Philippa Gregory
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From the bestselling author of The Other Boleyn Girl, Philippa Gregory, comes a wonderfully atmospheric evocation of the court of Henry VIII and his final queens. The king will decide who will live and who will die; he has the power of God now.
1539.
Henry VIII must take his fourth wife and the dangerous prize is won by Anne of Cleves. A German princess by birth, Anne is to be Henry's pawn in the Protestant alliance against Rome, but the marriage...
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A dramatic novel of passion, politics and betrayal from the author of The Other Boleyn Girl. They can fear me, and they can hate me. They can even deny me. But they cannot kill me. 1568. The Virgin Queen Elizabeth I has ruled England for ten years, but refuses to name a successor, despite the rival claims that threaten her kingdom. Bess of Hardwick, the new Countess of Shrewsbury, has secured her future with her fourth marriage to George Talbot. Ambitious...
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Princess rules volume 3
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Princess Florizella may live in a classic fairy-tale world, but she's no ordinary princess...
This third volume in THE PRINCESS RULES series sees the feisty princess take her baby brother and best friend, Bennett, on another round of adventures together.
Can they rescue their new-found friend the sea serpent from a travelling circus? And hold back the pirate, Five-fathom Freida. Or will Florizella's worst fairy godmother prove that in a fairytale...
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Princess rules volume 2
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The sequel to THE PRINCESS RULES sees rebel princess, Princess Florizella, going on even more adventures, but this time, she also has a little brother in tow... Once upon a time, there was a princess who broke all the rules, and dared to be different... So when that same princess — Florizella — finds a baby boy delivered by stork to her parents' palace, she is shocked to discover that he will one day be king and inherit her kingdom! For every...
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Best-seller du New York Times qui a inspiré La princesse blanche, la minisérie télévisée de Starz encensée par la critique, La fille du faiseur de rois nous raconte l'histoire d'Anne Neville, une jolie jeune femme qui doit se frayer un chemin parmi la perfidie qui règne à la cour anglaise pendant que son père, connu comme étant le faiseur de rois, les utilise, elle et sa soeur, comme des pions sur son échiquier politique. La fille du faiseur...
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These three stories were originally published under the titles, and. They were originally dedicated to her daughter but have been reimagined in this edition, which she has dedicated to her grandchildren. Instead, Princess Florizella rides her horse, Jellybean, all over the kingdom, having adventures of her own...
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From the bestselling author of The White Queen - the first three novels of her Tudor Court series: The Constant Princess, The Other Boleyn Girl, The Boleyn Inheritance and The Constant Princess tells the story of Henry VIII's first wife, Katherine of Aragon, the Spanish princess raised to be Queen of England and first brought to England to marry Henry's older brother, Prince Arthur. But when her new husband dies, she must fight for her birthright...
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Angleterre, 1485. Henri Tudor fait tomber Richard III au combat et s'empare du trne après la bataille de Bosworth. Mais c'est un pays morcelé par la guerre des Deux-Roses qui attend le nouveau souverain. Un défi de taille lui incombera donc : dissoudre les rivalités et réunifier les camps, avant de pouvoir prétendre gouverner. Pour ce faire, Henri Tudor devra épouser une princesse de la maison ennemie, Élisabeth d'York. Héritière légitime...
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Le dernier roman de la série «Guerre des Deux- Roses», de la mini-série Starz acclamée par la critique, Philippa Gregory raconte l'histoire fascinante de Margaret Pole, cousine d'Elizabeth d'York, et dame de compagnie de Catherine d'Aragon.
Considéré comme une menace au trne pour le volatile roi Henry VII, Margaret Pole, cousine d'Elizabeth d'York (connue sous le nom de la princesse Blanche) et la fille de George, duc de Clarence, sera mariée...
10) Stormbringers
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Order of darkness volume 2
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IL: MG+ - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 12
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The second book in a YA quartet filled with intrigue, mystery, and romance, from bestselling author Philippa Gregory.
The year is 1453, and the end of the world is closer than ever.
As Luca and Isolde continue their journey, their attraction grows with each passing day. Even as they try to remain focused on the mysteries they've been ordered to investigate, the tension between them builds.
Their budding, illicit relationship is put on hold when...
11) Changeling
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Order of darkness volume 1
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Dark myths, medieval secrets, intrigue, and romance populate the pages of this first in a four-book teen series from the #1 bestselling author of The Other Boleyn Girl.
The year is 1453 and all signs point to it being the end of the world. Accused of heresy and expelled from his monastery, handsome seventeen-year-old Luca Vero is recruited by a mysterious stranger to record the end of times across Europe. Commanded by sealed orders, Luca is sent...
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These three stories were originally published under the titles, and. They were originally dedicated to her daughter but have been reimagined in this edition which she has dedicated to her grandchildren. Instead, Princess Florizella rides her horse, Jellybean, all over the kingdom, having adventures of her own…
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In the autumn of 1558, church bells across England ring out the joyous news that Elizabeth I is the new queen. One woman hears the tidings with utter dread. Amy Dudley, wife of Sir Robert, knows that the peal of bells she hears will summon her husband once more to power, intrigue, and a passionate love affair with the young queen. Elizabeth's excited triumph is short-lived. She has inherited a bankrupt country where treason is normal and foreign war...
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Fairmile novels volume 3
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"The Fairmile series continues as the fiercely independent Alinor and her family find themselves entangled in palace intrigue, political upheaval, and life-changing secrets in 17th-century England"--
"The "sweeping" (Parade) and "superb" (People) Fairmile series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory continues as the fiercely independent Alinor and her family find themselves entangled in palace intrigue, political upheaval, and...
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Tudor novels (Philippa Gregory) volume 1
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A splendid and sumptuous historical novel from the internationally bestselling author, Philippa Gregory, telling of the early life of Katherine of Aragon. I was born a princess, destined to be queen, and I know my duty. 1491. Henry VII's eldest son Arthur Tudor, Prince of Wales, has been betrothed since childhood to the Spanish princess Katherine of Aragon. Their marriage will cement the alliance Henry Tudor craves to secure his country. But when...
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The story of three rivalrous sisters: Margaret and Mary Tudor, sisters to Henry VIII, and their sister-in-law Katherine of Aragon. Each queen must find her way in a world that sees her as a powerless wife, as they mirror one another, loving and hating what they see, but bound by the even stronger bonds of sisterhood.
18) The last Tudor
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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 crowned her instead of the dead king's half-sister Mary Tudor, who quickly mustered an army, claimed her throne, and locked Jane in the Tower of...
Jane Grey was queen of England for nine days. Her father and his allies crowned her instead of the dead king's half-sister Mary Tudor, who quickly mustered an army, claimed her throne, and locked Jane in the Tower of...
19) The red queen
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Cousins' war volume 2
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a Touchstone Book, published by Simon & Schuster
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20) Meridon: a novel
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Wideacre trilogy volume 3
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Simon & Schuster
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English