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Скачать книгу (размер 2 849 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 560) Аннотация: The haunting story of the mother of the Tudors, Elizabeth of York, wife to Henry VII. Beautiful eldest daughter of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville — the White Queen — the young princess Elizabeth faces a conflict of loyalties between the red rose and the white. Forced into marriage with Henry VII, she must reconcile her slowly growing love for him with her loyalty to the House of York, and…

Скачать книгу (размер 3 176 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 624) Аннотация: Caught between loyalties, the mother of the Tudors must choose between the red rose and the white. Philippa Gregory, №1 New York Times best­selling author and “the queen of royal fiction” (USA Today), presents the latest Cousins’ War novel, the remarkable story of Elizabeth of York, daughter of the White Queen. When Henry Tudor picks up the crown of England from the mud of Bosworth field, he…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: #1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory's stunning novel of conspiracy and a fight to the death for love and power at the court of King Edward IV of England. The Kingmaker's Daughter is the gripping story of the daughters of the man known as the Kingmaker, Richard, Earl of Warwick: the most powerful magnate in fifteenth-century England. Without a son and heir, Richard uses his two…

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: »The Kingmaker's Daughter» is the gripping story of the daughters of the man known as the «Kingmaker», Richard, Earl of Warwick: the most powerful magnate in fifteenth-century England. Without a son and heir, Richard uses his two daughters as pawns in political games, and they grow up to be influential players in their own right. In this novel, her first sister story since «The Other Boleyn…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: The first book in the thrilling YA sequence, Order of Darkness. The year is 1453, and all signs point to it being the end of the world. Accused of heresy and expelled from his monastery, handsome seventeen-year-old, Luca Vero, is recruited by a mysterious stranger to record the end of times across Europe. Commanded by sealed orders, Luca is sent to map the fears of Christendom, and travel to the…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 600 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 315) Аннотация: Dark myths, medieval secrets, intrigue, and romance populate the pages of the first-ever teen series from #1 bestselling author of The Other Boleyn Girl. Italy, 1453. Seventeen-year-old Luca Vero is brilliant, gorgeous — and accused of heresy. Cast out of his religious order for using the new science to question old superstitious beliefs, Luca is recruited into a secret sect: The Order of the…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 532) Аннотация: The Kingmakers Daughter is the gripping story of the daughters of the man known as the Kingmaker, Richard, Earl of Warwick: the most powerful magnate in fifteenth century England. Without a son and heir, he uses his two daughters as pawns in the political games and they grow up to be influential players in their own right. In this novel, her first sister story since The Other Boleyn Girl,…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 181 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 429) Аннотация: Heiress to the red rose of Lancaster, Margaret Beaufort never surrenders her belief that her house is the true ruler of England and that she has a great destiny before her. Her ambitions are disappointed when her sainted cousin Henry VI fails to recognize her as a kindred spirit, and she is even more dismayed when he sinks into madness. Her mother mocks her plans, revealing that Margaret will…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 360 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 464) Аннотация: Number 1 bestselling author Philippa Gregory continues her series «The Cousins' War» with Jacquetta Woodville, mother of the White Queen. A number 1 hardback bestseller, this tells the story of the daughter of the Count of Luxembourg and kinswoman to half the royalty of Europe, who was married to the great Englishman John, Duke of Bedford, uncle to Henry VI. Of all the little-known but important…

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: The Lady of the Rivers is #1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory's remarkable story of Jacquetta, Duchess of Bedford, a woman who navigated a treacherous path through the battle lines in the Wars of the Roses. Descended from Melusina, the river goddess, Jacquetta always has had the gift of second sight. As a child visiting her uncle, she met his prisoner, Joan of Arc, and saw her…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 360 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 464) Аннотация: Philippa Gregory, the queen of royal fiction ( USA Today ) Presents the first of a new series set amid the deadly feuds of England known as the Wars of the Roses. Brother turns on brother to win the ultimate prize, the throne of England, in this dazzling account of the wars of the Plantagenets. They are the claimants and kings who ruled England before the Tudors, and now Philippa Gregory brings…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 737 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 538) Аннотация: Brother turns on brother. The throne of England is at stake. The deadly Wars of the Roses have begun. «They ruled England before the Tudors, and now internationally bestselling author Philippa Gregory brings the Plantagenets to life through the dramatic and intimate stories of the secret players: the indomitable women». Elizabeth Woodville, a woman of extraordinary beauty and ambition, secretly…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 314 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 455) Аннотация: Im ersten Teil der Serie 'The Cousin's War', die zur Zeit der Rosenkriege spielt, erzählt Gregory die Geschichte von Elizabeth Woodville, der 'Weißen Königin'. Nicht durch Geburt sondern lediglich aufgrund ihrer Schönheit wurde sie zur Monarchin. Sie war die Mutter der zwei Prinzen, die Zentralfiguren eines der größten ungelösten Geheimnisse der Englischen…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 248 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 442) Аннотация: Brother turns on brother. The throne of England is at stake. The deadly Wars of the Roses have begun... They ruled England before the Tudors, and now internationally bestselling author Philippa Gregory brings the Plantagenets to life through the dramatic and intimate stories of the secret players: the indomitable women. Elizabeth Woodville, a woman of extraordinary beauty and ambition, secretly…

Скачать книгу (размер 3 829 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 752) Аннотация: When Mary Boleyn comes to court as an innocent girl of fourteen, she catches the eye of Henry VIII. Dazzled by the king, Mary falls in love with both her golden prince and her growing role as unofficial queen. However, she soon realizes just how much she is a pawn in her family's ambitious plots as the kings interest begins to wane and she is forced to step aside for her best friend and rival:…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 360 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 464) Аннотация: This dazzling novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory presents a new and unique view of one of history's most intriguing, romantic, and maddening heroines. Biographers often neglect the captive years of Mary, Queen of Scots, who trusted Queen Elizabeth's promise of sanctuary when she fled from rebels in Scotland and then found herself imprisoned as the guest of George…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 635 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 518) Аннотация: Three women who share one fate: the Boleyn Inheritance. She runs from her tiny country, her hateful mother, and her abusive brother to a court ruled by the terror of a vengeful king who despises her. Her Boleyn Inheritance: accusations and false witness. She is in love — but not with the diseased old man who made her queen and beds her night after night. Her Boleyn Inheritance: the threat of the…

Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: From the bestselling author of «The Other Boleyn Girl» comes a wonderfully atmospheric evocation of the court of Henry VIII, and the one woman who destroyed two of his queens.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 998 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 393) Аннотация: I am Catalina, Princess of Spain, daughter of the two greatest monarchs the world has ever known... and I will be Queen of England. Thus, bestselling author Philippa Gregory introduces one of her most unforgettable heroines: Katherine of Aragon. Known to history as the Queen who was pushed off her throne by Anne Boleyn, here is a Katherine the world has forgotten: the enchanting princess that all…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 931 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 576) Аннотация: Terrific, free-standing suel to the historical bestseller Earthly Joys, as John Tradescant, the Younger witnesses the English Civil War and its aftermath from his position as royal gardener. John Tradescant, the Younger has inherited his fathers unique collection of plants along with his unerring ability to nurture them. But as gardener to Charles I, he confronts an unbearable dilemma when…