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The Bastard Queen
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Author : Elaine Isaak
language : en
Publisher: Elaine Isaak
Release Date : 2012-07-12
The Bastard Queen written by Elaine Isaak and has been published by Elaine Isaak this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-07-12 with Fiction categories.
Beloved bastard of an unloved king, Fiona will do almost anything to please her father, even studying magic though she never shows more than a spark of talent. But the plague that grips their city sends her to work with the dying, as enmity builds between the two peoples her father has brought together. When arson burns a hospital, everyone blames the growing racial tension, until an unexpected suspect comes from the woods on a spirit-quest destined to uncover the secrets of Fiona's past. Then Reynaud, long Fiona's suitor, suddenly asks to marry her sister. Struggling to find a cure for the plague, Fiona becomes ever more convinced that its emergence is no coincidence—and that Reynaud may be leading a conspiracy that will end in genocide.
The Queen S Bastard
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Author : C. E. Murphy
language : en
Publisher: Del Rey
Release Date : 2008-04-29
The Queen S Bastard written by C. E. Murphy and has been published by Del Rey this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-04-29 with Fiction categories.
“Wow. C. E. Murphy is good. Court intrigue in an alternate Elizabethan-era fantasy world: realpolitik with the sex included.” –Kate Elliott, author of Crown of Stars In a world where religion has ripped apart the old order, Belinda Primrose is the queen’s secret weapon. The unacknowledged daughter of Lorraine, the first queen to sit on the Aulunian throne, Belinda has been trained as a spy since the age of twelve by her father, Lorraine’s lover and spymaster. Cunning and alluring, fluent in languages and able to take on any persona, Belinda can infiltrate the glittering courts of Echon where her mother’s enemies conspire. She can seduce at will and kill if she must. But Belinda’s spying takes a new twist when her witchlight appears. Now Belinda’s powers are unlike anything Lorraine could have imagined. They can turn an obedient daughter into a rival who understands that anything can be hers, including the wickedly sensual Javier, whose throne Lorraine both covets and fears. But Javier is also witchbreed, a man whose ability rivals Belinda’s own . . . and can be just as dangerous. Amid court intrigue and magic, loyalty and love can lead to more daring passions, as Belinda discovers that power is the ultimate aphrodisiac. “C. E. Murphy vividly reimagines Renaissance Europe as a world both familiar and strange. Filled with intrigue and betrayal, her story is a chess game with six of seven sides, and I look forward to seeing what the next moves are.” –Marie Brennan, author of Warrior and Witch From the Trade Paperback edition.
The Queen S Bastard
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Author : Robin Maxwell
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2000-06-15
The Queen S Bastard written by Robin Maxwell and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-06-15 with Fiction categories.
An exquisite sequel to "The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn", "Maxwell's second novel breathes extraordinary life into the scandals, political intrigue, and gut-wrenching battles that typified Queen Elizabeth's reign" ("Publishers Weekly").
Bastard Queen
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Author : Dorothy Benham
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-09
Bastard Queen written by Dorothy Benham and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09 with categories.
The Bastard Queen: A Family Secret Revealed is a story of secrets, acceptance, and forgiveness. This is my life. A life I felt never needed to be written about because through my eyes was rather uneventful. I'd been awarded and achieved goals that not many people get to experience but chalked it up to luck and the hard work given to my vocal studies. Those moments have been documented in writing and photos for the history books. Child model, Homecoming Queen, featured guest artist on stage and television, Miss America, Broadway, etc. I had a gift in the field of the arts and mother tried to cultivate those talents. I know she sacrificed to give me those opportunities and for that I am appreciative. But what happens when the life you've lived becomes turned on its side, upside down, or does a dizzying full circle and you learn a secret has been kept from you? Was it out of love and to protect me? Was it to not bring shame upon the family? Was there ever an agreement to share the truth with me when I reached a certain age in adulthood? Mother never had the courage to tell me and she outlived ALMOST everyone who knew the truth. I feel she was ashamed and that late in life...what did it matter? Well, it matters to me. My children and my grandchildren deserve to know their history too. Dorothy Benham
Mary Tudor
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Author : Anna Whitelock
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2016-02-23
Mary Tudor written by Anna Whitelock and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-02-23 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
An engrossing, unadulterated biography of “Bloody Mary”—elder daughter of Henry VIII, Catholic zealot, and England’s first reigning Queen Mary Tudor was the first woman to inherit the throne of England. Reigning through one of Britain’s stormiest eras, she earned the nickname “Bloody Mary” for her violent religious persecutions. She was born a princess, the daughter of Henry VIII and the Spanish Katherine of Aragon. Yet in the wake of Henry’s break with Rome, Mary, a devout Catholic, was declared illegitimate and was disinherited. She refused to accept her new status or to recognize Henry’s new wife, Anne Boleyn, as queen. She faced imprisonment and even death. Mary successfully fought to reclaim her rightful place in the Tudor line, but her coronation would not end her struggles. She flouted fierce opposition in marrying Philip of Spain, sought to restore England to the Catholic faith, and burned hundreds of dissenters at the stake. But beneath her hard exterior was a woman whose private traumas of phantom pregnancies, debilitating illnesses, and unrequited love played out in the public glare of the fickle court. Though often overshadowed by her long-reigning sister, Elizabeth I, Mary Tudor was a complex figure of immense courage, determination, and humanity—and a political pioneer who proved that a woman could rule with all the power of her male predecessors.
The Queen S Bastard
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Author : C.E. Murphy
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019
The Queen S Bastard written by C.E. Murphy and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with categories.
Belinda Primrose deals in secrets.Since childhood, Belinda has known she was the unacknowledged daughter of Lorraine, the unwed queen of Aulun, an island nation on the edge of the vast Echonian continent. Belinda is a spy, an assassin...and a danger to her mother, should she ever be discovered. She can be anyone, and will do anything, to cement Lorraine's position of power within the treacherous Echonian courts.But as she infiltrates the glamorous royal palaces where her mother's rivals scheme, a new power awakens in Belinda. The witchlight she commands is a dangerous aphrodisiac--one that could bring down everything she's worked for when she finds a teacher in the sensual prince of Gallin. Javier harbors secret witchbreed magic of his own...and a claim to the Aulunian throne that ranks him highly among Lorraine's enemies.Belinda has never wavered in her mission, but love and loyalty will collide as her secrets are revealed...
Mary Tudor
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Author : Anna Whitelock
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2010-05-17
Mary Tudor written by Anna Whitelock and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-05-17 with History categories.
In the summer of 1553, against all odds, Mary Tudor was the first woman to be crowned Queen of England. Anna Whitelock's absorbing debut tells the remarkable story of a woman who was a princess one moment, and a disinherited bastard the next. It tells of her Spanish heritage and the unbreakable bond between Mary and her mother, Katherine of Aragon; of her childhood, adolescence, rivalry with her sister Elizabeth and finally her womanhood. Throughout her life Mary was a fighter, battling to preserve her integrity and her right to hear the Catholic mass. Finally, she fought for the throne. The Mary that emerges from this groundbreaking biography is not the weak-willed failure of traditional narratives, but a complex figure of immense courage, determination and humanity.
The Queen S Bastard
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Author : Robin Maxwell
language : en
Publisher: Headline Review
Release Date : 1999
The Queen S Bastard written by Robin Maxwell and has been published by Headline Review this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603 categories.
Could England's 'Virgin Queen', Elizabeth I, have borne her lover, Robin Dudley, Earl of Leicester, a son? Most historians dismiss such tales as idle gossip but others speak of a young man named Arthur Dudley... Set against the background of the Spanish Armada's invasion of England in 1588, two parallel tales unfold. One is Queen Elizabeth's story: her lifelong and passionate affair with Leicester; her politically dangerous pregnancy and elaborate scheme to conceal it from the world. The other is the story of Arthur, their illegitimate son, born alive but secretly swapped at birth. Young Arthur grows up totally unaware of his true identity. His story collides with that of his mother when, from his adoptive father's deathbed, he hears the amazing truth of his parentage. Religion, sex and the sixteenth century's most fascinating personalities are artfully woven here into a rich tapestry of love, betrayal and the quest for power.
The Queen S Bastard
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Author : Robin Maxwell
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2011-09-01
The Queen S Bastard written by Robin Maxwell and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-01 with Fiction categories.
Historians have long whispered that “the Virgin Queen” Elizabeth’s passionate, lifelong affair with Robin Dudley, Earl of Leicester, may have led to the birth of a son, Arthur Dudley. In this exquisite sequel to The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn, Robin Maxwell fashions a stunning fictional account of the child switched at birth by a lady-in-waiting who foresaw the deleterious political consequences of a royal bastard. Set against the sweeping, meticulously rendered backdrop of court intrigues, international scandals, and England’s battle against the Spanish Armada in 1588, Maxwell deftly juxtaposes Elizabeth and Leicester’s tumultuous relationship with the memoirs of the adventurous son lost to them—yet ultimately discovered. The Queen’s Bastard artfully weaves two tales, the first told by Arthur Dudley himself, who, exchanged at birth by Elizabeth’s intimates for a stillborn infant, grows up as a country gentleman, never knowing his true identity. A dreamer, a romantic, and a magnificent horseman, Arthur sets off to fight Philip II of Spain. Meanwhile, the lifelong love affair of Elizabeth and Leicester has only been strengthened by the presumed loss of their child. The two narratives collide when Arthur learns who his true parents are. Religion, sex, and the sixteenth century’s most fascinating personalities are woven into a rich tapestry of betrayal, the quest for power, and love.
Mary Tudor
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Author : Anna Whitelock
language : en
Publisher: Random House Digital, Inc.
Release Date : 2009
Mary Tudor written by Anna Whitelock and has been published by Random House Digital, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Great Britain categories.
An unadulterated look at "Bloody Mary"--elder daghter of Henry VIII, Catholic zealot, and England's first and most murderous queen--argues that history has treated the much-maligned monarch unfairly.