Renaissance category: 1000 books
by James Shapiro
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
What accounts for Shakespeare’s transformation from talented poet and playwright to one of the greatest writers who ever lived? In this gripping account, James Shapiro sets out to answer this question, "succeed[ing] where others have fallen short." (Boston Globe)
1599 was an epochal...
Erasmus
His Life, Works, and Influence
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 1995
Erasmus: His Life, Works, and Influence is a comprehensive introduction to Erasmus's life, works, and thoughts. It integrates the best scholarship of the past twenty years and will appeal to undergraduates in all areas of cultural history as well as Erasmus specialists.
Summary & Analysis of Leonardo DaVinci
A Guide to the Book by Walter Isaacson
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2018
Isaacson could not have created a more captivating character in any work of fiction, and yet his portrayal of the larger than life Leonardo da Vinci is both thoroughly sensible and ineffably sublime.
This ZIP Reads summary provides key takeaways and analysis from Isaacson's #1 bestselling book,...
The Sistine Secrets
Michelangelo's Forbidden Messages in the Heart of the Vatican
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2009
The Shocking Secrets of Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel Artwork
The recent cleaning of the Sistine Chapel frescoes removed layer after layer of centuries of accumulated tarnish and darkness. The Sistine Secrets endeavors to remove the centuries of prejudice, censorship, and ignorance that blind...
Mary Boleyn
The Mistress of Kings
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2011
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE
New York Times bestselling author and noted British historian Alison Weir gives us the first full-scale, in-depth biography of Mary Boleyn, sister to Queen Anne as well as mistress to Anne’s husband, Henry...
The Tudors
The Complete Story of England's Most Notorious Dynasty
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2010
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • For the first time in decades comes a fresh look at the fabled Tudor dynasty, comprising some of the most enigmatic figures ever to rule a country.
“A thoroughly readable and often compelling narrative . . . Five centuries have not diminished the appetite for...
La Vie de Marguerite de Valois
Reine de Navarre et de France (1553-1615)
Language: French
Release Date: March 5, 2014
On a tous entendu parler de Marguerite de Valois, la fameuse « Reine Margot » ainsi nommée par Alexandre Dumas dans son roman.
Qui était-elle vraiment ? Quelle fut sa vie ? Elle était fille de roi (Henri II), sœur de trois rois successifs...
Los secretos de la Capilla Sixtina
Los mensajes prohibidos de Miguel Angel en el corazon del Vaticano
Language: Spanish
Release Date: September 18, 2012
Preparese para desaprender todo lo que creia saber sobre la Capilla Sixtina y las obras maestras de Miguel angel. Este libro procurara desplazar siglos de prejuicio, censura e ignorancia de uno de los tesoros del arte mas famosos y queridos del mundo. Hace quinientos anos Miguel angel comenzo una...
by G W O Woodward
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2019
Queen Elizabeth I’s reign is amongst the most exciting and fascinating of any period of English history. She was a glamourous queen who ruled a vibrant nation full of legendary figures: Robert Dudley, Francis Drake, Walter Raleigh, the Earl of Essex were all international celebrities of their day....
The Queen's Bed
An Intimate History of Elizabeth's Court
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2014
From the private world of a beloved English queen, a story of intimacy, royalty, espionage, rumor, and subterfuge
Queen Elizabeth I acceded to the throne in 1558, restoring the Protestant faith to England. At the heart of the new queen's court lay her bedchamber, closely guarded by the favored...
by Charles River Editors
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013
Maximilian I ruled as Holy Roman Emperor from 1493 until 1519. He is perhaps best known for marrying his son Philip to Joanna of Castille, creating the Hapsburg dynasty. This short biography of Maximilian I includes a table of contents.
Marguerite d'Angoulême, Soeur de François Ier
Les Femmes de la Cour des derniers Valois Tome 1
Language: French
Release Date: July 11, 2013
Marguerite d’Angoulême, reine de Navarre, surnommée la Perle des Valois, est la sœur de François Ier. Plus qu’une sœur, elle fut l’amie, la confidente, la conseillère. Elle adoucit sa nature fougueuse, elle lui donna le goût des lettres et des arts, elle développa...
Four Queens and a Countess
Mary Queen of Scots, Elizabeth I, Mary I, Lady Jane Grey and Bess of Hardwick: The Struggle for the Crown
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2017
When Mary Stuart was forced off the Scottish throne she fled to England, a move that made her cousin Queen Elizabeth very uneasy. Elizabeth had continued the religious changes made by her father and England was a Protestant country, yet ardent Catholics plotted to depose Elizabeth and put Mary Stuart...
by Pierre de Vaissière
Language: French
Release Date: December 9, 2013
Language: French
Release Date: December 9, 2013
Dans cette biographie d’Henri IV, Pierre de Vaissière tente de faire davantage revivre l’homme que le roi. Du ventre de sa mère, Jeanne d’Albret, à son assassinat par Ravaillac, ce sont les 56 ans d’une vie riche en évènements qui nous sont exposés...