Fiction - Historical - Renaissance

When beautiful young Lucy Graham accepts the hand of Sir Michael Audley, her fortune and her future look secure. But Lady Audley's past is shrouded in mystery, and Sir Michael's nephew Robert has vague forebodings. When Robert's good friend George Talboys suddenly disappears, he...

"A brilliant achievement." --Boston Herald "Entertaining...profound....A novel for adults that unearths our buried fascination with the primal fears and truths fairy tales contain."--Christian Science Monitor Gregory Maguire, the acclaimed author who re-imagined a darker, more dangerous Land of Oz in his New York Times...

Author: Gregory MaguirePublisher: William Morrow & CompanyPublished: 02/03/2026Pages: 304Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.55lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.31w x 0.76dISBN: 9780063489660About the AuthorMaguire, Gregory: - Gregory Maguire is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Wicked Years, a series that includes Wicked--the beloved classic that...

"Come, come! I'm sick to death of this particular self. I want another." As his tale begins, Orlando is a passionate sixteen-year-old nobleman whose days are spent in rowdy revelry, filled with the colorful delights of Queen Elizabeth I's court. By the close, three...

One of The Washington Post's 50 Best Novels of the YearLonglisted for the 2026 Dublin Literary Award "As full of epic characters as the Sistine Chapel ceiling . . . Sinfully fun to read." --Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker"[A] thorough success . . ....

Venice, 1710Poinsettia Girl is based on the story of Agata de la Pieta, an orphan musician of the Ospedale de la Pieta.Ten-year-old Agata's world is shaken at the sudden death of her mother. Left only with her egregious father, a working musician in Venice,...

In 1517, Martin Luther nails his ninety-five theses to the door of Wittenburg Cathedral, and a dance of death begins between a radical Anabaptist with many names and a loyal papal spy known mysteriously as "Q." In this brilliantly conceived literary thriller set in...

Disgraced. Beheaded. And out for revenge . . . We all know what happened to Henry VIII's second wife, Anne Boleyn. But what if she woke up the day after her execution and took it upon herself to seek justice?"Fabulous! A marvelously inventive and...

From "the queen of royal fiction" (USA TODAY) comes this New York Times bestseller featuring three very different women whose fates are each bound by a bloody curse: the legacy of the Boleyn family.After the death of his third wife, Jane Seymour, King Henry...

The New York Times bestselling author of the Six Tudor Queens series explores the dramatic, mysterious life of Katherine Carey, niece of Anne Boleyn, in this surprising novel that delves into one of the deepest secrets of Henry VIII's court. "In this vivid and...

Author: Alison WeirPublisher: Thorndike Press Large PrintPublished: 07/15/2026Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 2.30lbsSize: 8.60h x 5.70w x 1.70dISBN: 9781420536935

From #1 New York Times bestselling author of Boleyn Traitor and "queen of royal fiction" (USA TODAY) Philippa Gregory comes the remarkable story of Katherine of Aragon, Princess of Spain, daughter of two great monarchs, and eventual Queen of England when she marries the...

Two women, a mysterious map, and a family secret spanning hundreds of years ... A stunning art history thriller set around the life, times, and feuds of the artist Peter Paul Rubens.'An inspired blend of history and suspense ... This wonderful debut novel will...

"If you love historical drama...then look no further." --Boston Globe The magnificent sequel to A Crowning Mercy, Fallen Angels reunites New York Times bestseller Bernard Cornwell--whom the Washington Post calls, "perhaps the greatest writer of historical adventure novels today"--with co-author Susannah Kells for a...

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER * #1 INDIE BESTSELLER * NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"An immersive, sensual experience." --The New York Times "Essential." --The Washington PostGOODREADS CHOICE AWARD FINALIST * A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, NPR, Kirkus, Women's World, Town...

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER * #1 INDIE BESTSELLER * NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"An immersive, sensual experience." --The New York Times "Essential." --The Washington PostGOODREADS CHOICE AWARD FINALIST * A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, NPR, Kirkus, Women's World, Town...

"Historical fiction at its absolute best."--Alison WeirAcclaimed Tudor historian Tracy Borman weaves the dramatic history of the Boleyn family into a richly imagined novel of ambition, bloodlines, and the opulent and deadly court of Henry VIIIWhen nobleman Thomas Boleyn, lord of Hever Castle, is...

Author: Tracy BormanPublisher: GalePublished: 09/09/2026Pages: 630Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.60lbsSize: 8.59h x 5.52w x 1.27dISBN: 9781420538663

3 books of epic historical adventure now in one volume. A family torn apart. A king with an iron fist. Will their love, faith and loyalty be strong enough to help them survive war, persecution and a cruel separation?France, 1685. Jeanne is the wife...

In this New York Times bestseller that inspired the critically acclaimed Starz miniseries The White Queen, Philippa Gregory tells the tale of Anne Neville, a beautiful young woman who must navigate the treachery of the English court as her father, known as the Kingmaker,...