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Hannah Verde and her father are Jews who have escaped the Spanish Inquisition by moving to England where her father sets up his printing business. There she meets Robert Dudley, the Earl of Leicester, who introduces her to the court of King Edward VI as a "holy" fool, because Hannah can sometimes foretell the future. She stays at court after Edward dies to serve Queen Mary I and at the same time is also accepted by her half-sister, Elizabeth. Hannah soon finds her loyalties divided and she is at the center of the intrigue to replace the Catholic Queen Mary with the Protestant Princess Elizabeth.

In autumn, 1558, Anne Boleyn's daughter, Elizabeth, is crowned Queen of England. Crucial to her success is Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, who has been her supporter (and some say her lover) during her struggle for the throne. In an age where women were thought to be unable to govern on their own, Elizabeth is urged to marry soon so England can finally have peace. However, the one man she desires is Robert Dudley who is already married to Amy, a wife who will not let him fulfill his ambitions at her expense. As Robert begins to court Elizabeth he asks himself whether it will be possible to put his wife aside to marry a queen.

In a dual narrative that pits the heights of human ambition and achievement against the supremacy of nature, Stephan Talty tells the story of a mighty ruler and a tiny microbe, antagonists whose struggle would shape the modern world. --from publisher descriptioin.

Addresses the twenty-five year Age of Napoelon, which went far beyond his death, from 1795 to 1820, and the non-military influences he and his successors had on France in terms of administration and civil reforms.

Focuses on the critical year the reign of the childless Elizabeth I ended and a Machiavellian struggle ensued to find her successor.

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

A biography of Napoleon Bonaparte, tracing his life and quest for power from his birthplace on the island of Corsica to his exile and death on St. Helena.

Presents a pocket guide to French history and describes the city of Paris through the courtship of Napoleon and Josephine.