"Horizon caravel book." An account of the 16th-century battle between the Spanish Armada and the English navy, which resulted in the defeat of the Spanish and changed the course of world history.
Examines the history of the England's Elizabethan era, including the ideas that shaped it, the era that preceded and influenced it, and its famous artists, philosophers, and events.
In 1509 Ireland, Mara is sent to the independent kingdom of Burren to investigate the death of a man who was found dead two days after the May Day festival, but when she arrives, she has a hard time getting any of the people to discuss what has happened and is left to solve the mystery on her own.
A novel about William Shakespeare's years in the bustling, romantic world of the London theater and his marriage to Anne Hathaway, who raised their children without him in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Examines the history, culture, and society of Elizabethan England, and looks at the life and writings of William Shakespeare within the context of the time in which he lived.
A history of the Renaissance, examining the economic, social, and technological undergirdings of the sudden outpouring of genius, and providing analyses of specific artists and their works of literature, painting, sculpture, and architecture.
Traces the ascent of Mary Tudor to power in sixteenth-century England and discusses the burning at the stake of nearly three hundred Protestants during her brief reign.
