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The murder of Tutankhamen

a true story
1999
Examines artifacts, documents, tombs, and x-rays of ancient mummies to support the author's claim that young Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamen was murdered.

Henry VIII

the King and his court
2001
Chronicles the life of King Henry VIII, discussing why his was considered one of the most magnificent, and dangerous, courts in Renaissance Europe.

The prince and the pilgrim

1997
Prince Alexander is spirited away as an infant to escape the jealous rage of his uncle, the King of Cornwall, who murdered Alexander's father, but when he comes of age he must overcome the temptations of love, an enchantress and the Holy Grail in order to seek justice.

The once and future king

1996
The fantasy epic of King Arthur and Camelot, telling the story of how Wart, the adopted son of Sir Ector, becomes the King of England when he is sent in search of a sword by his brother Kay, and is forced to pull one out of an anvil in the churchyard.

Dracula, prince of many faces

his life and his times
1989
Biography of the infamous Vlad Dracula of Romania, nicknamed the Impaler, dreaded by his enemies and honored by his countrymen even today.

Alexander the Great

selections from Arrian
1981
Chronicles the campaigns of Alexander as recorded by Arrian, who was born over 400 years after the death of Alexander.

Hatshepsut of Egypt

2010
The story of Egypt's first female Pharaoh. The author describes her family, how she became Queen, and the intrigues that led to her becoming Pharaoh, a situation that had previously been unimaginable, as well as her experiences establishing trading relationships with nearby countries and attempts to wipe her from the historical record after her death.

The Plantagenets

the warrior kings and queens who made England
2012
The first Plantagenet king inherited a blood-soaked kingdom from the Normans and transformed it into an empire stretched at its peak from Scotland to Jerusalem. In this history, Jones resurrects this fierce and seductive royal dynasty and its mythic world.

The winter's tale

texts and contexts
2008

Caesar

life of a colossus
2006

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