plaidy jean the plantagenet prelude
Plaidy Jean The Plantagenet Prelude
The first book in Jean Plaidy's epic Plantagenet series 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 King of France. Eleanor grows into a romantic and beautiful queen, but she has inherited the will of a king, and is determined to rule Aquitaine using her husband's power as King of France. Her resolve knows no limit and, in the years to follow she is to become one of history's most scandalous queens.
3721 Руб.
Plaidy Jean The Italian Woman
In the days when the word 'Italian' was synonymous with 'poisoner', there was no woman the French despised more than their own Queen Regent, Catherine de' Medici... 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 comply with King Francis's political needs. And so both Catherine and Jeanne's lives are set on unwanted paths, destined to cross in affairs of state, love and faith, driving them to become deadly political rivals. Years later Jeanne is happily married to the dashing but politically inept Antoine de Bourbon, whilst the widowed Catherine continues to be loved by few and feared by many - including her children. But Catherine is now the powerful mother of kings, who will do anything to see her beloved second son, Henry, rule France. As civil war ravages the country and Jeanne fights for the Huguenot cause, Catherine advances along her unholy road, making enemies at every turn...
2865 Руб.
Plaidy Jean The Revolt of the Eaglets
The second book in Jean Plaidy's epic Plantagenet series News of Thomas a Becket's martyrdom has spread throughout Christendom and the blame is laid at the feet of Henry Plantagenet, King of England. Two years later, with Becket canonised, Henry's position is precarious: punished at the Pope's insistence for his part in Becket's death, he now also has an enemy in his Queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine, after her discovery of his longstanding infidelity with Rosamund Clifford. Eleanor is determined to seek vengeance, so, with King Philip of France, she encourages her sons to conspire, both against their father and each other. Much embattled, the old eagle Henry struggles to fend off both rebellion and the plots of his aggressively circling offspring...
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Plaidy Jean The Battle of the Queens
The fifth book in Jean Plaidy's Plantagenet saga tells the fascinating story of the hatred between two queens The first half of the thirteenth century is dominated by two women, as proud and ambitious as they were beautiful, yet different in all other qualities. Isabella, flamboyant and passionate, a medieval Helen of Troy - wife to King John and mother to Henry III... Blanche of Castile, serene and virtuous Queen of France, wife of Louis VIII and mother of Louis IX... The two women hated each other on sight. Isabella would stop at nothing, not even murder, in her passion to destroy the French Queen...
2865 Руб.
Plaidy Jean The Prince of Darkness
The fourth book in Jean Plaidy's epic Plantagenet series The untimely death of Richard the Lionheart left his nephew Arthur and his younger brother John in contest for the throne of England. Reluctantly the barons chose John, and so began years of rule by a ruthless and greedy tyrant. Yet despite his reputation, John, still manages to seduce the young and beautiful Isabella of Angouleme. But in taking her as his bride he makes an enemy for life. And in the tempestuous years that follow many men come to believe that the House of Anjou was tainted by the Devil's blood, the loathsome monarch was himself Evil Incarnate, the very Prince of Darkness...
2605 Руб.
Plaidy Jean The Queen from Provence
The sixth book in Jean Plaidy's marvellous Plantaganet series Marguerite, eldest daughter of the Count of Provence, had married a king of France - and now her sister Eleanor is determined to make just as grand a match. Good fortune and wily cunning bring her Henry of England. A good and generous husband but a weak king, he rules a nation that still remembers his cruel and foolish father, King John. As Henry showers gifts on his new bride his extravagance forces him to levy ever greater taxation on the land, and the spectre of revolt soon looms against him. For Simon de Montfort, the adventurer who will give England its first true parliament, the house of destiny is at hand.
2605 Руб.
Plaidy Jean The Sun in Splendour
Reckoned by those about him to be the most handsome man in the country, Edward the fourth has risen to the throne with the help of Warwick, the kingmaker. But even Warwick's trusted advice cannot convince the King to ignore his passion for the beautiful widow, Elizabeth Woodville - and when she refuses to become his mistress the two are married. Beloved of the people, Edward proves himself to be a strong king, but his love of luxurious living soon begins to impact on his royal duties. Despite his mistresses, Elizabeth is loyal to the illustrious king, providing him with many children, among them Edward the fifth and Richard Duke of York. But Edward lived recklessly and on his death an incident from his past comes to light that will change the course of history ...
2602 Руб.
Plaidy Jean The Star of Lancaster
Richard the Second is losing his hold on the crown and Henry of Bolingbroke, previously exiled by the king, returns to England to claim it. Richard is deposed and dies mysteriously, murdered some say on the orders of Bolingbroke, now King Henry the Fourth. But Henry finds the crown harder to hold onto than it was to win. He is beset by enemies, hampered by disease, and concerned about the rebellious behaviour of his son. Dominating the court and with his eye on the crown is Harry of Monmouth, whose reckless conduct in low-class taverns with his crony Sir John Oldcastle causes scandal. When the king dies, Harry became King Henry the Fifth, and the change is dramatic for both him and Oldcastle. The licentious youth becomes a great king, and Oldcastle, the rake, turns into a religious reformer. Oldcastle dies a martyr and Harry becomes the conquering hero of Agincourt. The Star of Lancaster is in the ascendant. Harry has brought France to her knees and married her princess. It seems that the long war was at an end. But a greater enemy than the French awaits Harry...
2602 Руб.
Plaidy Jean The Red Rose of Anjou
When Henry VI becomes king, it is soon clear that he would be better suited to a quiet life than to ruling the country. Richard, Duke of York, is convinced that he would make a better king and has more right to the crown, and he will stop at nothing to claim it. But Margaret of Anjou, Henry's new French wife, is a formidable woman who is just as determined to keep Henry on the throne. Most powerful of all is the Earl of Warwick, the kingmaker, and with his support of Richard of York the War of the Roses begins. When Henry VI lapses into madness and eventually meets his mysterious end in the Wakefield Tower, Margaret directs all of her ambition towards her young son, Passionate and impulsive she begins scheming for him, and in doing so dashes headlong into disaster ... Reviews
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Plaidy Jean Madame Serpent
The story of the homesick Italian girl who became the most feared woman in sixteenth-century France... 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. Amid the glittering fetes and banquets of the most immoral court in sixteenth-century Europe, the reluctant bride becomes a passionate but unwanted wife. Humiliated and unloved, Catherine spies on Henry and his lover, the infamous Diane de Poitiers. And, tortured by what she sees, Catherine becomes dangerously occupied by a ruthless ambition destined to make her the most despised woman in France: the dream that one day the French crown will be worn be a Medici heir...
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Plaidy Jean Castile for Isabella
The first book in the captivating Spanish Trilogy, focusing on the remarkable lives of Spain's most famous monarchs. In the 15th Century, Spain is full of intrigue and threatened by civil war. The independent young princess Isabella has become the pawn of her ambitious, half-crazed mother, kept as a virtual prisoner at the sordid court of her half-brother, France's Henry IV. Just sixteen years old, all seems lost: is Isabella fated to be the victim of the Queen's revenge, the Archbishop's ambition and the lust of Don Pedro Giron, one of the most notorious womanisers in Castile? Numbed with grief and fear, Isabella holds onto one cherished hope: that one day, she will escape her tormentors and marry Ferdinand, the handsome young Prince of Aragon - her only true betrothed. But the forces of Europe are ranged against them, and love's triumphs are rare...
2865 Руб.
Plaidy Jean Epitaph for Three Women
On the death of Henry the fifth, a nine-month-old baby is made King of England. Ambitious men surround the baby king, including his two uncles, the Dukes of Bedford and Gloucester. Shrewd and clever, Bedford seeks to uphold all his late brother had won and preserve it for young Henry the sixth. Gloucester, a man of poor judgment, greedy for wealth and power, has other ideas. In Lancastrian England and war-torn France, there are three women whose lives are to have a marked effect on the future. Katherine de Valois, haunted by an unhappy childhood, finds love in an unexpected quarter and founds the Tudor dynasty; Joan of Arc leaves her village pastures on the command of heavenly voices; and Eleanor of Gloucester is drawn into a murder plot and becomes the centre of a cause celebre. Murder, greed and ambition flourish alongside sacrifice, dedication and courage. These are turbulent times as the defeated become the victorious...
2602 Руб.
Miller Andrew Pure
A year of bones, of grave-dirt, relentless work. Of mummified corpses and chanting priests. A year of rape, suicide, sudden death. Of friendship too. Of desire. Of love...A year unlike any other he has lived. Deep in the heart of Paris, its oldest cemetery is, by 1785, overflowing, tainting the very breath of those who live nearby. Into their midst comes Jean-Baptiste Baratte, a young, provincial engineer charged by the king with demolishing it. At first Baratte sees this as a chance to clear the burden of history, a fitting task for a modern man of reason. But before long, he begins to suspect that the destruction of the cemetery might be a prelude to his own.
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AUDIO CD THE WORLD OF RUTH CRAWFORD SEEGER - Jenny Lin, Piano; Timothy Jones, Narrator. 1 CD
THE WORLD OF RUTH CRAWFORD SEEGER - Jenny Lin, Piano; Timothy Jones, Narrator. 1 CD. 1 Little Waltz - 1:19, 2 Little Lullaby - 0:48, 3 Jumping The Rope (Playtime) - 0:54, 4 Caprice - 2:14, 5 Whirligig - 0:55, 6 Mr. Crow And Mrs. Wren Go For A Walk - A Little Study In Short Trills - 0:40, 7 Sonata - 5:41, 8 Theme And Variations - 7:08, 9 I. - 1:31, 10 II. - 0:36, 11 III. - 1:25, 12 IV. - 0:26, 13 V. - 1:05, 13 V. - 1:05, 14 Kaleidescopic Changes On An Original Theme - 9:18, 15 Prelude No. 1 - 1:05, 16 Prelude No. 2 - 1:54, 17 Prelude No. 3 - 2:46, 18 Prelude No. 4 - 3:11, 19 Prelude No. 5 - 2:12, 19 Prelude No. 5 - 2:12, 20 Prelude No. 6 - 2:35, 21 Prelude No. 7 - 1:59, 22 Prelude No. 8 - 2:11, 23 Prelude No. 9 - 3:12, 23 Prelude No. 9 - 3:12, 24 Version 1 - 0:58, 25 Version 2 - 0:58, 26 Version 3 - 1:00, 26 Version 3 - 1:00, 27 We Dance Together - 0:42, 28 Tom Sets Out - 1:39, 29 Tom's First Adventure: Chased By The Angry Tailor's Wife - 1:30, 30 Tom's Second Adventure: Stealing The King's Dollars - 2:01, 31 Tom's Third Adventure: Sleeping In A Mousehole - 3:19, 32 Tom Meets The Mouse: They Gallop Home - 1:34, 33 Tom Recounts His Adventures - 2:46, 33 Tom Recounts His Adventures - 2:46
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Jones Dan The Plantagenets. The Kings Who Made England
This brilliant new book explores the lives of eight generations of the greatest kings and queens that this country has ever seen, and the worst. The Plantagenets - their story is the story of Britain. England's greatest royal dynasty, the Plantagenets, ruled over England through eight generations of kings. Their remarkable reign saw England emerge from the Dark Ages to become a highly organised kingdom that spanned a vast expanse of Europe. Plantagenet rule saw the establishment of laws and creation of artworks, monuments and tombs which survive to this day, and continue to speak of their sophistication, brutality and secrets. Dan Jones brings you a new vision of this battle-scarred history. From the Crusades, to King John's humbling over Magna Carta and the tragic reign of the last Plantagenet, Richard II - this is a blow-by-blow account of England's most thrilling age.
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Sony Music Jean-Michel Jarre. Electronica 2: The Heart Of Noise (2 виниловые пластинки)
Содержание:The Heart Of NoiseA1 JMJ* & Rone–Part 1Written-By – Jean-Michel Jarre, Erwan Castex 4:26A2 JMJ*–Part 2Written-By – Jean-Michel Jarre 4:10A3 JMJ* & Pet Shop Boys–Brick EnglandWritten-By – Chris Lowe, Jean-Michel Jarre, Neil Tennant 4:01A4 JMJ* & Julia Holter–These CreaturesWritten-By – Jean-Michel Jarre, Julia Holter 3:40A5 JMJ* & Primal Scream–As OneWritten-By – Andrew Innes, Bobby Gillespie, Jean-Michel Jarre, Robert Young (2) 3:58B1 JMJ* & Gary Numan–Here For YouWritten-By – Gary Numan, Jean-Michel Jarre 3:59B2 JMJ* & Hans Zimmer–ElectreesWritten-By – Hans Zimmer, Jean-Michel Jarre 4:10B3 JMJ* & Edward Snowden–ExitWritten-By – Jean-Michel Jarre 6:19B4 JMJ* & Peaches–What You WantWritten-By – Jean-Michel Jarre, Merrill Nisker 3:27C1 JMJ* & Sébastien Tellier–GiseleWritten-By – Jean-Michel Jarre, Sébastien Tellier 3:43C2 JMJ* & The Orb–Switch On LeonWritten-By – Alex Paterson, Jean-Michel Jarre, Thomas Fehlmann 4:43C3 JMJ* & Siriusmo–CircusWritten-By – Jean-Michel Jarre, Moritz Friedrich 3:09C4 JMJ* & Yello–Why This, Why That And Why?Written-By – Boris Blank, Dieter Meier, Jean-Michel Jarre 3:58D1 JMJ* & Jeff Mills–The ArchitectWritten-By – Jean-Michel Jarre, Jeff Mills 4:43D2 JMJ* & Cyndi Lauper–Swipe To The RightWritten-By – Carmen Cacciatore, Cyndi Lauper, Jean-Michel Jarre 4:54D3 JMJ* & Christophe–Walking The MileWritten-By – Christophe, Jean-Michel Jarre 4:52D4 JMJ*–Falling DownWritten-By – Jean-Michel Jarre 3:23D5 JMJ*–The Heart Of Noise (The Origin)Written-By – Jean-Michel Jarre 2:39======================Формат:2 x Пластинки, LP, Album, 180 Gram
5260 Руб.