Melisende's Library

Synopsis:   The definitive history of the Capetians, the crusading dynasty that made the French crown the wealthiest and most powerful in me...

Synopsis: A historical novel inspired by real events, The Bastard Prince of Versailles , narrates the escapades of a misborn "prince...

The Real Traviata is the rags-to-riches story of a tragic young woman whose life inspired one of the most famous operas of all time, Ver...

Synopsis: With enemies advancing on all sides and Cardinal Richelieu health failing, France is at breaking point. Yet salvation may arrive...

Grace Dalrymple Elliott, a young Scotswoman, courtesan and socialite, living in Paris was there to witness it all.   Born in 1754, Grace D...

From  Amazon UK :  This volume provides a fresh look at the Capetian century (1214-1314), a period that changed the cultural and politic...

From  The New York Times :  Lynne Olson’s “ Madame Fourcade’s Secret War ” tells of a woman who led the fight against the Nazis while co...

From  The Mail : There are some very special Frenchmen who have truly endeared themselves to the great British public. Victor Hugo has m...

Synopsis: Twisted Fate tells the saga of families in France caught up in the Protestant Reformation begun in the sixteenth century by M...

From  Sunday Times Books : Bestselling author Kate Mosse visited the graveyard in Franschhoek several years ago and felt such a strong s...

Review from  History News Network : Rarely in history has a country so blindly, maliciously and relentlessly turned against the memory o...

Having added " The Odd Fellow " by Ian Honeysett to my kindle reading list, I was intrigued by what more there was on offer by th...

Synopsis from St. Paul Center : Before Church and State: A Study of Social Order in the Sacramental Kingdom of St. Louis IX by Andrew W...

Harper Collins : Catherine de Medici’s father-in-law, King Francis of France, was the perfect Renaissance knight, the movement’s exempla...

This is an epic thirteen book series which " tells the story of Pierre de Siorac, a young Huguenot nobleman, and follows his adventur...

One of my favourite books is set to become a movie - Eric Jager's The Last Duel . From IF dot com dot au: Shaun Grant  has been s...

Historical Novel Portrays the Rise and Fall of a Queen | WebWire The story centers on Isabella, a princess from the German territory of B...

Spinning a Historical Tale | The UCSB Current For centuries, silk has been associated with wealth and royalty. Lesser known, though, is t...

From Midnight Walks to Medieval Murders: Writing 'The Anjou Trilogy' | The Huffington Post Princess Michael of Kent blogs about wr...

Williamsburg author's "The Viscount's Daughter" rich in medieval history - tribunedigital-dailypress In 12th century F...