Author: Alison Weir
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1446455912
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_____________________________________ A wrenching novel about the life and death of Lady Jane Grey, one of the most complex and sympathetic figures in Tudor England, by popular historian Alison Weir: ideal for fans of Wolf Hall Lady Jane Grey was born into times of extreme danger. Child of a scheming father and a ruthless mother, for whom she was merely a pawn in a dynastic power game with the highest stakes, she lived a life in thrall to political machinations and lethal religious fervour. Jane's astonishing and essentially tragic story was played out during one of the most momentous periods of English history. As a great-niece of Henry VIII, and the cousin of Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I, she grew up to realize that she could never throw off the chains of her destiny. Her honesty, intelligence and strength of character carry the reader through all the vicious twists of Tudor power politics, to her nine-day reign and its unbearably poignant conclusion.
Language: en
Pages: 432
Pages: 432
_____________________________________ A wrenching novel about the life and death of Lady Jane Grey, one of the most complex and sympathetic figures in Tudor England, by popular historian Alison Weir: ideal for fans of Wolf Hall Lady Jane Grey was born into times of extreme danger. Child of a scheming father
Language: en
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Language: en
Pages: 406
Pages: 406
Lady Jane Grey was born into the most dangerous of times. Child of a scheming father and a ruthless mother for whom she is a pawn in a dynastic game with the highest stakes, she lived a life in thrall to political machinations and lethal religious fervour. Growing up with
Language: en
Pages: 314
Pages: 314
The Innocent Traitor, Eric Rill's riveting new thriller, plummets the reader into the secret corridors of international espionage and politics as it follows the lives of two immigrants who risk everything to reach America, unaware of the perils that await them. Janos Stern flees Budapest at the onset of the
Language: en
Pages: 96
Pages: 96
With energy and commitment born of professional experience and a deep love for graphic novels, Goldsmith provides the first guide to the genre aimed specifically at readers advisors, while presenting an abundance of resources useful to every librarian.
Language: en
Pages: 162
Pages: 162
Language: en
Pages: 132
Pages: 132
Language: en
Pages: 96
Pages: 96
More than four hundred years ago, seven people were beheaded in the Tower of London. Three had been queens of England. The others were found guilty of treason. Why were such important people put to death? Alison Weir's gripping book tells their stories: from the former friend betrayed by a
Language: de
Pages: 277
Pages: 277
Kaum eine europäische Herrscherdynastie hat so schillernde, mitunter skandalträchtige Herrscherfiguren hervorgebracht wie die Tudors. Ob Heinrich VIII., Maria die Blutige oder die Virgin Queen Elisabeth - sie zählen zu den markantesten und eigenwilligsten Vertretern des englischen und europäischen Königtums. Das Buch vergegenwärtigt in eindrucksvollen Porträts die englischen Herrscher der Tudorfamilie
Language: de
Pages: 550
Pages: 550
Die dramatische Geschichte der Frau, die Henry VIII. enthaupten ließ England, Anfang des 16. Jahrhunderts: Als Anne Boleyn als Hofdame von Königin Katharina an den englischen Hof kommt, ist König Henry sofort hingerissen von ihr. Sie wird seine Obsession. Um mit Anne zusammen sein zu können, nimmt Henry Skandale in