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Epitaph for Three Women by Jean Plaidy
Category: Fiction | Series: Plantagenet Saga Ser.
On the death of Henry the fifth, a nine-month-old baby is made King of England. Ambitious men surround the baby king, including his two uncles, the Dukes of Bedford and Gloucester. Shrewd and clever, Bedford seeks to uphold all his late brother had won and preserve it for young Henry the sixth. Gloucest ...Show more
Flaunting, Extravagant Queen by Jean Plaidy
Category: Fiction
At the age of fifteen, Marie Antoinette, beautiful and charming bride to the impotent Dauphin, is plunged into the intrigue of Versailles. Frivolous and reckless, she flouts the strict and demanding etiquette of the glittering court, and discovers the true nature of love, hate and jealousy. But the clou ...Show more
Katharine, The Virgin Widow by Jean Plaidy
Category: Fiction | Series: Tudor Saga Ser.
A beautifully evocative and enthralling historical novel from multi-million copy and international bestselling author Jean Plaidy - perfect for fans of Philippa Gregory.'Plaidy excels at blending history with romance and drama' -- New York Times'Full-blooded, dramatic, exciting' - Observer'Splendidly wr ...Show more
Light on Lucrezia by Jean Plaidy
Category: Fiction
"Light on Lucrezia" is the compelling story of a beautiful woman caught up in a tortuous web of fear and love. Born into Rome's notorious Borgia family, Lucrezia's life so far has been colored by violence and betrayal. Now, married for the second time at just eighteen she hopes for happiness with her ha ...Show more
Louis the Well-beloved by Jean Plaidy
Category: Fiction
France eagerly awaits the day the young King, Louis XV, comes of age and breaks free from the rule of his ministers. The country hopes Louis will bring back glory and prosperity to France. However, he is too preoccupied with the thrills of hunting and gambling to notice the power struggle going on in hi ...Show more
Madame Serpent (Catherine de Medici Trilogy #1) by Jean Plaidy
Category: Fiction | Series: Medici Trilogy Ser.
"Sullen-eyed and broken-hearted, fourteen-year-old Catherine de Medici arrives in Marseilles to marry Henry of Orleans, second son of the King of France. On the promise of a dowry fit for a king, Catherine has left her true love in Italy, forced into trading her future for a stake in the French crown. A ...Show more
Madonna of the Seven Hills - A Novel of the Borgias by Jean Plaidy
Category: Fiction | Series: A\Novel of the Borgias Ser.
The most beautiful woman in Rome, Lucrezia Borgia, was born into a family--and a destiny--she could not hope to escape . . .Fifteenth-century Rome: The Borgia family is on the rise. Lucrezia's father, Pope Alexander VI, places his illegitimate daughter and her only brothers, Cesare, Giovanni, and Goffre ...Show more
Madonna of the Seven Hills (Lucrezia Borgia Duology #1) by Jean Plaidy
Category: Fiction | Series: Lucrezia Borgia Ser.
"Lucrezia Borgia is born into history s most notorious family. Her father, who is to become Pope Alexander VI, adores her, but scandal is never far away and the pope's reputation as the most carnal man of his age taints the whole family. Lucrezia's brothers, Giovanni and Cesare, are fierce rivals, never ...Show more
Queen Jezebel by Jean Plaidy
Category: Fiction
The ageing Catherine de' Medici has arranged the marriage of her beautiful Catholic daughter Margot to the uncouth Huguenot King Henry of Navarre. Margot, still desperately in love with Henry de Guise, refuses to utter her vows. But even Catherine is unable to anticipate the carnage that this unholy uni ...Show more
Spain For the Sovereigns by PLAIDY Jean
Category: Fiction | Series: Isabella and Ferdinand Trilogy Ser.
The second book in Jean Plaidy's famous trilogy about Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain. Married to Ferdinand after continual fears and disappointments, Isabella triumphed over every dangers, convinced of her true destiny. With the might of Portugal humbled, the Court of the Sovereigns saw the rise of T ...Show more