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Crown of Thistles: The Fatal Inheritance of Mary Queen of Scots by Linda Porter
$39.99 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs
Mary Queen of Scots fervently believed she had a right to the English throne - a belief that cost her her head. This is a vivid account of why she came to this belief from an acclaimed Tudor historian. The struggle between the fecund Stewarts and the barren Tudors is generally seen only in terms of the ...Show more
Crown of Thistles: The Fatal Inheritance of Mary Queen of Scots by Linda Porter
$24.99 NZD
Category: History
The struggle between the fecund Stewarts and the barren Tudors is generally seen only in terms of the relationship between Elizabeth I and her cousin, Mary Queen of Scots. But very little has been said about the background to their intense rivalry. Here, Linda Porter examines the ancient and intractable ...Show more
Katherine the Queen: The Remarkable Life of Katherine Parr by Linda Porter
$29.99 NZD
Category: History
'Linda Porter has done a marvellous job in bringing Katherine Parr to life. In so doing, she evokes the whole terrifying and exciting world of the Tudor courts, packed with intrigue and danger' - A.N. Wilson, "Reader's Digest". In this, the first full-scale biography of Katherine Parr, Linda Porter illu ...Show more
Mistresses: Sex and Scandal at the Court of Charles II by Linda Porter
$49.99 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs
According to the great diarist, John Evelyn, Charles II was 'addicted to women', and throughout his long reign a great many succumbed to his charms. Clever, urbane and handsome, Charles presided over a hedonistic court, in which licence and licentiousness prevailed.Mistresses is the story of the women w ...Show more
Mistresses: Sex and Scandal at the Court of Charles II by Linda Porter
$24.99 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs
According to the great diarist, John Evelyn, Charles II was ‘addicted to women’, and throughout his long reign a great many succumbed to his charms. Clever, urbane and handsome, Charles presided over a hedonistic court, in which licence and licentiousness prevailed. <i>Mistresses </i>is the ...Show more
Royal Renegades: The Children of Charles I and the English Civil Wars by Linda Porter
$24.99 NZD
Category: History
The fact that the English Civil War led to the execution of King Charles I in January 1649 is well known, as is the restoration of his eldest son as Charles II eleven years later. But what happened to the king's six surviving children is far less familiar. Casting new light on the heirs of the doomed ki ...Show more
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