The survival of the British monarchy as a popular institution owes a lot toits queens who were, more often than not, more intelligent than theirhusbands. Caroline of Ansbach is such a queen. Well-educated and from one ofthe poorer German...
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Victoria Holt demonstrates her mastery once again in her most exciting novel set in turn-of-the-century England where a young woman grows up in the shadow of the great estate - and privileged way of life - that was once her family's birthright....
Эпоха Тюдоров сменилась эпохой Стюартов. Окружение Якова I становится лакомой приманкой для честолюбивой юной графини Франсис Эссекс....
Юная девушка пытается разгадать тайну статуэтки «Загадочная женщина», а затем и корабля с тем же названием. На пути ее подстерегают...
Mount Mellyn stood as proud and magnificent as she had envisioned... But what about its master - Connan TreMellyn? Was Martha Leigh's new employer as romantic as his name sounded? As she approached the sprawling mansion towering above the cliffs...
Иногда, когда я не могла уснуть ночью, я размышляла над тем, что случилось бы, если бы все открылось. Мои родители были бы потрясены, в...
Nora Tamsin was fascinated by the ruthless Charles Herrick, but she discovered that he deserved his name "The Lynx". His love for her was overwhelming and frightening. By the time she realized that his plan for her was part of his obsessive...
When Henry VI becomes king, it is soon clear that he would be better suited to a quiet life than to ruling the country. Richard, Duke of York, is convinced that he would make a better king and has more right to the crown, and he will stop at nothing...
Взойдя на трон, Георг Третий решает стать не только образцовым королем, но и примерным супругом, сохранить верность невзрачной и...