Renaissance

'Historical fiction at its finest' - Belfast TelegraphDorset, 1642.When bloody civil war breaks out between the King and Parliament, families and communities across England are riven by different allegiances.A rare few choose neutrality.One such is Jayne...

A dazzling and intricate tale from Elif Shafak, Booker-shortlisted author of 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World - chosen for the Duchess of Cornwall's online book club The Reading Room'There were six of us: the master, the apprentices and the...

Discover the 2023 Winner of the Historical Writers' Association Gold Crown Award - an atmospheric and suspenseful tale of intoxicating art and dizzying ambition, forbidden love and twisted obsession in Renaissance Venice - Damian Dibben's kaleidescopic...

No picture ever came more beautiful than Raphael's Pandora. Discovered by a dashing young lieutenant, Raymond Kelvedon in a Normandy Chateau in 1944, she had cast her spell over his family - all artists and dealers - for fifty years. Hanging in a turret...

Bestselling historian Alison Weir brings Elizabeth I to vivid life in a novel of intrigue, sex, plots, mysteries and tragedies, amid all the colour and pageantry of the Tudor court.'[Weir] gets right inside the head of the Virgin Queen. The reader has a...

One of the BBC's '100 Novels that Shaped the World' The Far Pavilions is the story of an English man - Ashton Pelham-Martyn - brought up as a Hindu. It is the story of his passionate, but dangerous love for Juli, an Indian princess. It is the story of...

The bestselling classic from a 'magnificent story-teller' (Independent on Sunday). Journey to the glittering seventeenth-century court, and witness the rise and fall of young, charming Robert Merivel...When a twist of fate delivers an ambitious young...

'Superbly researched and vividly told' Rowan Williams, former Archbishop of Canterbury'Affecting, action-packed' Carolyn Kirby'This is neither men's history nor women's history. It is good, gripping history, sharply and immediately told... A real treat'...

'Seductive, atmospheric, intriguing, Green Darkness is one of those classic novels you come back to time and again' (Kate Mosse) The hugely popular historical novel from the author of Katherine.England, 1552. Protestant king Edward VI has been on the...

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Discover this bestselling classic from the author of The Gustav Sonata, charting Robert Merivel's rise and fall through glittering seventeenth-century society. When a twist of fate delivers an ambitious young medical student to the court of King Charles...

*NOW A MAJOR FILM STARRING TOM HANKS AND FELICITY JONES*Florence: Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon awakes in a hospital bed with no recollection of where he is or how he got there. Nor can he explain the origin of the macabre object that is found...

'Historical fiction at its finest' - Belfast TelegraphDorset, 1642.When bloody civil war breaks out between the King and Parliament, families and communities across England are riven by different allegiances.A rare few choose neutrality.One such is Jayne...

'Historical fiction at its best' Reader review The Tattooist of Auschwitz meets Girl with a Pearl Earring in this gripping, dual-timeline historical novel about one of Leonardo da Vinci's most famous paintings and the woman who...

The new spellbinding and enchanting story set in Renaissance Venice, from the internationally acclaimed author of Tomorrow'A glorious, exuberant summer read; Damian Dibben's triumph is the character of Zorzo, a buoyant, loveable guide to the grandeur and...

Shakespeare in Autumn: Select Plays and the Complete Sonnets, by William Shakespeare, the greatest writer in the English language, is available in a fine exclusive collector's edition featuring a laser-cut jacket on a textured book with foil stamping,...

A secret diary. A forbidden love. A centuries old mystery to solve.When a rare sixteenth-century manuscript lands on her desk courtesy of William, a struggling painter, shy book restorer Rose makes a startling discovery: it is a palimpsest. Beneath the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780743276870Author Anne Easter SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 672Imprint Atria BooksPublisher Atria BooksWeight(grams) 748gDimensions(mm) 236mm * 155mm *...

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...

A celebrated artist. A baker's daughter. A love that will change everything. 1508. In Rome, artists are feted as gods, and women must know their place. Margarita may be the modest daughter of a baker, but when she falls in love with...

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 9781451648621Author Anne Easter SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 512Imprint Atria BooksPublisher Atria BooksWeight(grams) 386gDimensions(mm) 208mm * 142mm *...

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