Melisende's Library

Synopsis: The first comprehensive biography in three decades on Margaret Beaufort, the mother of the Tudor Dynasty. In 1485, Henry VII becam...

Synopsis: Theodora: actress, prostitute, mistress, feminist. And Byzantine Empress of the civilized world. Stephen: handsome Syrian boy, wi...

Synopsis: The thrilling biography of Robert Bruce Lockhart, Britain's 'Agent' in Moscow Sir Robert Bruce Lockhart (1887–1970) w...

Synopsis: Survivor. Rebel. Conspirator. Matriarch of a dynasty. Born into a century of conflict as the daughter of the Duke of Somerset and...

Synopsis: One of the most overlooked families of the early modern period, the Courtenays played a critical role, and their story of love an...

Synopsis: The second decade of the 20th Century was a period of great transition, especially with the beginning of WWI in 1917. The war acce...

Synopsis: In 402 AD, after invading tribes broke through the Alpine frontiers of Italy and threatened the imperial government in Milan, the...

Synopsis: CIA agent Bill Hefflin is back in Bucharest—immersed in a cauldron of spies and crooked politicians ... The CIA is rocked to its ...

Synopsis: Bill Hefflin is a man apart—apart from life, apart from his homeland, apart from love ... At the start of the 1989 uprising in Ro...

Synopsis: The formation of the Burgundian Empire by the four Valois Dukes of Burgundy would not have happened without the formidable royal ...

Synopsis: A vivid biography of the elusive George Downing, a Puritan from colonial Massachusetts who became Oliver Cromwell's chief spy...

Synopsis: Rulers (and would-be rulers) have always faced the possibility of a violent death. Between the seventh and eighteenth centuries ov...

Synopsis: Medieval Nuns at War by Elizabeth Quillen uncovers the extraordinary lives of nuns who defied expectations, embracing roles that...

Some interesting titles due out or recently published that may be of interest ... Francis I : The Knight-King by Glenn Richardson A compelli...

Synopsis: From the assassination of his father to the explosive political and personal intrigues of his reign, this fresh biography reveals...

Rodney Bolt's book is not an attempt to prove that, rather than dying at 29 in a tavern brawl, Christopher Marlowe staged his own death,...

Synopsis: The Scottish Wars of Independence are often celebrated for the heroic deeds of men, but behind the scenes, noblewomen played an e...

An investigation into the man Scotland Yard thought (but couldn't prove) was Jack the Ripper. Dozens of theories have attempted to resol...