Renaissance

A thrilling historical adventure that sees two assassins go head-to-head on the open seas, from Sunday Times bestselling author and Richard & Judy Book Club pick David Mark. London, 1628. Nicolaes de Pelgrom, assassin and devoted servant of George...

The Penguin English Library Edition of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe'I walk'd about on the shore, lifting up my hands, and my whole being, as I may say, wrapt up in the contemplation of my deliverance ... reflecting upon all my comrades that were...

'Stockwin creates a knotty narrative, writing with authority about Britain's Georgian navy and the physical world at sea with intrigue, captivating characters, and deft storytelling. Thunderer is a suspenseful journey' Quarterdeck1812. Arriving back in...

'What a wonderful storyteller Maitland is' THE TIMESDANIEL PURSGLOVE BOOK THREEFrom the stark Yorkshire landscape to the dark underbelly of Jacobean London, Daniel Pursglove's new mission sees him fall prey to a ruthless copycat killer...London, 1607. As...

In the final days of Henry VIII, one man is there to witness the demise of a legend... King Henry VIII, a fearsome figure of power and stature, lies upon his deathbed diminished by sickness and haunted by ghosts from his past. Only Will Somers,...

'Luminous' SEBASTIAN BARRY'Incandescent characters and mellifluous prose' LISA CAREY'Reminiscent of Edith Wharton at her very best' LIZ NUGENT_________The true story of a woman ahead of her time . . . In 1887, Isabel Bilton is the eldest of three...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780727823021Author Alys ClareFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Severn HousePublisher Canongate BooksWeight(grams) 440gDimensions(mm) 223mm * 146mm * 25mm

A gripping novel of love, passion, betrayal and heartbreak. Katherine Parr survived Henry VIII to find true love with Thomas Seymour - only to realise that her love was based on a lie. Clever, sensible and well-liked, Katherine Parr trod a...

The Hundred Years' War sets Brittany ablaze in this unputdownable medieval adventure.Into a land torn by civil war rides freebooter Martin Kemp, in search of a lord in whose service he can win plunder and glory.Soon he falls under the spell of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780995611764Author TL ClarkFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Steamy Kettle PublishingPublisher Steamy Kettle Publishing

The third instalment in a prize-winning series charting the rise of the House of Medici as they become Masters of Florence and progenitors of the Renaissance. Fontainebleau, 1536. Francis II, Dauphin and heir to the French throne, is dead. Poisoned...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781780290195Author M.J. TrowFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Severn HousePublisher Canongate BooksWeight(grams) 404gDimensions(mm) 222mm * 144mm * 18mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781780290195Author M.J. TrowFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Severn HousePublisher Canongate BooksWeight(grams) 404gDimensions(mm) 222mm * 144mm * 18mm

I saw her file it away: a good Catholic girl come to supervise her in her detention. Every girl in England, now, under the circumstances, made sure to be a good Catholic girl. Except her, of course. And, if only she knew it, me.Escorting 'nine days...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781734614701Author Donna DigiuseppeFormat PaperbackPage Count 392Imprint Lady in Ermine PressPublisher Lady in Ermine PressWeight(grams) 494gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780473698232Author Kristin JackFormat PaperbackPage Count 480Imprint Kristin JackPublisher Kristin JackWeight(grams) 699g

The King is dead... her life is no longer under her control.King Henry V's beautiful widow, Catherine, is determined to marry Owen Tudor, a Welsh gentleman-at-arms.But her life decisions are not her own, overshadowed as she is by more powerful men who...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781839012907Author Amy LicenceFormat PaperbackPage Count 370Imprint Lume BooksPublisher Lume BooksWeight(grams) 363gDimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 21mm

Dirt, blood and iron: an unputdownable medieval epic for fans for M.K. Hume and Matt Harffy.France, 1351-2: Kemp and his men are captured in a skirmish near Calais, and subsequently imprisoned in a French castle. All attempts at escape are punished with...

The Binding meets The Handmaid's Tale - Discovering a book of dark and ancient power, a convent librarian must defend it with her life. Perfect for fans of dark academia and historical feminist fiction.'A wonderfully rich and absorbing tale'...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838156886Author Vaughn EntwistleFormat PaperbackPage Count 428Imprint Masque Publishing LLCPublisher Masque Publishing LLCWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385550185Author Flora CarrFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Doubleday & Co Inc.Publisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 499gDimensions(mm) 242mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780648250814Author Catherine MeyrickFormat PaperbackPage Count 306Imprint Courante PublishingPublisher Courante Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Reviews''This is a book that will appeal to the intelligent and curious visitor to Florence, not least for its culinary interludes. Take this book to a shady bench in the Boboli...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780984790685Author Rozsa GastonFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Renaissance EditionsPublisher Renaissance EditionsWeight(grams) 417g

In 1521, England is at peace under the magnificent Cardinal Wolsey, who rules the country while Henry VIII spends his time in masques, banquets and hunting, whether it be the fleet-footed deer or the even more delicious quarry of the silken-garbed ladies...

The greatest writer of them all, brought to glorious life.How well do you know the man you love? How much do you think you know about Shakespeare? What if they were one and the same? He is an ordinary man: unwilling craftsman, ambitious actor, resentful...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780997133875Author Janet WertmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 364Imprint Janet WertmanPublisher Janet WertmanWeight(grams) 463g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780989367103Author Laura MorelliFormat PaperbackPage Count 298Imprint Laura MorelliPublisher Laura MorelliWeight(grams) 440g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781940625409Author Miklos SzenkuthyFormat PaperbackPage Count 406Imprint Contra Mundum PressPublisher Contra Mundum PressWeight(grams) 152g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781662914294Author Christopher HerbertFormat PaperbackPage Count 322Imprint Gatekeeper PressPublisher Gatekeeper PressWeight(grams) 372gDimensions(mm) 216mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781662914294Author Christopher HerbertFormat PaperbackPage Count 322Imprint Gatekeeper PressPublisher Gatekeeper PressWeight(grams) 372gDimensions(mm) 216mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781958725061Author Adrienne DillardFormat PaperbackPage Count 302Imprint Greylondon PressPublisher Greylondon PressWeight(grams) 445gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312382469Author Sharon Kay PenmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 592Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's Press

Witch. Some words can kill . . . To Gude's son and grandchildren it could mean the loss of a loved one.To Gude it could mean torture and death at the stake.And to Gude's daughter-in-law it could mean one less mouth to feed. In a time when famine is rife...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781940625263Author Miklos SzentkuthyFormat PaperbackPage Count 350Imprint Contra Mundum PressPublisher Contra Mundum PressWeight(grams) 381gDimensions(mm)...

LONGLISTED FOR THE HWA GOLD CROWN 2023 Neva is born into a world of trickery and illusion, where fortunes are won and lost on the turn of a card. But she is also born with an extraordinary gift: she can predict the weather. In Regency England, where...

2023 ENNIE NOMINATED FOR BEST WRITING A roleplaying game of fantastical inventions and Machiavellian politics in Renaissance Italy. It is the Year of Our Lord 1510, and one has to wonder how differently history could have played out if Niccolo...

Will love be enough to overcome the odds? It is 1960 and Clare Hamilton is returning home to her beloved Armagh to marry Andrew, her childhood sweetheart. Full of the hope and possibilities of a newlywed couple, they plan to turn Andrew's...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781448307722Author Michael JecksFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Severn HousePublisher Canongate BooksWeight(grams) 305gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 139mm *...