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322) All's faire in love
Pub. Date
[2012], c2011
Description
Will and Kate meet while trying their hands at acting at the "All's Faire in Love" Renaissance fair and help the Greenbriar Theater Troupe battle the Troupe of Royals for the prestigious Shakespearean stage.
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
"Ramie Targoff carries us from the sumptuous coronation of Queen Elizabeth in the mid-sixteenth century into the private lives of four women writers working at a time when women were legally the property of men. Some readers may have heard of Mary Sidney, accomplished poet and sister of the famous Sir Philip Sidney, but few will have heard of Aemilia Lanyer, the first woman in the seventeenth century to publish a book of original poetry, which offered...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2009, c2008
Description
Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder
"This 1931 novel, now republished as part of the British Library's Crime Classics series, is a cunningly concocted locked-room mystery, a staple of Golden Age detective fiction." -Booklist STARRED review
Duchlan Castle is a gloomy, forbidding place in the Scottish Highlands. Late one night the body of Mary Gregor, sister of the laird of Duchlan, is found in the castle. She has been stabbed...
326) The Lost Princess
Pub. Date
2009
Description
Sent to the kingdom of Scarborough to save King Henry and Queen Anne from the evil Krunkenmal, Don Juan, his daughter Princess Esmerelda, and his sidekick Miguel are challenged by Krunkenmal to find the Holy Grail, thus beginning a perilous quest through Renaissance Europe.
Series
The Borgias volume 2
Pub. Date
2013
Description
After exacting vicious punishment on all those who opposed them, the Borgias are at the apex of their power and influence. With the world around them embroiled in war and turmoil, the original crime family will continue to exploit allies, silence critics, and solidify legacies. But this time, the seemingly unbreakable bonds of blood will be tested like never before, as the house notoriously united against the world becomes divided against itself.
328) Love disguised
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Description
After a mixed-up courtship with the Hathaway sisters ends badly, eighteen-year-old Will Shakespeare jumps at the chance to go to London, where he can pursue his dream of becoming an actor and where he is about to meet the girl who will change his life forever.
Pub. Date
2013
Description
Six episodes combine history, biography, iconic performances, new analysis, and the personal passion of their celebrated hosts (Ethan Hawke, Jeremy Irons, Derek Jacobi, Trevor Nunn, Joely Richardson, and David Tennant) to tell the story behind the stories of Shakespeare's greatest plays.
Author
Pub. Date
c2009
Description
Describes how technological advances in China and the Arab world during the medieval period helped make up for the lack of scientific discovery that took place in Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire and explores how the Renaissance became a great period of European learning and discovery.
335) Leonardo da Vinci
Series
Pub. Date
c2005
Description
Tells story of Leonardo da Vinci, the master painter, artist, and brilliant inventor.
336) Borgia: Season one
Pub. Date
2012
Description
Chronicles the rise to power of a Catalan cardinal and his clan, who seek to establish a dynasty that would sway over the entire world and win him the ultimate prize, the Chair of Saint Peter.
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
Combines elements of analysis, history, biography, performance, and the personal passions of six presenters to tell the stories behind the stories of six Shakespeare plays. Includes interviews with actors, directors, and scholars; visits to key locations; clips from celebrated film and television adaptations; and illustrative excerpts from performances staged at Shakespeare's Globe in London especially for the series.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Appears on list
Description
"Florence, the 1550s. Lucrezia, third daughter of the grand duke, is comfortable with her obscure place in the palazzo: free to wonder at its treasures, observe its clandestine workings, and devote herself to her own artistic pursuits. But when her older sister dies on the eve of her wedding to the ruler of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio, Lucrezia is thrust unwittingly into the limelight: the duke is quick to request her hand in marriage, and her father...
340) Medieval mayhem
Author
Series
Zoo Patrol Squad volume 4
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
The Renaissance Faire comes to the zoo, distracting the inhabitants--as well as Penny the Pig and Fennlock Fox--long enough to allow thieves to empty the zoo's safe and steal the deed to the zoo.