Jane Lane leads a privileged life inside the walls of her family's home. At 25 years old, her parents are keen to see her settled, but Jane dreams of a union that goes beyond the handsome dowry her father desires. Her world is shattered when Royalists, fighting to restore the crown to King Charles II, arrive at their door.
There were worse things than to be shackled in marriage to a handsome, powerful lord who desired her—but Marguerite of Alencon was bred to be consort to a king and could not abide her fate.
The once renowned beauty had grown fat and walked with a cane— albeit an exquisitely wrought cane with silver chasing and a mother-ofpearl handle. Her gown was resplendent with jewels, as ever, her hair still pale gold, though years of ...
Eventyret om hvordan den uskyldige ungdomsforelskelse mellem overklassepigen Camilla og prinsen af Wales udviklede sig til en kærlighedshistorie der - foreløbig - har varet i 25 år
Nathan King, powerful head of his legendary family's cattle empire, has everything-except a woman to share his life.
A fan's companion to the Showtime series about the early reign of Henry VIII offers a fictionalized recounting of the iconic monarch's dalliances with Katherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn, as well as his political relationships with such ...
The King's Mistress: Taming the Highlander ; the Earl's Secret
Elizabeth Goldsmith's vibrant biography of the Mancini sisters -- drawn from personal papers of the players involved and the tabloids of the time -- illuminates the lives of two pioneering free spirits who were feminists long before the ...
Henrietta Howard, later Countess of Suffolk, was the long-term mistress and confidante of King George II. Described by Swift as a consummate courtier who packed away her private virtues& like...
This dramatic tale has been an inspiration to poets and playwrights for five hundred years, and, as told through the unique perspective of a woman plucked from obscurity and thrust into a life of notoriety, Royal Mistress is sure to ...
The King's Mistress