en van heinde en verre zijn mensen gekomen om het feest mee te vieren. Maar ook Vidal, een oude vijand van Minou, is naar de hoofdstad getrokken.

Muzio Attendolo è un ragazzone alto e robusto, ma anche sveglio e acuto, costretto dal padre, uomo intransigente e violento, a fare il contadino. Nel segreto più assoluto si incontra con Imelda, che è innamorata di lui ma non lo sposerà mai, perché appartiene alla potente famiglia dei Pasolini, nemica capitale degli Attendolo. Una sera, a cena, Muzio percepisce che la tresca con Imelda è giunta alle orecchie del padre e rischia di pagare carissimo la sua imprudenza. Senza pensarci un istante, abbandona la tavola e fugge, arruolandosi come venturiero nelle schiere di Boldrino da Panicale.

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.

In 16th century France, Marguerite de Valois is growing up in one of Europe's most dysfunctional families - the Medici clan. Their extreme inbreeding has led to an alarming number of genetic defects in France's kings. Marguerite alone has escaped this curse. Uncharacteristically beautiful, intelligent, and sane, she is seen as a useful pawn by her mother, Catherine de Medici. In a scheme to unite the country during the raging religious wars, the queen decides to marry her Catholic daughter to Protestant Henri, Prince of Navarre, a charming libertine.

Antes que America entrara a la Selección, estaba enamorada de un muchacho llamado Aspen Leger. El guardián está contada desde el punto de vista de Aspen y comienza justo después de que las chicas seleccionadas fueran reducidas a la élite. Conoceremos su vida fuera de los muros del palacio y la vida real de los guardianes reales, un mundo que America nunca podrá conocer.

Der Frühling im Palazzo Medici Florenz, 1482: Die 18-jährige Mira harrt seit der Pazzi-Verschwörung in einem Kloster aus. Als man sie zurück nach Florenz ruft, unterstützt sie den Maler Sandro Botticelli bei seinem Gemälde "La Primavera". Während der Arbeit daran lernt sie den Gardisten Riccardo kennen, der ihr Herz schneller schlägen lässt, doch Mira soll einen Cousin von Lorenzo de Medici heiraten.

Jane Popyncourt was brought to the court as a child to be ward of the king and a companion to his daughters - the princesses Margaret and Mary. With no money of her own, Jane could not hope for a powerful marriage, or perhaps even marriage at all. But as she grows into a lovely young woman, she still receives flattering attention from the young men flocking to serve the handsome new king, Henry VIII, who has recently married Catherine of Aragon. Then a dashing French prisoner of war, cousin to the king of France, is brought to London, and Jane finds she can't help giving her heart to a man she can never marry.

Ein großer Historischer Roman um den Bau des Hamburger Michels, Krieg und Frieden und die Freiheit, sein eigenes Glück zu suchen. Nach einem verunglückten Experiment wird Benjamin von seinem Vater nach Hamburg geschickt. Anfangs tut sich der junge Architekt schwer so fern der Heimat. Er wird belogen und betrogen, doch bald lernt er Menschen kennen, auf die er zählen kann - allen voran Lucia, die stehlen muss, um das Überleben ihrer Familie zu sichern. Sie fasziniert ihn, auch weil sie blitzgescheit ist.

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.

Mia Caiozzi is determined to discover her destiny by studying the science of astronomy. But her stepmother Giulia forbids her to engage in this dangerous occupation, fearing it will lead her into trouble. The ideas of Galileo are banned by the Inquisition, so Mia must study in secret.

Rival. Sister. Barmaid. Whore. Meg Henshawe has been a lot of things in her life, and few of them good. As proprietress of The Rose and Crown in Restoration Southwark, she has squandered her life catering to the comfort of workmen and thieves. Famous for her beauty as much as her reputation for rage, Meg has been coveted, abused, and discarded more than once. She is resigned to fighting alone until a passing boxer offers a helping hand.

Caterina da Broni, governante, prostituta, avventuriera e strega. Caterina è una bambina strana per il suo tempo, sa addirittura leggere grazie al padre maestro. Rimasta incinta a tredici anni in seguito a una violenza, va in sposa a un uomo che non è chi dice di essere. Ma invece di rassegnarsi a un destino di schiavitù, sceglie di fuggire. La sua intera vita diventa così una picaresca ricerca del proprio posto nel mondo, attraverso un territorio lombardo intriso di acque e brume, dove la vita è scandita dallo scorrere del Po.

In the Houses of Montague and Capulet, there is only one goal: power. The boys are born to fight and die for honor and-if they survive-marry for influence and money, not love. The girls are assets, to be spent wisely. Their wishes are of no import. Their fates are written on the day they are born.Benvolio Montague, cousin to Romeo, knows all this. He expects to die for his cousin, for his house, but a spark of rebellion still lives inside him.

Elle Newmark's richly seductive prose brings to life the color and scandal of 15th-century Venice. Through Luciano, a street urchin apprenticed to a great chef in the palace of the doge, Newmark tells a wicked tale of political and papal intrigue. In Venice where every whisper is a secret or a lie, Luciano's initiation into the chef's spicy world makes for deliciously suspenseful listening.

Évidemment, Pardaillan père et fils se sont retrouvés et reconnus. Une fois encore, les chevaliers de Pardaillan se montrent dépourvus d'avidité, eux pour qui la réussite n'est jamais matérielle. Dans ce nouvel épisode, Michel Zévaco nous brosse un tableau attachant du fils de Pardaillan qui fait honneur à son père. En France, la menace pèse toujours sur Henri IV et un certain Ravaillac entre en scène et le trésor de la Fausta reste introuvable.

Au cours de son ambassade à la Cour d'Espagne, Pardaillan devra protéger une jeune bohémienne, La Giralda, fiancée d'El Torero, Don César, qui n'est autre que le petit-fils secret et persécuté de Philippe II. Or, Fausta a jeté son dévolu sur El Torero pour mener à bien ses intrigues, et elle bénéficie de l'appui du Grand Inquisiteur Don Espinoza dans ses criminelles manœuvres.

W dziewiątym tomie cyklu wychodzi na jaw, dlaczego Aleks śmiertelnie obraził się na żonę i nie odpisuje na jej listy. Wkrótce jednak sprawy osobiste schodzą na dalszy plan, bo do Makowa zbliżają się walki. W sercach obu wrogich stron rozpala się coraz straszniejsza nienawiść, zawziętość i chęć zemsty. Hrabina Klonowiecka drży na samą myśl, że jej ukochany Maków w każdej chwili może zostać zajęty przez wojsko, szczególnie że niebezpieczeństwo pojawia się niemal za miedzą – chłopi z Sarnik zaprzedali duszę diabłu i zbratali się z Moskalami.