Elizabeth Fremantle Libri

Tap. Tap. Tap on the window. Something, someone wanting to be heard. Waiting to be free. Tudor England. The word treason is on everyone's lips. Arbella Stuart, niece to Mary, Queen of Scots and presumed successor to Elizabeth I, has spent her youth behind the towering windows of Hardwick Hall. As presumed successor to the throne, her isolation should mean protection - but those close to the crown are never safe. Aemilia Lanyer - writer and poet - enjoys an independence denied to Arbella. Their paths should never cross. But when Arbella enlists Aemilia's help in a bid for freedom, she risks more than her own future. Ensnared in another woman's desperate schemes, Aemilia must tread carefully or share her terrible fate . . . The Girl in the Glass Tower brilliantly explores what it means to be born a woman in a man's world, where destiny is strictly controlled and the smallest choices may save - or destroy - us.

I'll show you what a woman can do . . . Rome 1611.A jewel-bright place of change, with sumptuous new palaces and lavish wealth on display. A city where women are seen but not heard.Artemisia Gentileschi dreams of becoming a great artist. Motherless, she grows up among a family of painters -- men and boys. She knows she is more talented than her brothers, but she cannot choose her own future. She wants to experience the world, but she belongs to her father and will belong to a husband.As Artemisia patiently goes from lesson to lesson, perfecting her craft, she also paints in private, recreating the women who inspire her, away from her father's eyes.Until a mysterious tutor enters her life. Tassi is a dashing figure, handsome and worldly, and for a moment he represents everything that a life of freedom might offer. But then the unthinkable happens.In the eyes of her family, Artemisia should accept her fate. In the eyes of the law, she is the villain.But Artemisia is a survivor. And this is her story to tell.

Presents the mesmerizing story of Lady Penelope Devereux—the daring young beauty in the Tudor court, who inspired Sir Philip Sidney’s famous sonnets even while she plotted against Queen Elizabeth.

1554: Lady Jane Grey is executed by her cousin Queen Mary. Now Lady Jane's younger sisters Katherine and Mary, cursed with the Tudor blood that saw their sister killed, face the perils of the royal court alone. Lady Katherine - young and spirited - makes dangerous romantic liaisons.

My name is Katherine Parr. I'm 31 years old and already twice widowed. I'm in love with a man I can't have, and am about to wed a man no-one would want - for my husband-to-be is none other than Henry VIII, who has already beheaded two wives, cast aside two more, and watched one die in childbirth. schovat popis

Lost in history . . . losing her self. Uncover Tudor heroine Arbella Stuart's incredible story, reimagined by Elizabeth Fremantle in this tense, historical thriller. Hardwick Hall, sixteenth-century England. Formerly a beacon of wealth and power. Now a gilded prison. Hidden away, forgotten, one young woman seeks escape. But to do so she must trust those on the outside. Those who have their own motives... Discovery means death. But what choice has any woman trapped in a man's world? Imprisoned by circumstance, Arbella Stuart is an unwilling contender for the throne. In a world where women are silenced, what chance does she have to take control of her destiny? Praise for The Girl in the Glass Tower: 'A top-notch literary thriller' Daily Telegraph 'Thrilling, clever and beautifully written' The Times, 'Books of the Year' 'Filled with dense, dark political and social intrigue' Daily Mail 'Shots are fired, troths are plighted, sea voyages taken, escapes dared and mysteries solved' Daily Telegraph 'Beautifully written, completely engrossing and a book that stays with you after the pages are closed' Historia

Set against the backdrop of the Jacobean Court in 1615, this gripping thriller revolves around a notorious couple, Lord Robert and Lady Frances, who find themselves imprisoned under suspicion of murder. As the story unfolds, the tension rises, exploring themes of betrayal, loyalty, and the complexities of love amid political intrigue. Readers are drawn into a web of deception as they seek to uncover the truth behind the crime, questioning who among them is truly guilty.

Doba bouřlivé vlády Marie I. Tudorovny. Lady Kateřina a lady Marie Greyovy jsou otřeseny brutální popravou své starší, sedmnáctileté sestry Jany, takzvané devítidenní královny. Otázka nástupnictví zůstává otevřená. Pod rukou Elizabeth Fremantleové ožívají postavy těchto dvou mladinkých dívek v dech beroucím příběhu lásky a politiky. Ani jedna ze sester se pro nesnadný život u dvora příliš nehodí. Lehkomyslná Kateřina, považovaná mnohými vlivnými osobami za právoplatnou nástupkyni na trůn, nedokáže ovládat vlastní emoce a potřebu milovat a být milována. Její sestra, přemýšlivá a bystrá Marie, má zdeformovanou páteř a je zakrslého vzrůstu, což se považuje za ďáblovo znamení. I tudorovská krev, která oběma dívkám koluje v žilách, je pro ně víc prokletím než požehnáním. Jsou figurkami na královské šachovnici, manipulované, střídavě zahrnované přízní i podezřívané ze spiknutí a velezrady. Zpočátku dívkám pomáhá dvorní malířka Levina Teerlingová, ale když na trůn nastoupí nevyzpytatelná Alžběta, život u dvora se pro sestry Greyovy stává ještě riskantnějším. Každá sama se nakonec musí rozhodovat, do jaké míry bude královně vzdorovat a hledat lásku a klid, po kterém tak touží.