The sixteenth century: the era of queens. Catherine de Medici is an impressionable, mystical girl. She is orphaned & taken hostage by her enemies, & manipulated by her advisors; yet she is to become France's most powerful regent. History will make her name synonymous with evil, but she is all too human. Humiliated at the hands of her husband & his mistress, & haunted by her gift of second sight, she must rise above her troubles & fight to save her dynasty & adopted country. From the splendours of the Loire palaces to the blood-soaked battles of the Wars of Religion & haunted halls of the Louvre, this is the story of Catherine's dramatic life, told by the queen herself. ...

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• ISBN: 9780753733370
• Author: Martin Perry
• Publisher: Octopus Books
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 144
• Dimensions: 24.5 x 19 x 1cm











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Your cool pocket companion & one-stop guide to capturing confidence!

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Valentine's Day is approaching, a busy time for Lake District florist Simmy Brown, & she has a number of anonymous orders to deliver. But the orders & their apparently innocuous messages cause great distress.

When one of the recipients goes missing, Simmy must face the possibility that evil intent is at play.

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For more than 5000 years, the sea has challenged, rewarded, & punished the intrepid sailors who set forth upon it. In this lavishly illustrated new history, Brian Lavery recounts man's enduring quest to master it, from the first voyages of the early Polynesians to the mighty Spanish Armada, from the epic voyages of Columbus & Magellan to Jacques Cousteau's pioneering exploration of the ocean depths. Combining first-hand accounts with his own expert knowledge of the men, ships & equipment, Lavery tells the extraordinary tale of how the oceans were explored & exploited, but never tamed. ...

Conspiracy theories are nothing new: history is littered with stories that offer the flipside to the accepted truth, & the cases gathered here cover a wide array of subjects including aliens, secret societies, government, cover-ups & celebrity deaths. Explore intriguing tales that suggest pictures of the moon landing were faked, the world is run my lizards from outer space & much more. Each compelling case covers the facts we think we know, & the theories that have been presented since. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781802420371 • Author: Leo Moynihan • Publisher: Quarto Publishing • Format: Paperback ...

Discover some of the most perplexing mysteries that have bewildered humankind for centuries! Dive deep into this entertaining book, where the most enduring conspiracy theories are reimagined as puzzles. From crosswords & counting problems to spot the differences & sudoku, whether you're a sceptic or a self-confessed conspiracy obsessive, there's plenty in these pages to sharpen your mind & have you believing the impossible. Inside you will find a variety of puzzles, including spot the difference between two Illuminati symbols, find the names of the politicians who are secretly controlling us within word searches, shuffle the letters of anagrams to identify the names of paranormal beings & figuring out what happened during the most mysterious unexplained events throughout history.   Product Information:  •†ISBN:† 9781800079977 •†Author:   Jamie King •†Publisher:   Summersdale •†Format:   Paperback •†Pages:† 160 •†Dimensions:† 14.9 x 20.9 x 1.4 cm ...

Hard-hitting political thriller based on the novel by John Le Carre, & the first English-speaking feature from director Fernando Meirelles. When political activist Tessa Quayle (Rachel Weisz, in an Oscar-winning performance) is found brutally murdered i ...

Despite living by the side of the Thames, with its noise, disease & dirt, 18-year old Rosina May has wanted for little in life. Until her fathers feud with a fellow bargeman threatens to destroy everything. To save them all, Rosina agrees to marry Harry, the son of a wealthy merchant. But a chance encounter with a handsome river pirate has turned her head & she longs to meet him again. When her father dies a broken man, Harry goes back on his promise & turns Rosina out on the streets. She is forced to work the river herself, ferrying rubbish out of London & living rough. In spite of her hardships, she cannot forget her pirate & when tragedy threatens to strike once more she is forced to make a choice. But is she really prepared to risk everything for love? ...