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Flaunting, Extravagant Queen by Jean Plaidy
26.99 NZD
Category: Historical Fiction
At the age of fifteen, Marie Antoinette, beautiful and charming bride to the impotent Dauphin, is plunged into the intrigue of Versailles. Frivolous and reckless, she flouts the strict and demanding etiquette of the glittering court, and discovers the true nature of love, hate and jealousy. But the clou ...Show more
Katharine, The Virgin Widow by Jean Plaidy
26.99 NZD
28.99 (6% off)
Category: Historical Fiction | Series: Tudor Saga Ser.
A beautifully evocative and enthralling historical novel from multi-million copy and international bestselling author Jean Plaidy - perfect for fans of Philippa Gregory.'Plaidy excels at blending history with romance and drama' -- New York Times'Full-blooded, dramatic, exciting' - Observer'Splendidly wr ...Show more
Louis the Well-beloved by Jean Plaidy
26.99 NZD
Category: Historical Fiction
France eagerly awaits the day the young King, Louis XV, comes of age and breaks free from the rule of his ministers. The country hopes Louis will bring back glory and prosperity to France. However, he is too preoccupied with the thrills of hunting and gambling to notice the power struggle going on in hi ...Show more
Madame Serpent (Catherine de Medici Trilogy #1) by Jean Plaidy
26.99 NZD
Category: Historical Fiction | Series: Medici Trilogy Ser.
"Sullen-eyed and broken-hearted, fourteen-year-old Catherine de Medici arrives in Marseilles to marry Henry of Orleans, second son of the King of France. On the promise of a dowry fit for a king, Catherine has left her true love in Italy, forced into trading her future for a stake in the French crown. A ...Show more
Mary, Queen of France by Jean Plaidy
26.99 NZD
Category: Historical Fiction | Series: Tudor Saga Ser.
Princess Mary Rose is the youngest sister of King Henry VIII, and one of the few people whom he adores unconditionally. Known throughout Europe for her charm and beauty, Mary is the golden child of the Tudor family and is granted her every wish. Except when it comes to marriage. Henry, locked in a polit ...Show more
Murder Most Royal by Jean Plaidy
26.99 NZD
Category: Historical Fiction | Series: Tudor Saga Ser.
If you like Philippa Gregory, you will love this dazzlingly vivid historical novel from multi-million copy and international bestselling author Jean Plaidy. Two Queens at the mercy of a capricious King...'Jean Plaidy doesn't just write the history, she makes it come alive' -- RNA'Plaidy excels at blendi ...Show more
Queen Jezebel by Jean Plaidy
26.99 NZD
29.99 (10% off)
Category: Historical Fiction
The ageing Catherine de' Medici has arranged the marriage of her beautiful Catholic daughter Margot to the uncouth Huguenot King Henry of Navarre. Margot, still desperately in love with Henry de Guise, refuses to utter her vows. But even Catherine is unable to anticipate the carnage that this unholy uni ...Show more
St Thomas's Eve by Jean Plaidy
26.99 NZD
Category: Historical Fiction | Series: Tudor Saga Ser.
Henry VII once warned his son, the future King of England, not to trust Thomas More; years later that same son made More his confidante and advisor. But the allegiance is dangerously one-sided. A family man, lawyer and writer, More's ambitions are humble, whilst Henry's are endless.As More's career at c ...Show more
The Heart of the Lion by Jean Plaidy
26.99 NZD
28.99 (6% off)
Category: Historical Fiction | Series: Plantagenet Saga Ser.
At the age of thirty-two, Richard the Lionheart has finally succeeded Henry II to the English throne. And, against his father's wishes, he intends to make Berengaria, daughter of the King of Navarre, his Queen. But first he must fulfil his vow to his country to win back Jerusalem for the Christian world ...Show more
The Italian Woman by Jean Plaidy
26.99 NZD
Category: Historical Fiction | Series: Medici Trilogy Ser. | Reading Level: very good
When Catherine de' Medici was forced to marry Henry of Orleans, her's was not the only heart broken. Jeanne of Navarre once dreamed of marrying this same prince, but like Catherine, she must bend to the will of King Francis's political needs. And so both Catherine and Jeanne's lives are set on unwanted ...Show more
The King's Secret Matter by Jean Plaidy
26.99 NZD
Category: Historical Fiction | Series: Tudor Saga Ser.
"The personalities and intrigues of the English royal court are brought to vivid life in this tale of Katharine of Aragon, the first wife of Henry VIII." "The twelve-year marriage of Henry and Katharine has declined from an idyllic union into an uneasy stalemate. The king's love for his aging queen has ...Show more
The Plantagenet Prelude by Jean Plaidy
26.99 NZD
Category: Historical Fiction
When William X dies, the duchy of Aquitaine is left to his fifteen year-old daughter, Eleanor. But such a position for an unmarried woman puts the whole kingdom at risk. So on his deathbed William made a will that would ensure his daughter's protection: he promised her hand in marriage to the future Kin ...Show more