Leanda De Lisle: 3 books
After Elizabeth
The Rise of James of Scotland and the Struggle for the Throne of England
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
Many volumes have been written about the long reign of Elizabeth I. Now, for the first time, comes a brilliant new work that focuses on the critical year her reign ended, a time in which England lost its childless queen and a Machiavellian struggle ensued to find her successor.
December 1602....
Tudor
Passion. Manipulation. Murder. The Story of England's Most Notorious Royal Family
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2013
The Tudors are England's most dramatic royal family-Henry VIII notoriously divorced his queen and broke with the church of Rome, and Elizabeth I became the greatest English queen in history. But they are a dynasty still more extraordinary than the one we thought we knew.
In an epic narrative...
The White King
Charles I, Traitor, Murderer, Martyr
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2017
From the New York Times bestselling author and master of narrative nonfiction comes the tragic story of Charles I, his warrior queen, Britain's civil wars and the trial for his life.
Less than forty years after England's golden age under Elizabeth I, the country was at war with itself. Split...