This ebook features an illustrated biography of Susan Howatch including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection.

John of Gaunt and Katherine Swynford, Chaucer's sister-in-law, fall in love in the 14th century.

In this thrillingly entertaining book, Nicola Shulman interweaves the bloody events of Henry VIII's reign with the story of English love poetry and the life of its first master, Henry VIII's most glamorous and enigmatic subject: Sir Thomas ...

Shakespeare's treatment of the age-old tale of love and betrayal is based on many sources, from Homer and Ovid to Chaucer andShakespeare's near contemporary Robert Greene.

The author draws together the most recent scientific discoveries and historical research to pierce the mist and tell the story of the Black Death as a gripping, intimate narrative.

... House of Lords being , as is ercise of judgment and spirit in the distribu- supposed , strictly limited by the ... Plantagenet ; and the and in constructing the infant society of most interesting genealogical controversy of ...

New York Times bestselling author Alison Weir explores the turbulent life of Henry VIII’s mother, Elizabeth, the first queen of the Tudor dynasty, in this “superbly readable and engaging” (Historical Novels Society) novel.

Anne Easter Smith's rare gift for storytelling and her extensive research reveal the love that burned at the center of Margaret's life, adding a new dimension to the story of one of the fifteenth century's most powerful women.

... HOME ; Or , BYEWAYS , BACKWOODS , and PRAIRIES . Edited by the AUTHOR of ' SAM SLICK . ' HURST & BLACKETT ... Plantagenet Arms - 2 . British Subjects enjoying Foreign Nobility --- 3. Extinct Peerages of which descendants exist ...

This book reinterprets the rise of consumerism in terms of interaction between Europe and China 1400-1800.