Ergebnis für "Series 1" in Romanbiografien

He was deeply religious and the greatest warrior of his time, but... He married a nun who was the King of England's sister. He stood trial for treason twice. The King wanted him dead at any cost. He conquered England and founded Parliament.

Primera entrega de esta trilogía que nos permite conocer de boca de la propia Cleopatra su verdadera historia: una historia fascinante de ambición, pasión y traición.

A Renaissance-era woman artist and an American scholar. Linked by a 500-year-old mystery...The secrets of the past are irresistible - and dangerous. 1500: Born during a time wracked by war and plague, Renaissance-era artist Mira grows up in a Pyrenees convent believing she is an orphan. When tragedy strikes, Mira learns the devastating truth about her own origins. But does she have the strength to face those who would destroy her? 2015: Centuries later, art scholar Zari unearths traces of a mysterious young woman named Mira in two 16th-century portraits.

Daughter of the nobility, cousin to a fallen Queen, Catherine Howard rose from the cluttered ranks of courtiers at the court of Henry VIII to become the King's fifth wife. But hers is a tale that starts long before the crown was placed on her head. A tale of tragedy and challenges, predators and prey; the story of a young girl growing up in a perilous time, facing dangers untold. The fifth wife of Henry VIII would end her life on the block, like her cousin Anne Boleyn...but where did her story begin?

During the fur-trapping era of the early 1800's, Marie Dorion refuses to be left behind in St. Louis when her husband heads west. Faced with hostile landscapes, an untried expedition leader, and her volatile husband, Marie finds that the daring act she hoped would bring her family together may, in the end, tear them apart.

Wife and mother to a dynasty of kings, crusader, prisoner and formidable political operator, Eleanor of Aquitaine is a thoroughly modern woman, despite living almost 900 years ago. Intelligent, witty and independent, she is tough enough to forge her own destiny—and subtle enough to shape the world to her will.

Det var ironiskt, tyckte Louise, att hon ringde på dörren för att hon hade avtalat en tid med en man. Under de senaste trettio åren hade det varit tvärtom. Mannen som mötte henne i dörren hade små händer och var välklädd. Av gammal vana tänker Louise att han är en sådan man som vill ha enkelt, snällt sex, och sedan prata efter. Att placera in män i fack efter deras sexuella preferenser var något hon var så van vid att det var svårt att sluta. Louises möte är med en mentor, som ska hjälpa henne att få ett jobb efter att hon valt att sluta arbeta som prostituerad.