A fictionalized account of the life of Marie Antoinette follows her through such challenges as her early marriage to the future King Louis XVI, struggles with the expectations of her station, painful palace betrayals and politics, and...
Queens
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Auteur:Blake, KendareSommaire:In every generation on the island of Fennbirn, a set of triplets is born--three queens, all equal heirs to the crown and each possessor of a coveted magic. But becoming the Queen Crowned isn't solely a matter of royal birth. Each sister...
- Auteur:Overy, AlexandraSommaire:
In the explosive sequel to These Feathered Flames, twin sisters Izaveta and Asya find themselves separated once again, but discovering a way back to each other may be their most perilous challenge yet. Awakening to find herself trapped...
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Auteur:Gregory, PhilippaSommaire:Gregory joins two eminent historians to explore the real-life characters behind her Wars of the Roses novels. Gregory and her team describe the extraordinary lives of the heroines of her Cousins' War series: Jacquetta, Duchess of...
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Auteur:Gregory, PhilippaSommaire:A knight's widow in 1461, Elizabeth employs her considerable charms to reel in the biggest catch of all--virile King Edward IV. When their clandestine marriage comes to light, powerful enemies eye Elizabeth with contempt. After Edward...
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Auteur:Gregory, PhilippaSommaire:Passionately in love with Richard III in spite of her arranged marriage to pretender to the throne Henry Tudor, Princess Elizabeth of York is forced to marry the man who murdered her lover and create a royal family under the controlling...
- Auteur:Lawrence, MarkSommaire:
From the international bestselling author of the Broken Empire Trilogy, the thrilling conclusion to the Red Queen's War ... Mark Lawrence's "epic fantasy" (The Washington Post) continues as a reluctant prince returns...
- Auteur:Gaiman, NeilSommaire:
It was the closest kingdom to the queen's, as the crow flies, but not even the crows flew it. You may think you know this story. There's a young queen, about to be married. There are some good, brave, hardy dwarfs; a castle,...
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Auteur:Plaidy, JeanSommaire:The marriage of Katharine of Aragon and King Henry VIII was a right royal match. England loved the young lovers, but hardly were they wed when powerful people in Henry's court were spinning webs of intrigue around the innocent...
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Auteur:Gregory, PhilippaSommaire:Gregory weaves the second installment of the Cousins' War trilogy that follows Lady Margaret Beaufort as she desperately tries to ensure her son Henry VII becomes the rightful heir to the throne.
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Auteur:Ross, RebeccaSommaire:Brienna is a mistress of knowledge and is beginning to settle into her role as the daughter of the once disgraced lord, Davin MacQuinn. Though she'd just survived a revolution that will return a queen to the throne, she faces yet...
- Auteur:Yates, MaiseySommaire:
As the clock strikes twelve on New Year's Eve, the fairy tale is over for all of Petras when Queen Tabitha, refusing to live in a loveless marriage, asks her husband for a divorce. But anger erupts into passion, and when Tabitha...
- Auteur:Moorcock, MichaelSommaire:
Prince Corum has defeated the Chaos Lord Arioch. But any peace for him and his faithful Rhalina is brief. His actions have evoked the murderous anger of Arioch's sister, the dreaded Xiombarg. The Prince in the Scarlet Robe must...
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Auteur:Black, HollySommaire:Power is much easier to acquire than it is to hold onto. Jude learned this lesson when she released her control over the wicked king, Cardan, in exchange for immeasurable power. Now as the exiled mortal Queen of Faerie, Jude is...
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Auteur:Erickson, CarollySommaire:The courageous, spirited Mary Queen of Scots tells her own story--from her youth as a young girl married to the invalid young King of France to her short reign as Queen of Scotland and her tragic imprisonment by her ruthless, merciless...
- Auteur:Weir, AlisonSommaire:
No English monarch had a greater influence on his or her people than Queen Elizabeth I. Yet despite her extremely public life, she closely guarded her secrets, which are finally revealed in this epic biography. The Life of Elizabeth I...
- Auteur:Lawrence, MarkSommaire:
After harrowing adventure and near-death, Prince Jalan Kendeth and the Viking Snorri ver Snagason find themselves in possession of Loki's Key, an artefact capable of opening any door and sought by the most dangerous beings in the...
- Auteur:Divakaruni, Chitra BanerjeeSommaire:
Sharp-eyed, stubborn, and passionate, Jindan was known for her beauty. When she caught the eye of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, she was elevated to royalty, becoming his youngest and last queen, and his favorite. And when her son, barely six...
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Auteur:Plaidy, JeanSommaire:The twelve-year marriage of Henry and Katharine has declined from an idyllic union into an uneasy stalemate. The king's love for his aging queen has grown cold, and he is angry with her failure to give him the heir to the throne he...
- Auteur:Warren, SamanthaSommaire:
She was raised to hunt faeries. He was raised from the dead. Aiofe Callaghan comes from a long line of faery hunters. Hired by one of the faery queens, they protect the human world from chaos and destruction. But when Aiofe stumbles...
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