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Elizabeth Fremantle “Queen’s Gambit”
A brilliant novel about Henry VIII and his last and sixth wife Catherine Parr. The life of the Tudor court is full of intrigue, romance and betrayal, and the resourceful and charismatic Catherine will have to come to terms with her new status.
Widowed for the second time at the age of thirty-one, Catherine Parr finally falls in love with each other. Her chosen one is Thomas Seymour, close to the Tudor court. The lovers are about to get married, but Henry VIII, who is used to achieving everything he wants, has other plans in this regard. Seymour is exiled to the continent, and Catherine has no choice but to accept the king’s offer. The sixth queen will have to gather around her a circle of people devoted to her, play a significant role in palace intrigues and not forget about her true love.
Jennifer Robson “Queen Dress”
A stunning novel about two embroiderers who had a chance to work on one of the most recognizable outfits of the 20th century – the wedding dress of Queen Elizabeth II. Like a delicate lace pattern, Robson wove many details into a single canvas. It turned out to be a wonderful gift for fans of historical novels and family sagas, on the pages of which fashion history, family secret and detective story are combined.
In the difficult post-war years in London, all thoughts were only about how to survive in conditions of hunger and find the strength to survive the tragedy. But suddenly the engagement of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip is announced, and the famous Norman Hartnell atelier receives an order for a wedding dress. Work on it is entrusted to two of the most talented embroiderers, and more than half a century later, a fragment of embroidery is discovered by the granddaughter of one of them. What mystery does the exquisite pattern keep in itself?
Shelley Parker-Chan “She Who Became the Sun”
A bold and fantasy novel about the rise to power of Zhu Yuanzhang, a peasant rebel who drove out the Mongols and unified China. Zhu succeeded in founding the Ming dynasty and becoming its first emperor. But this long journey was full of secrets…
In 1345, China was under the control of the Mongols. The eighth son of the Zhu family is predicted to have a great fate, but an attack by bandits takes his life. The only one left alive of the children is his sister, who decided to use her brother’s name and identity for her own salvation. She enters a monastery, becomes a novice and tempers her will and spirit. But the sanctuary is destroyed for supporting the uprising against the Mongol conquerors and her only chance to escape is to claim the throne. Will Heaven allow a cheeky girl to become emperor and restore China to its former glory?
Alexandra Marinina “Crib for lazy history buffs. Kings and Queens of England”
The famous detective writer tries herself in a new and unexpected genre – popular history. But this is not a textbook or an encyclopedia, but fascinating stories about familiar historical characters that can be looked at from a different, more interesting side.
How did English monarchs ascend to the throne and how did they lose it? What unusual events in their lives left an imprint on world history? The answer to these and other questions is given in the most comfortable form – there will be no more confusion in personalities and eras. The chronology built by Alexandra Marinina will tell about all the English monarchs from William the Conqueror to Elizabeth II, who are ubiquitous in TV series and novels.
Philippa Gregory “The White Queen”
The action of the first book in the Cousin War series takes place in the era of the confrontation between the Scarlet and White Roses, when there was a bloody struggle for the throne. Philippa Gregory embodied this vibrant family drama through the lives of women close to the crown – and began with Elizabeth Woodville, the White Queen.
Having lost her husband in battle, Elizabeth, with the help of her beauty and exorbitant ambitions, secretly becomes the wife of the young King Edward VI. But as long as there are other contenders for the throne, the rivalry between the families will never stop. The Queen’s life is full of happiness and love, but also of conflict, shocking betrayal and loss. She became the mother of twelve children, but two of them are associated with the greatest mystery of English history, which baffled historians – the mystery of the princes in the Tower, whose fate remains unknown to this day …
Source: Hellomagazine
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