1485-1603, tudors

A tale inspired by the life of Jane Seymour follows her dedicated service as a Maid of Honor to Catherine of Aragon until a scheming Anne Boleyn throws the court into turmoil, a situation that culminates in Jane's dangerous relationship with Henry VIII.

Traces the rise of Henry VIII's advisor from an obscure brewer's son to one who encouraged the king's marriage to Anne Boleyn and the Protestant Reformation, and details his corrupt activities and violent execution.

In 16th-century England, lawyer Matthew Shardlake serves Lord Thomas Cromwell, an advisor to King Henry VIII; Shardlake enters a hellish cauldron of personal, social, and political upheaval as he starts to doubt Cromwell's methods.

Explores the details of everyday life in London during the reign of Queen Elizabeth, from 1558 to 1603, discussing building methods, interior decor, gardens, clothing styles, food and drink, education, games, religious tolerance, attitudes toward immigrants, poverty management, and other topics.

Describes the English defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588 in the framework of European history. Also covers diplomacy, strategy, and politics.

In 1558 while imprisoned in a remote castle, a young girl becomes involved in a series of events that leads to an underground labyrinth peopled by the last practitioners of druidic magic.

Uses the letters of the alphabet to provide an account of Queen Elizabeth's annual holiday, known as a "royal progress.".

Follows the life of the strong-willed queen who ruled England in the time of Shakespeare and the defeat of the Spanish Armada.

In the tense summer of 1588, eighteen-year-old Sherwin Morris, after nearly perishing in a shipwreck, finds himself aboard the privateer Vixen, captained by the notorious and enigmatic Brandon Fletcher who offers him adventure and riches if Sherwin would write and disseminate a flattering account of the captain's exploits.

Now that Sir Francis Walsingham, England's spymaster general, has found new recruit fourteen-year-old Nathan Fox, an actor in the same company as young Will Shakespeare, he will prepare him to enter a new and shadowy world.