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Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
xxii, 663 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Description
Drawing on numerous interviews and never-before-revealed documents, acclaimed biographer Sally Bedell Smith pulls back the curtain to show in intimate detail the public and private lives of Queen Elizabeth II, who has led her country and Commonwealth through the wars and upheavals of the last sixty years with unparalleled composure, intelligence, and grace.
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
64 p. : col. ill., col. maps, ports. ; 25 cm.
Description
Discusses the life of Queen Elizabeth I, from her birth to Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn in 1533, her imprisonment by her half-sister, through her reign as one of England's more respected monarchs, to her death in 1603.
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Formats
Description
When a series of passenger airplanes crashed in Elizabeth, N.J., within a three-month period in 1951-1952, Judy Blume was a teenager. "These events have lingered in my mind ever since," says Blume. Against this background, Blume uses her imagination to bring us the lives of three generations of families, friends, and strangers who will be profoundly affected by these events, either directly or indirectly. This is Blume's first novel for adults since...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Formats
Description
Throughout history, the British monarchy has relied on its courtiers--the trusted advisers in the King or Queen's inner circle--to ensure its survival as a family and a pillar of the country. Today, as ever, a carefully selected team of people hidden from view steers the royal family's path between public duty and private life. Queen Elizabeth II, after a remarkable 70 years of service, saw the final seasons of her reign without her husband Philip...
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
xiii, 284 pages ; 24 cm
Description
For the crime of stealing bread, fourteen-year-old May receives a life sentence: she must become a Sin Eater-a shunned woman, brutally marked, whose fate is to hear the final confessions of the dying, eat ritual foods symbolizing their sins as a funeral rite, and thereby shoulder their transgressions to grant their souls access to heaven. Orphaned and friendless, apprenticed to an older Sin Eater who cannot speak to her, May must make her way in...
Author
Series
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
310 pages ; 22 cm
Description
"In 1583, the nineteen-year-old Christopher Marlowe---with a reputation as a brawler, a womanizer, a genius, and a social upstart at Cambridge University---is visited by a man representing Marlowe's benefactors. There are rumors of a growing plot against her majesty Queen Elizabeth I, and the Queen's spymaster, Sir Francis Walsingham, has charged young Marlowe with tracking down the truth. The path to that truth seems to run through an enigmatic prisoner...
10) Sacred treason
Author
Series
Clarenceux trilogy volume 1
Publisher
Sourcebooks, Inc
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
459 p. cm.
Author
Series
Ursula Blanchard mysteries volume 12
Publisher
Crème de la Crime
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
230 p. ; 23 cm.
Description
When Ursula Blanchard's neighbour is murdered, she is once again involved with matters of espionage and affairs of state July, 1573. Recently widowed, Ursula Blanchard is living a quiet life on her Surrey estate, caring for her infant son. But her peaceful existence is shattered when Ursula's neighbour Jane Cobbold is found dead in her own flowerbed, stabbed through the heart with a silver dagger - and Ursula's manservant Brockley is arrested for...
Author
Series
Clarenceux trilogy volume 2
Publisher
Sourcebooks Landmark
Pub. Date
[2013], ©2013
Physical Desc
438 pages : map ; 21 cm
Description
William Harley, the English Clarenceux King of Arms, is guarding a sacred document, but when it is stolen Harley worries that its contents could fuel a Catholic-Protestant civil war and he must turn to the notorious pirate Raw Carew for help.
Author
Description
In the heart of Elizabethan England, Richard Shakespeare dreams of a glittering career in one of the London playhouses, a world dominated by his older brother, William. But he is a penniless actor, making ends meet through a combination of a beautiful face, petty theft and a silver tongue. As William's star rises, Richard's onetime gratitude is souring and he is sorely tempted to abandon family loyalty. So when a priceless manuscript goes missing,...
Author
Series
Ursula Blanchard mysteries volume 14
Publisher
Crème de la Crime
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
218 pages ; 23 cm.
Description
Ursula Blanchard must acquire a mysterious medieval manuscript in the latest enthralling historical adventure. February, 1577. Sir William Cecil has a dangerous new mission for Ursula Blanchard. He has asked her to visit Stonemoor House on the bleak Yorkshire moors, the home of a group of recusant women led by Abbess Philippa Gould. In their possession is an ancient book, and the Queen's advisor, Dr John Dee, is eager to get hold of it. However, while...
15) Elizabeth R
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2001]
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (540 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Dramatization of the life of Elizabeth, daughter of Henry VIII by Anne Boleyn. As a young woman, Elizabeth is faced with imprisonment and worse, but she prevails over vicious court intrigues and secures her claim to the throne. As Queen, she faces the continuing threat from Mary, Queen of Scots, an impending royal wedding that would unite England and France, and a palace insurrection involving a former court favorite.
16) The Queen
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 103 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An intimate, moving portrait of Queen Elizabeth and Tony Blair following the untimely death of Princess Diana. The Queen's restrained reaction causes a public relations debacle that Prime Minister Blair must defuse. The two struggle to reach a compromise between what was a private tragedy for the Royal family and the public's demand for an open display of mourning.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (115 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Queen Elizabeth's reign is threatened by familial betrayal and Spain's invading army. She and her shrewd advisors must act to safeguard the lives of her people. When the dashing seafarer Walter Raleigh captures her heart, Elizabeth is forced to make her most tragic sacrifice for the good of her country. A tale of one woman's crusade to control her love, destroy her enemies, and secure her position as a beloved icon of the western world.
Author
Series
Ursula Blanchard mysteries volume 1
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
1997
Physical Desc
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Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
167 p. : map ; 22 cm.
Description
In 1573, the crippled, scorned, and destitute Meggy Swann goes to London, where she meets her father, an impoverished alchemist, and eventually discovers that although her legs are bent and weak, she has many other strengths.
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