The Duke S Assassin

Author : Stefano Dall'Aglio
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2015-07-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9780300213584

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The Duke's Assassin by Stefano Dall'Aglio Pdf

Stefano Dall’Aglio sheds new light on the notorious Florentine Lorenzino de’ Medici (also known as Lorenzaccio) and on two of the most infamous assassinations in Italian Renaissance history. In 1537 Lorenzino changed the course of history by murdering Alessandro de’ Medici, first duke of Florence, and paving the way for the accession of the new duke, Cosimo I. In 1548 Lorenzino was killed in Venice in revenge for the assassination. The events surrounding these murders, which Dall’Aglio reconstructs, involved the Medici, their loyalists, Florentine republican exiles, and some of the most powerful sovereigns of the time. The first publication in a century to examine the life of Lorenzino de’ Medici, and the first work in English, this fascinating revisionist history is based on extensive research in the historical archives of Florence and Simancas. The tale is as gripping as a detective novel, as Dall’Aglio unravels a 500-year-old mystery, revealing who was behind the bloody death of the duke’s assassin: the emperor Charles V.

Author : Stefano Dall'Aglio
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2015-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780300189780

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The Duke's Assassin by Stefano Dall'Aglio Pdf

Part I. The eleven-year exile -- Part II. Anatomy of a murder.

Author : Heather Slade
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2021-06-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1953626319

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The Duke and the Assassin by Heather Slade Pdf

Author : Benjamin Woolley
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2018-07-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781250125057

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The King's Assassin by Benjamin Woolley Pdf

An absorbing account of the conspiracy to kill King James I by his handsome lover, the Duke of Buckingham, an historical crime that has remained hidden for 400 years. The rise of George Villiers from minor gentry to royal power seemed to defy gravity. Becoming gentleman of the royal bedchamber in 1615, the young gallant enraptured James, Britain’s first Stuart king, royal adoration reaching such an intensity that the king declared he wanted the courtier to become his ‘wife’. For a decade, Villiers was at the king’s side – at court, on state occasions, and in bed, right up to James’s death in March 1625. Almost immediately, Villiers’ many enemies accused him of poisoning the king. A parliamentary investigation was launched, and scurrilous pamphlets and ballads circulated London’s streets. But the charges came to nothing, and were relegated to a historical footnote. Now, new research suggests that a deadly combination of hubris and vulnerability did indeed drive Villiers to kill the man who made him. It may have been by accident – the application of a quack remedy while the king was weakened by a malarial attack. But there is compelling evidence that Villiers, overcome by ambition and frustrated by James’s passive approach to government, poisoned him. In The King’s Assassin, acclaimed author Benjamin Woolley examines this remarkable, even tragic story. Combining vivid characterization and a strong narrative with historical scholarship and forensic investigation, Woolley tells the story of King James’s death, and of the captivating figure at its center.

Author : Avril Sabine
Publisher : Cracked Acorn Productions
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11-30
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781925941432

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Assassins Of The Dead 5: Duke's Courier by Avril Sabine Pdf

Genre: Young Adult Fantasy/Paranormal Word Count: 41765 Some heroes work in the shadows, only their deeds remembered. Meikah had thought their tasks in Port Mayren were done. After being summoned to the headquarters of the Assassins Of The Dead, she soon found she was wrong. This time, things were personal. One of her family was in danger and she didn't know if she had the skills to rescue them as well as prevent the deaths of over a hundred innocent people. This story was written by an Australian author using Australian spelling. Keywords: teen/young adult, assassins, vampires, shifters, ghosts, zombies, dark fantasy, medieval style setting, bookshop, academy, magic, mystery, action, adventures, swords and sorcery, strong female character, short read.

Author : John Stevens Cabot Abbott
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 788 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1873
Category : Europe
ISBN : HARVARD:HWHPH9

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The History of Napoleon III., Emperor of the French by John Stevens Cabot Abbott Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781434939531

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MageTech Assassin's Vendetta by Anonim Pdf

Author : Isaac Disraeli
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1881
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015005252146

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Disraeli's Works by Isaac Disraeli Pdf

Author : Isaac Disraeli,Disraeli
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1881
Category : Authors, English
ISBN : STANFORD:36105116980546

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Disraeli's Complete Works by Isaac Disraeli,Disraeli Pdf

Author : Isaac Disraeli
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1858
Category : English literature
ISBN : HARVARD:HW1W82

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Curiosities of Literature by Isaac Disraeli Pdf

Author : Isaac Disraeli
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1881
Category : Electronic
ISBN : WISC:89099782716

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Works by Isaac Disraeli Pdf

Author : John Heneage Jesse
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1871
Category : London (England)
ISBN : UOM:39015010801960

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London by John Heneage Jesse Pdf

Author : Alastair Bellany,Tom Cogswell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2015-10-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 030011849X

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England's Assassin by Alastair Bellany,Tom Cogswell Pdf

Author : John Stevens Cabot Abbott
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1871
Category : Adventure and adventurers
ISBN : IND:32000011251479

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History of Louis Philippe, King of the French by John Stevens Cabot Abbott Pdf

Author : A. Inman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1883
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:590523609

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Regina amoris; or, The lady of love, a play. Acting ed by A. Inman Pdf