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1) Lammas
Author
Series
Publisher
Birlinn Limited
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"A serving girl vanishes in this mystery story set in sixteenth-century Scotland... Elspet, a serving girl at the harbor inn, has been told for years by the inn's owner, Walter Bone, that she is ugly and that no man will ever want her. Then, after years of being shut away from the world, she unexpectedly catches the attention of a young laborer and realizes she has been lied to all these years. She meets her lover in secret at the Lammas day fair,...
2) The Game
Author
Publisher
Avon Books
Pub. Date
1994.
Language
English
Description
The Players: Released from the sanctuary of a French convent, highborn, tempestuous Katherine FitzGerald sets sail for her beloved Ireland--only to find herself prisoner of the infamous pirate known to the Elizabethans as the Master of the Seas. The Moves: The pirate captain is Liam O'Neill, favored by Elizabeth the Queen. A hardened court player, he is determined to win the willful Katherine while advancing his own secret causes. But now he must...
Author
Publisher
Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
England, 1586. Treason threatens the very heart of the nation.
England is awash with traitors plotting to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I and bring about a foreign invasion.
Young physician Christoval Alvarez, a refugee from the horrors of the Portuguese Inquisition, is coerced into becoming a code-breaker and agent in Sir Francis Walsingham's secret service at the behest of the Crown.
In the race to thwart the plot, who will triumph – the ruthless...
Author
Series
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"International bestselling author Ken Follett has enthralled millions of readers with The Pillars of the Earth and World Without End, two stories of the Middle Ages set in the fictional city of Kingsbridge. The saga now continues with Follett's magnificent new epic, A Column of Fire. In 1558, the ancient stones of Kingsbridge Cathedral look down on a city torn apart by religious conflict. As power in England shifts precariously between Catholics and...
Author
Publisher
Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
A year after defeating the Spanish Armada, England retaliates.
An expedition to Portugal sets out to destroy what remains of Spain's Atlantic fleet, drive the Spanish out of Portugal, put the claimant Dom Antonio of Aviz on the throne, and seize the Azores.
But from the moment the English fleet, led by Sir Francis Drake and Sir John Norreys, reaches Plymouth, things start to go wrong.
Christoval Alvarez, returning to Portugal for the first time...
Author
Publisher
Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
A devastating threat looms on the horizon…
Facing the threat of King Philip's Enterprise of England – a Spanish invasion and annexation of the country – Sir Francis Walsingham's espionage service spreads a vast spy network across Europe.
Young physician and code-breaker Christoval Alvarez is among those agents.
After caring for hundreds of maimed and wounded soldiers returning from the fall of Sluys, Christoval is sent on two dangerous...
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Christopher Marlowe, a brilliant, aspiring playwright, is pulled into the duplicitous world of international espionage on behalf of queen and country. A many-layered Elizabethan thriller combining state secrets, mystery, and romance worthy of Marlowe's own, timeless works"--
10) Elizabeth I
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Elizabeth's rival for the love of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, and mother to the Earl of Essex, the mercurial nobleman who challenged Elizabeth's throne, Lettice Knollys had been intertwined with Elizabeth since childhood. They are both women of fierce intellect and desire: one trying to protect her country, and throne, the other trying to regain power and position for her family and each vying to convince the reader of her own private vision...
Author
Publisher
Birlinn Limited
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Stories starring a sleuthing Scottish lawyer: "McKay's command of plot, place and character makes these 16th century St Andrews-set mysteries a delight." -- The Scotsman A grisly murder. A vanishing corpse. A secret romance. A ghostly tale. An innocent accused. Set in the year of the Armada, 1588: A Calendar of Crime brings together five short stories featuring Hew Cullan. From the gruesome murder of a candlemaker to Spanish ghosts on Hallowmas,...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Formats
Description
On May 30, 1593, London's most popular playwright was stabbed to death. The royal coroner ruled that Christopher Marlowe was killed in self-defense, but historians have long suspected otherwise, given his role as an "intelligencer" in the queen's secret service.
In sixteenth-century London, Marlowe embarks on his final intelligence assignment, hoping to find his missing muse, as well as the culprits behind a high-stakes smuggling scheme.
In present-day...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the heart of Elizabethan England, Richard Shakespeare dreams of a glittering career in one of the London playhouses, a world dominated by his older brother, William. But he is a penniless actor, making ends meet through a combination of a beautiful face, petty theft and a silver tongue. As William's star rises, Richard's onetime gratitude is souring and he is sorely tempted to abandon family loyalty. So when a priceless manuscript goes missing,...
18) The Angel's Mark
Author
Series
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
LONDON, 1590. Queen Elizabeth I's control over her kingdom is wavering. Amidst a tumultuous backdrop of Spanish plotters, Catholic heretics and foreign wars threatening the country's fragile stability, the body of a small boy is found in the City of London, with strange marks that no one can explain.
When idealistic physician Nicholas Shelby finds another body displaying the same marks only days later, he becomes convinced that a killer is at work,...
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
A Spellbinding Tale of England's Most Passionate Queen-and the Three Men Whose Destinies Belonged to Her Alone. "Fast-paced...one of the most fascinating monarchs in history." -New York Times Book Review "A stupendous achievement...a book that captures Queen Elizabeth I completely." -Mainstream Historical Beloved for its stunning storytelling, Legacy offers an exquisite portrait of the queen who defined an era. Tracing the unlikely path from her tragic...
Author
Series
Publisher
Severn House Publishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"An almighty difficult puzzle ... enjoyable for its historical insights and detailed descriptions of everyday life in Tudor England." -- Kirkus Reviews June, 1584. On hearing news of the sudden death of her stepfather, Sir Walter Pendennis, Rosamond Jaffrey must leave London for Cornwall to look after the interests of her young half-brother and try to mend her strained relationship with their mother. However, on arriving in Cornwall, Rosamond makes...
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