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La conquête du Brésil par les Français est un des épisodes les plus extraordinaires et les plus méconnus de la Renaissance. "Rouge Brésil" raconte l'histoire de deux enfants, Just et Colombe, embarqués de force dans cette expédition pour servir d'interprètes auprès des tribus indiennes. Tout est démesuré dans cette aventure. Le cadre : la baie sauvage de Rio, encore livrée aux jungles et aux Indiens cannibales.

The Scarlet Letter is one of the great classics of American literature. Set in the harsh Puritan environment of 17th-century Boston, it describes the plight of Hester Prynne, an independent-minded woman who stands alone against society. Having given birth to a child after an illicit affair, she refuses to name the father and is forced to wear the letter "A", for Adulteress, embroidered on her dress.

The Agents of the Crown - the “rollicking new historical thriller” (The New York Times Book Review) series - returns with this riveting novel following the original MI6 agent as he is assigned a dangerous mission to recreate a weapon from antiquity.

In Monte Guano, a ridiculously small and penniless principality in Renaissance Italy, Prince Ludovico II finds his rule constantly undermined by those around him: his shrewd wife, his official mistress and his three disappointing—if not outright humiliating—sons. As well as having to manage the ever-increasing tributes demanded by the Pope, Prince Ludovico must also contend with feeble conscripts in search of war booty, getting on the pilgrim map, fake currency, religious battles and worst of all, English tourists.

1606. A year to the day that men were executed for conspiring to blow up Parliament, a towering wave devastates the Bristol Channel. Some proclaim God's vengeance. Others seek to take advantage. In London, Daniel Pursglove lies in prison waiting to die. But Charles FitzAlan, close adviser to King James I, has a job in mind that will free a man of Daniel's skill from the horrors of Newgate. If he succeeds. For Bristol is a hotbed of Catholic spies, and where better for the lone conspirator who evaded arrest, one Spero Pettingar, to gather allies than in the chaos of a drowned city?

February, 1586. When the queen’s spymaster, Sir Francis Walsingham, learns that Ursula is to visit her relatives in Devon, he asks her to find out what has happened to two of his local agents, who have been strangely silent recently. On arrival in the small Devon village of Zeal Aquatio, Ursula discovers that both spies in question have met with mysterious - and fatal - accidents. Or is there more to it than that? What did the two spies find out that got them killed?

Lyta is trying her best. She's determined to stay out of trouble, steer clear of her beloved Sylvian and the queen he is bound to serve, and—most importantly—not embarrass her brother Kit. But when Kit asks her to help the temple recover their stolen relics, Lyta can't say no. Because when Lyta crossed the veil, she tore a hole in it. And now something vast and ancient is clawing its way into Amberes. Something so terrible, even the gods are afraid.

In 1565 a young maid of honour named Helena von Snakenborg arrives at the English court from Sweden. Her meeting with Queen Elizabeth I changes her life forever when she is invited to remain in her service. Helena becomes the established favourite and closest companion of the mercurial queen. After her marriage to Lord Northampton she rises to become the third highest lady in the land. But queens and fortunes can be fickle friends and Helena must overcome tragedy and exile in order to achieve happiness.

In the final installment of the award-winning Defying the Crown trilogy, Kerry Chaput takes listeners on another thrilling adventure through the outlandish world of Paris and Versailles. Daughter of Snow and Secrets immerses you in a breathless tale of danger with a cast of brave, fierce women as they fight for love and freedom. You won't want to miss the stunning conclusion to this riveting historical fiction series.

When Sir Guy promised Will's dying mother he'd look after her son, he couldn't imagine where that oath would lead. So he takes Will on as a man-at-arms for the worst job in England—guarding the deposed king. Will's fondness for making friends in the tavern and for the occasional company of barmaids runs contrary to Guy's personal code of honor-devotion to God and king. But the young man is a competent soldier and well-liked, so Guy settles for the occasional, public admonishment to keep the others from going down what he considers Will's path of dissolution.

It's 1569. Elizabeth I sits on the English throne, the Reformation inflames the continent, and whispers of war abound. But in Troixden, just north of France, the Lady Annelore isn't interested in royal politics. Times are hard, taxes are high, and the people in her duchy need her help just to survive. Her widowed father is a good man easily distracted by horses, and her newly knighted childhood friend...well, he has plans of his own. Then Annelore receives a call she can't ignore.

What if Henry VIII never married Anne of Cleves? What if Anne had to flee to France? What if she had bonded with Catherine de Medici? This is a spinoff to Tudor Siblings focusing on Anne of Cleves and Catherine de Medici.

Sequel to “Tudor Secrets” from the point of view of Morgana Tudor. The only daughter of King Arthur II. Morgana Tudor’s journey to becoming a healer of legend.

1597, aposentos de Clemente VIII, en el Vaticano. Angelo DeGrasso, Inquisidor General de Liguria, es recibido en audiencia privada por el Papa, el Superior General de la Inquisición y un extraño astrólogo llamado Darko. Le acaban de comunicar que un hereje llamado Eros Gianmaria, que ha sido trasladado desde Venecia, guarda aún un terrible secreto: es el único que conoce el paradero de la última copia de un libro prohibido, el Necronomicón, y Angelo ha de usar su pericia para conseguir una confesión.

There's only one thing notorious thief Lyta loves more than a big score: her little brother, Kit. But when Kit is arrested for producing seditious pamphlets, he stands to lose not only his printing press, but possibly his life. In exchange for her brother's freedom, Lyta strikes a daring bargain with the king -she will steal the infamous Book of Gold: a mysterious manuscript reputed to be hiding vast magical power within.

Elizabeth den Første krones i 1558 og følges tæt af sin barndomsven og tilbeder Sir Robert Dudley. Mens hans søger magten ved hoffet, lever hans hustru en trist og forsømt tilværelse, og dronningens nærmeste begynder at se skævt til ham.

1569 Costretta a fuggire dall'Olanda per sottrarsi alla persecuzione spagnola, Freida Ortelius è decisa a ricominciare da capo a Londra e a tenere al sicuro la sua famiglia a qualunque costo.

1552, Paris: Against a backdrop of turmoil, suspicion, and paranoia, the printing press is quickly spreading new ideas across Europe, threatening the power of church and state and unleashing a wave of book burning and heretic hunting. When frightened ex-nun Lysbette Angiers arrives one day at Charlotte Guillard’s famous printing shop with her manuscript, neither woman knows just how far the powerful elite will go to prevent the spread of Lysbette’s audacious ideas.

English artist Alice Bulbeck and her twin brother, Edward, approach Axel Webb to find a lost Shakespeare play entitled The History of Cardenio. The play, performed only once for James I, has been lost for 400 years. It wasn’t included in the 1623 First Folio published by Shakespeare’s friends after his death. It is the only known play credited to William Shakespeare that has never been published. The question is, why?

Dobrodružný detektivní příběh se odehrává v renesanční Praze. Román vznikl podle stejnojmenné divadelní hry oblíbeného autora Vlastimila Vondrušky. Hlavními hrdiny je zdánlivě nesourodá trojice – staroměstský rychtář Jan, katovka a zběhlý student teologie. Městský kat, který se až příliš rád dívá na dno číše s vínem, se stane uprostřed noci svědkem vraždy. Pachatelem je neznámý muž v klobouku s pérem, podivnější ale je totožnost oběti – tou je kupec Pelech, který měl být před několika dny pohřben. Ještě než se stačí rychtář vydat po první stopě, dojde k další vraždám a loupeži na radnici. Naštěstí je tu rychtářův bystrý synovec Petr.