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Marbeck and the King-in-Waiting

Author : John Pilkington
Publisher : Severn House/ORIM
ISBN 13 : 1780104502
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book Marbeck and the King-in-Waiting written by John Pilkington and published by Severn House/ORIM. This book was released on 2013-11-01 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A 17th-century British royal spy uncovers a nefarious plot brewing in Oxford in this “fine series [of] derring-do and historical interest” (Kirkus Reviews). Spring, 1603: As Queen Elizabeth lay dying, England waits anxiously to know its future. The Virgin Queen hasn’t named an heir, refusing even to speak. Her cousin James, King of Scotland, is assumed to be her successor, but will the transition be peaceful? Sir Robert Cecil, Secretary of State, fears insurrection and has brought troops to the capital. But from where might the danger come—overseas, or from malcontents closer to home? Meanwhile, intelligencer Martin Marbeck finds himself wrongly suspected of corruption and frozen out of Cecil’s inner circle. When a Lady acquaintance asks him to check on her son in Oxford, Marbeck is happy for any excuse to leave London. It seems the young man has joined a fanatical Puritan sect, but his involvement is far more serious—and dangerous—than anyone had imagined. Suddenly, Marbeck finds himself confronting multiple plots that threaten not only the peace of the nation but the very fabric of England itself . . . “The fast-moving plot is never dull, making the prospect of more Marbeck welcome.” —Publishers Weekly “If further novels are as good as this one, the series could have a long run.” —Booklist

Marbeck and the Privateers

Author : John Pilkington
Publisher : Severn House/ORIM
ISBN 13 : 1780105177
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book Marbeck and the Privateers written by John Pilkington and published by Severn House/ORIM. This book was released on 2014-06-01 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As King James I takes the throne of England, pirates take the seas, and a British royal spy uncovers their swashbuckling plot in this 17th-century mystery. Summer, 1604: England is on edge as a high-powered Spanish delegation arrives in London to start vital and long-awaited treaty talks. King James, a year into his reign, wants to be seen as the Peacemaker King, bringing an end to nearly twenty years of warfare with Spain which has left both countries exhausted and almost bankrupt. Yet there are some who profit from the war—and they cannot be allowed to threaten the peace negotiations. British intelligencer Martin Marbeck, working under a new spymaster, is charged with protecting the Spanish delegation. But even Marbeck hasn’t foreseen that the task will pit him against corsairs of the high seas, double agents, and corrupt noblemen who will stop at nothing to wreck the treaty. Suddenly Marbeck’s peacekeeping mission is his most deadly assignment yet. “The third entry in the early 17th-century spy series once again succeeds in exploring complicated times. Perfect for readers who delight in political intrigue and secret agent shenanigans no matter what time period.” —Library Journal

Marbeck and the Gunpowder Plot

Author : John Pilkington
Publisher : Severn House Publishers Ltd
ISBN 13 : 178010667X
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book Marbeck and the Gunpowder Plot written by John Pilkington and published by Severn House Publishers Ltd. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elizabethan spymaster Martin Marbeck uncovers a deadly conspiracy against the King of England in this acclaimed historical series. 1605. With the new King James on the throne, England is still fiercely divided between Catholic and Protestant. Ordered to keep watch on well-known Papist Thomas Percy, cousin of the Earl of Northumberland, Marbeck’s assignment takes on a greater urgency when rumours reach him of a terrible danger aimed at the King. But with no idea where this threat comes from, and his spymaster’s refusal to take it seriously, Marbeck is at a loss. And his efforts to concentrate on affairs of state are complicated by affairs of the heart in the elegant form of Charlotte de Baume. By the time he uncovers the terrifying truth, Marbeck has only days to expose the conspirators. The safety of the realm is at stake . . . but so is Marbeck’s own, and he must draw on every scrap of his courage, his sharp wits, and his plain stubbornness to prevent a catastrophe. “Satisfying and twisty conclusion.” —Publishers Weekly “Pilkington does a masterful job.” —Booklist

Marbeck and the Double-Dealer

Author : John Pilkington
Publisher : Severn House/ORIM
ISBN 13 : 1780103697
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book Marbeck and the Double-Dealer written by John Pilkington and published by Severn House/ORIM. This book was released on 2013-03-01 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Elizabethan spy chases a double agent across Europe in this historical mystery series debut—“Think James Bond for the 17th-century crowd” (Library Journal). At the dawn of the seventeenth century, England continues to be entangled in wars with Spain and Ireland for many years. The country crackles with unease in the waning years of Queen Elizabeth’s reign, and intelligencer Martin Marbeck has just received a vital message from his spymaster, Sir Robert Cecil: the existence of a spy has been discovered, a double agent code named Morera. A master of disguise and fluent in the argot of secrets and lies, Marbeck must uncover the true identity of this traitor quickly, while evading dangerous Spanish spies, before rumors of the young King Philip III forming a new Armada prove themselves to be true. “A gripping, entertaining page-turner.” —Booklist, starred review “[Pilkington’s] Tudor-era spy novel oozes intrigue and dramatically captures the unsettled mood of the times.” —Library Journal “Pilkington introduces an intriguing new hero in the dashing Marbeck in an eventful tale packed with the usual Elizabethan minutiae.” —Kirkus Reviews

Broken Idols of the English Reformation

Author : Margaret Aston
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1316060470
Total Pages : 1994 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Broken Idols of the English Reformation written by Margaret Aston and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-11-26 with total page 1994 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why were so many religious images and objects broken and damaged in the course of the Reformation? Margaret Aston's magisterial new book charts the conflicting imperatives of destruction and rebuilding throughout the English Reformation from the desecration of images, rails and screens to bells, organs and stained glass windows. She explores the motivations of those who smashed images of the crucifixion in stained glass windows and who pulled down crosses and defaced symbols of the Trinity. She shows that destruction was part of a methodology of religious revolution designed to change people as well as places and to forge in the long term new generations of new believers. Beyond blanked walls and whited windows were beliefs and minds impregnated by new modes of religious learning. Idol-breaking with its emphasis on the treacheries of images fundamentally transformed not only Anglican ways of worship but also of seeing, hearing and remembering.

Fine Books

Author : Alfred William Pollard
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 516 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fine Books written by Alfred William Pollard and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Ghosts of the West

Author : Alec Marsh
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 1786155729
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (861 download)

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Download or read book Ghosts of the West written by Alec Marsh and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2021-09-09 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'A rollicking good read' IAN RANKIN 'A fun read' OBSERVER 'Deftly plotted and hugely entertaining' JAMES WILSON This third novel in the Drabble and Harris thrillers is perfect for fans of action-packed, historical fiction................................................................. When daring journalist Sir Percival Harris gets wind of a curious crime in a sleepy English town, he ropes in his old friend Professor Ernest Drabble to help him investigate. The crime is a grave robbery, and as Drabble and Harris pry deeper, events take a mysterious turn when a theft at the British Museum is soon followed by a murder. The friends are soon involved in a tumultuous quest that takes them from the genteel streets of London to the wide plains of the United States. What exactly is at stake is not altogether clear - but if they don't act soon, the outcome could be a bloody conflict, one that will cross borders, continents and oceans... Meanwhile, can Drabble and Harris's friendship - which has endured near-death experiences on several continents, not to mention a boarding school duel - survive a crisis in the shape of the beautiful and enigmatic Dr Charlotte Moore? ................................................................ Praise for Alec Marsh's Drabble and Harris thrillers: 'Marsh's mixture of derring-do and scholarship makes for a fun read' OBSERVER on Ghosts of the West 'An immensely readable treat!' ALEXANDER MCCALL SMITH 'Told with humour and flair, Enemy of the Raj is a highly enjoyable, riveting read' ABIR MUKHERJEE 'A thoroughly engaging and enjoyable diversion' NEW STATESMAN on Enemy of the Raj 'Tremendous stuff! With the arrival of Alec Marsh's first Drabble and Harris thriller, John Buchan must be stirring uneasily in his grave' STANLEY JOHNSON 'Immensely enjoyable' SPALDING TODAY 'Hugely readable' ALEXANDER LARMAN, THE CHAP

How to Make an Index

Author : Henry Benjamin Wheatley
Publisher : London, Stock
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book How to Make an Index written by Henry Benjamin Wheatley and published by London, Stock. This book was released on 1902 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Privacy and Print

Author : Cecile M. Jagodzinski
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
ISBN 13 : 9780813918396
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (183 download)

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Download or read book Privacy and Print written by Cecile M. Jagodzinski and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Proposes that the emergence of the concept of privacy as a personal right and the core of individuality is connected in a complex way with the easy availability of printed books and the spread of the ability to read that emerged during the period. Looks at representations of reading and readers, especially women, in devotional books, conversion narratives, personal letters, drama, and the novel. Also explores how privacy became gendered in the early modern periodAnnotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

The Nine Days' Queen, Lady Jane Grey, and Her Times

Author : Richard Davey
Publisher : Library of Alexandria
ISBN 13 : 146561656X
Total Pages : 581 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (656 download)

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Download or read book The Nine Days' Queen, Lady Jane Grey, and Her Times written by Richard Davey and published by Library of Alexandria. This book was released on 2020-09-28 with total page 581 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tragedy of Lady Jane Grey is unquestionably one of the most poignant episodes in English history, but its very dramatic completeness and compactness have almost invariably caused its wider significance to be obscured by the element of personal pathos with which it abounds. The sympathetic figure of the studious, saintly maiden, single-hearted in her attachment to the austere creed of Geneva, stands forth alone in a score of books refulgent against the gloomy background of the greed and ambition to which she was sacrificed. The whole drama of her usurpation and its swift catastrophe is usually treated as an isolated phenomenon, the result of one man’s unscrupulous self-seeking; and with the fall of the fair head of the Nine Days’ Queen upon the blood-stained scaffold within the Tower the curtain is rung down and the incident looked upon as fittingly closed by the martyrdom of the gentlest champion of the Protestant Reformation in England. Such a treatment of the subject, however attractive and humanly interesting it may be, is nevertheless unscientific as history and untrue in fact. An adequate appreciation of the tendencies behind the unsuccessful attempt to deprive Mary of her birthright can only be gained by a consideration of the circumstances preceding and surrounding the main incident. The reasons why Northumberland, a weak man as events proved, was able to ride rough-shod over the nobles and people of England, the explanation of his sudden and ignominious collapse and of the apparent levity with which the nation at large changed its religious beliefs and observance at the bidding of assumed authority are none of them on the surface of events; and the story of Jane Grey as it is usually told, whilst abounding in pathetic interest gives no key to the vast political issues of which the fatal intrigue of Northumberland was but a by-product. To represent the tragedy as a purely religious one, as is not infrequently done, is doubly misleading. That one side happened to be Catholic and the other Protestant was merely a matter of party politics, and probably not a single active participator in the events, except Jane herself, and to some extent Mary, was really moved by religious considerations at all, loud as the professions of some of the leaders were.

The Pilgrim Church

Author : E.H. Broadbent
Publisher : Ravenio Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 482 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Pilgrim Church written by E.H. Broadbent and published by Ravenio Books. This book was released on 2018-04-07 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The History of the Church or company of those who by faith have received Christ and become His followers, is still in the making, not yet complete. On this account and because of its immense extent, although it is of supreme importance, parts only of it can be written and from time to time. First one, then another, must relate what he has seen or has learned from trustworthy records, and this must be taken up and added to as stage after stage of the long pilgrimage is traversed. The following pages are a contribution to the unfolding story.

Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine

Author : George Thomas Little
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 808 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine written by George Thomas Little and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 808 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

National American Kennel Club Stud Book

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 462 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book National American Kennel Club Stud Book written by and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Sapientia Solomonis

Author : Sixt Birck
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Sapientia Solomonis written by Sixt Birck and published by . This book was released on 1938 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The History of Mary I., Queen of England

Author : Jean Mary Stone
Publisher : London Sands 1901.
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 630 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The History of Mary I., Queen of England written by Jean Mary Stone and published by London Sands 1901.. This book was released on 1901 with total page 630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Legacy

Author : John Pilkington
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (553 download)

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Download or read book Legacy written by John Pilkington and published by . This book was released on 2020-06-19 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'John Pilkington's dazzling Jacobean mystery is gripping from intriguing beginning to enthralling climax. Brilliantly drawn characters jostle in the streets of 17th century London - in the still toxic aftermath of the Gunpowder Plot. Every detail from the language to the action rings true and Justice Belstrang, the hero of the tale, is a vividly drawn and fascinating companion.' Peter Tonkin, author of A Verse To Murder England 1616 Robert Belstrang, ex-magistrate bored with country life, comes to London to investigate the strange disappearance of Thomas Jessop, son of a poor Catholic neighbour. He locates the youth in Bedlam asylum, silent and starving himself. When he tries to free Jessop, he is warned off the case by a politic lawyer, Anstis. Soon after, Belstrang finds himself drugged, robbed and falsely imprisoned. Once released Belstrang persists in his investigation, but he is thwarted at every turn: unseen forces are at work who seemingly want Thomas Jessop to die. When Belstrang confronts Anstis, even he turns up dead. The trail grows murkier by the hour, drawing Belstrang into the fear-ridden Catholic underworld - until he uncovers a plan with its roots in the Gunpowder Plot of more than a decade ago. Young Thomas, an embittered papist, was being used in a desperate scheme to mark the anniversary of the Plot. The scheme failed - and now the conspirators seem eager to cover up the whole business. But Belstrang's a stubborn man. With the help of ex-soldier Daniel Oldrigg, he sticks doggedly to his purpose - and stumbles on the real causes of the Anniversary Plot, which stem from the very heart of a corrupt government. Belstrang must uncover the truth, or die trying. 'A page-turning crime novel from a master of the genre and period.' Richard Foreman 'A spellbinding journey through the stinking slums and glittering palaces of Jacobean England.' Steven Veerapen John Pilkington was born in Preston, into one of the oldest Lancashire families. He writes historical fiction as well as drama which has been adapted for radio, theatre and tv. He is the author of the Thomas the Falconer Mystery series. Praise for John Pilkington: 'A sturdy and entertaining historical for fans of Elizabethan mysteries.' Library Journal 'Pilkington's third Thomas the Falconer historical offers a real treat... This tale gives an authentic sense of Elizabethan life's visceral side with all its lawlessness and brutality, including a climactic battle.' Publishers Weekly 'The story moves at a great pace... it made a welcome change to discover Elizabethan England through the eyes of a lesser mortal.' The Historical Novels Review

The Last Days of Henry VIII

Author : Robert Hutchinson
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 1780222505
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (82 download)

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Download or read book The Last Days of Henry VIII written by Robert Hutchinson and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2011-12-01 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After 35 years in power, Henry VIII was a bloated, hideously obese, black-humoured old man, rarely seen in public. He had striven all his life to ensure the survival of his dynasty by siring legitimate sons, yet his only male heir was eight-year-old Prince Edward. It was increasingly obvious that when Henry died, real power in England would be exercised by a regent. The prospect of that prize spurred the rival court factions into deadly conflict. Robert Hutchinson spent several years in original archival research. He advances a genuinely new theory of Henry's medical history and the cause of his death; he has unearthed some fabulous eyewitness material and papers from death warrants, confessions and even love letters between Katherine Parr and the Lord High Admiral.