Ladies Court Book

Author : Laura du Pre
Publisher : Laura du Pre
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2019-05-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781950571062

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Lady of the Court: Book Two of The Three Graces Trilogy by Laura du Pre Pdf

What do you do when your world tears apart? Cousins to the King of Navarre, the Cleves sisters witness the glamour and danger of the French royal court firsthand. Middle sister, Henriette, sits at the apex of the royal court, wife to one of King Henri III's most trusted advisors In a country torn apart by religious war, things can change in an instant, and no one in France is safe. Henriette is desperate to hold onto her life, and hand it on to the next generation. To do so, she must have an heir, something that she has so far failed to do. Based on a true story The Cleves sisters' story starts with Marie, the youngest sister introduces you to the world of court politics in France of the 1500s. Like most great noble families of the period, the web of intermarriages and alliances made enemies out of blood relatives. It also meant that the stories of the people who served the Valois monarchs were as intertwined and as complicated as their marriages. Led by the ever-vigilant Catherine de Medici, Queen Mother of France and a force of nature, the members of the court shaped the political and religious future of France of the Sixteenth Century. In upcoming novels, you'll meet the often- derided Charlotte, Madame de Sauve, and enough royal mistresses to satisfy your need for scandal. Don't miss out! Henriette has to fight to hold onto everything that she holds dear, but war can sweep up even the most innocent. So don’t wait, scroll up and grab your copy today. You'll instantly be front and center at the world of the Valois court, and all of the danger and splendor of Renaissance France!

Author : Victoria Sylvia Evans
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2014-07-04
Category : Courts and courtiers
ISBN : 150040845X

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Ladies-in-Waiting by Victoria Sylvia Evans Pdf

An overview of what life was like in the Tudor Court for ladies in waiting and other attendants to the Queens of the House of Tudor.

Author : Jennie Batchelor,Amy Culley,Katherine Turner
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1138766224

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Women's Court and Society Memoirs, Part II Vol 6 by Jennie Batchelor,Amy Culley,Katherine Turner Pdf

Each of the works in this collection documents the extraodinary fortunes of women whose real lives read like fiction.

Author : Sampson Low
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1902 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1926
Category : English imprints
ISBN : UOM:39015036924119

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The English Catalogue of Books by Sampson Low Pdf

Volumes for 1898-1968 include a directory of publishers.

Author : Sylvia Barbara Soberton
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2016-05-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 153270755X

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Golden Age Ladies by Sylvia Barbara Soberton Pdf

"Two such courts as those of France and England have not been witnessed for the last fifty years." Niccolo Sagudino, 1515 They had to be strong if they wanted to make it in a man's world. They lived on the brink of the golden age of the European Renaissance and witnessed social and religious upheavals as the medieval world they knew crumbled to dust, replacing the old with the new. In this new book, Sylvia Barbara Soberton paints a vivid picture of the rivalry between the courts of England and France during the reigns of Henry VIII and Francis I. Set against the backdrop of sixteenth-century court life are the interwoven stories of individual French and English noblewomen whose dramatic lives even the best of novelists would have trouble inventing. Louise of Savoy knows that her son Francis is destined for greatness, but he faces new challenges after his accession, trusting his mother to become regent during his absence. Mary Tudor agrees to marry Louis XII, a man thirty-four years her senior, but after his unexpected death, she decides to become no man's pawn and marries for love, creating one of the greatest scandals in Renaissance Europe. Claude of France may have been meek and submissive, but there is more to her character than meets the eye. Brought up at the French court, Anne Boleyn boldly refuses to become Henry VIII's mistress. Her refusal triggers the King's divorce case and eventually leads to the change of religious persuasion of the entire nation. Margaret of Alençon, Francis I's sister, faces new challenges as her brother's captivity after the Battle of Pavia propels her onto the diplomatic stage of Europe. Queen Eleanor, Charles V's sister, marries Francis I and struggles to find her place at the French court, where his glittering mistress, Anne de Pisseleu, reigns supreme and exerts more influence than any royal mistress before her. Witnessing the warring political factions at court, the young Catherine de Medici, humiliated by her husband's relationship with Diane de Poitiers, learns how to navigate the murky waters of courtly intrigue to emerge as the leading force on the international stage of sixteenth-century Europe.

Author : John Nauright
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 2056 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2012-04-06
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781598843019

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Sports around the World [4 volumes] by John Nauright Pdf

This multivolume set is much more than a collection of essays on sports and sporting cultures from around the world: it also details how and why sports are played wherever they exist, and examines key charismatic athletes from around the world who have transcended their sports. Sports Around the World: History, Culture, and Practice provides a unique, global overview of sports and sports cultures. Unlike most works of this type, this book provides both essays that examine general topics, such as globalization and sport, international relations and sport, and tourism and sport, as well as essays on sports history, culture, and practice in world regions—for example, Latin America and the Caribbean, the Middle East and North Africa, Europe, and Oceania—in order to provide a more global perspective. These essays are followed by entries on specific sports, world athletes, stadiums and arenas, famous games and matches, and major controversies. Spanning topics as varied as modern professional cycling to the fictional movie Rocky to the deadly ball game of the ancient Mayans, the first three volumes contain overview essays and entries for specific sports that have been and are currently practiced around the world. The fourth volume provides a compendium of information on the winners of major sporting competitions from around the world. Readers will gain invaluable insights into how sports have been enjoyed throughout all of human culture, and more fully comprehend their cultural contexts. The entries provide suggestions for further reading on each topic—helpful to general readers, students with school projects, university students and academics alike. Additionally, the four-volume Sports Around the World spotlights key charismatic athletes who have changed a sport or become more than just an outstanding player.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 467 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1899
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : OCLC:425796536

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Famous Ladies of the English Court by Anonim Pdf

Author : Lady Wilde
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1891
Category : English literature
ISBN : UOM:39015019071011

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Notes on Men, Women, and Books by Lady Wilde Pdf

Author : Anne Somerset
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015008187554

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Ladies in Waiting by Anne Somerset Pdf

Far from being servants or decorative accessories in court, ladies-in-waiting competed for real positions of power--and many succeeded in their goals, sometimes betraying their queens in the process. A few even became royal mistresses, such as the rapacious Lady Castlemaine who amassed a fortune and flaunted her hold over King Charles I. Drawing on a wide variety of primary sources, including the diaries of such shrewd onlookers as Lady Cowper and Fanny Burney, bestselling author Anne Somerset provides a guide to the character, profligate or pious, of each court. This lively combination of entertaining anecdote and searching analysis is social history at its most colorful. .,."provides a wealth of juicy anecdotal material..."--"The New York Times"

Author : Howard Pyle,Richard Morris,James Knowles,T. W. Rolleston,Thomas Malory,Alfred Tennyson,Maude L. Radford
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 3194 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2023-11-16
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547668169

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KING ARTHUR - Ultimate Collection: 10 Books of Myths, Tales & The History Behind The Legendary King by Howard Pyle,Richard Morris,James Knowles,T. W. Rolleston,Thomas Malory,Alfred Tennyson,Maude L. Radford Pdf

King Arthur is a legendary British ruler who, according to medieval histories and romances, led the defense of Britain against Saxon invaders in the late 5th and early 6th centuries AD. This Ultimate Collection contains the most important 10 books about King Arthur, The Holy Grail, Sir Lancelot, Sorcerer Merlin, the Excalibur, the Legendary Camelot, Adventures of the Noble Knights of the Round Table, as well as other connected British Celtic Legends and Myths: King Arthur – An Introduction by H. W. Mabie Le Morte d'Arthur by Thomas Malory The Legends of King Arthur and His Knights by James Knowles King Arthur and His Knights by Maude L. Radford The Story of King Arthur and His Knights by Howard Pyle The Story of the Champions of the Round Table by Howard Pyle The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions by Howard Pyle Idylls of the King by Alfred Tennyson Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by Richard Morris The Mabinogion Myths and Legends of the Celtic Race

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 588 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1892
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB11455975

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British Museum Catalogue of printed Books by Anonim Pdf

Author : Lindsay R. Moore
Publisher : Gender in History
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2021-02-16
Category : History
ISBN : 1526151715

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Women Before the Court by Lindsay R. Moore Pdf

This book offers an innovative, comparative approach to the study of women's legal rights during a formative period of Anglo-American history. It traces how colonists transplanted English legal institutions to America, examines the remarkable depth of women's legal knowledge and shows how the law increasingly undermined patriarchal relationships between parents and children, masters and servants, husbands and wives. The book will be of interest to scholars of Britain and colonial America, and to laypeople interested in how women in the past navigated and negotiated the structures of authority that governed them. It is packed with fascinating stories that women related to the courts in cases ranging from murder and abuse to debt and estate litigation. Ultimately, it makes a remarkable contribution to our understandings of law, power and gender in the early modern world.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 734 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1894
Category : American literature
ISBN : MINN:31951001987616S

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The Book Buyer by Anonim Pdf

A review and record of current literature.

Author : Mark Twain,Thomas Malory,Lord Tennyson,Alfred Tennyson
Publisher : Tacet Books
Page : 798 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2019-05-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9788577772254

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3 Books to Know: King Arthur by Mark Twain,Thomas Malory,Lord Tennyson,Alfred Tennyson Pdf

Welcome to the 3 Books To Know series, our idea is to help readers learn about fascinating topics through three essential and relevant books. These carefully selected works can be fiction, non-fiction, historical documents or even biographies. We will always select for you three great works to instigate your mind, this time the topic is: King Arthur. - Le Morte D'Arthur By Thomas Malory - Idylls of the King by Lord Tennyson - A Connecticut Yakee In King Arthur's Court by Mark TwainLe Morte d'Arthur (The Death of Arthur) is a reworking by Sir Thomas Malory of existing tales about the legendary King Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, Merlin, and the Knights of the Round Table. Malory interpreted existing French and English stories about these figures and added original material. Le Morte d'Arthur was first published in 1485 by William Caxton and is today one of the best-known works of Arthurian literature in English. Idylls of the King, published between 1859 and 1885, is a cycle of twelve narrative poems by the English poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809–1892; Poet Laureate from 1850) which retells the legend of King Arthur, his knights, his love for Guinevere and her tragic betrayal of him, and the rise and fall of Arthur's kingdom. The whole work recounts Arthur's attempt and failure to lift up mankind and create a perfect kingdom, from his coming to power to his death at the hands of the traitor Mordred. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court is an 1889 novel by American humorist and writer Mark Twain. The book was originally titled A Yankee in King Arthur's Court. Some early editions are titled A Yankee at the Court of King Arthur. In the book, a Yankee engineer from Connecticut named Hank Morgan receives a severe blow to the head and is somehow transported in time and space to England during the reign of King Arthur. This is one of many books in the series 3 Books To Know. If you liked this book, look for the other titles in the series, we are sure you will like some of the topics

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1876
Category : American literature
ISBN : UOM:39015014112935

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Godey's Lady's Book by Anonim Pdf