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Biography of Elizabeth I and her forty five year reign as Britain's Queen.

"The Modern Library of the world's best books." An epic novel featuring the Russian role in the Napoleonic wars and providing a complex panorama of the life of the time.

A young actor at the Globe Theatre must defend his master when Queen Elizabeth suspects that Shakespeare tried to help the Earl of Essex overthrow her.

A poor serving girl conspires to save an innocent woman that Lord Scuggate is planning to burn as a witch in order to impress the queen.

Follows the life of the strong-willed queen who brought new stability and vitality to England in the sixteenth century.

Princess Isabel of Spain protects her younger brother Alfonso, the future king.

Examines the life of the military genius who crowned himself Emperor of the French and established a vast European empire.

A brief biography of the twelfth-century English king known as "the lion-hearted" with emphasis on his leadership of the Third Crusade. Also discusses the origins of the Crusades and their influence on the relationship between Muslims and Christians.

Traces the life of the powerful French military and political leader, focusing on his triumphs and defeats in the Napoleonic Wars.

In 1815 on the remote island of Saint Helena, fourteen-year-old Betsy Balcombe develops a friendship with Napoleon Bonaparte who, after his defeat at Waterloo, is brought there as an exile and is housed with her family.