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When Katherine of Aragon is brought to the Tudor court as a young bride, the oldest princess, Margaret, takes her measure. With one look, each knows the other for a rival, an ally, a pawn, destined - with Margaret's younger sister Mary - to a sisterhood unique in all the world. The three sisters will become the queens of England, Scotland and France. United by family loyalties and affections, they find themselves set against each other. Katherine...
462) The silken rose
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Rose trilogy volume 1
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English
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1236. Beautiful Ailenor of Provence, cultured and intelligent, is only thirteen when she marries Henry III. Aware of the desperate importance of providing heirs to secure the throne from those who would snatch it away, she is ruthless in her dealings with Henry's barons. As conflict escalates between them, Ailenor's shrewd and clever Savoyard uncles come to support her but her growing political power is threatened when Henry's half-siblings also arrive...
463) The good servant
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2022
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English
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1932, Dunfermline, Scotland. Marion Crawford, a bright and ambitious young teacher, is ready to make her mark on the world. Until a twist of fate changes the course of her life forever... 1936, Windsor Castle. At first this ordinary woman is in a new world, working as a governess to two young princesses, in a household she calls home but where everyone is at a distance. As the course of history changes, she finds herself companion to the future Queen,...
465) Realm
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Clipper Audio
Pub. Date
2011
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English
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It is 1588 and in Lisbon the great Spanish Armada prepares to set sail for England. One by one the intelligence sources of legendary Elizabethan spymaster Sir Francis Walsingham vanish, day-by-day the danger to his queen and country grows. Finally, he sends the young soldier and agent Christian Hardy to discover the truth.
466) The orphan girl
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Lamplight Audiobooks
Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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Life has been a long tough struggle for orphan Lily Rae and chorus-hall singer Tilley Green. But the town of Wednesbury just could be where they can find their own glimmer of happiness.
467) Blood queen
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Clipper Large Print Books
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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Scotland, 1020 AD - King Malcolm II is fading fast. It is North vs South, for two families have a claim on the inheritance of his crown. Who will gain the Scottish throne? On the eve of her 16th birthday, a flushed and nervous Cora MacDuff waits to marry her sweetheart, Macbeth. But her dreams are about to be stolen from her as the night she was hoping for turns into a brutal slaughter. In order to reclaim the life she was promised, she will learn...
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Lamplight Large Print Books
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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1865: the American Civil War has just ended, and 18-year old Vita Tenney is determined to pursue her lifelong dream of becoming a country doctor like her father. But when her father tells her she must get married instead, Vita explores every means of escape - and finds one in the person of war veteran Jacob Culhane. Damaged by what he's seen in battle and with all his family gone, Jacob is seeking investors for a fledgling business. Then he meets...
469) The convict's wife
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Lamplight Large Print Books
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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When Molly Holden's husband, Thomas, is convicted of being a Luddite on the word of a secret informer, he is sentenced to be transported to Australia. Left with their baby daughter, Molly must find work to survive. But the man who informed on Thomas is a former suitor of Molly's, and Isaac believes that with Thomas out of the way she will return to him. Yet Molly is determined to join her husband and decides to raise the sum to pay for passage, first...
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