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  • The Scandal of the Century

    A thrilling historical biography about the astonishing story of England’s first novel

    by Lisa Hilton ...
    This is The Scandal of the Century, the true story of the author Aphra Behn, who used a shocking love affair to create the first English novel . . .'Gloriously mind-boggling . . .This is a lively book, full of saucy millennial-type analogies' Spectator–London, 1682.When Lady Henrietta Berkeley elopes with her sister’s husband, her subsequent capture and the lawsuit that follows tears through ... Read more

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  • Elizabeth

    Renaissance Prince

    by Lisa Hilton ...
    A definitive portrait of one of the most compelling monarchs England has ever had: Elizabeth I.'We are a prince from a line of princes.'Lisa Hilton's majestic biography of Elizabeth I, 'The Virgin Queen', uses new research to present a fresh interpretation of Elizabeth as a queen who saw herself primarily as a Renaissance prince, delivering a very different perspective on her emotional and sexual ... Read more

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  • Sex and the City of Ladies

    Rewriting History with Cleopatra, Lucrezia Borgia and Catherine the Great

    by Lisa Hilton ...
    The bestselling author and historian Lisa Hilton picks up the mythical ‘City of Ladies’ where the medieval writer Christine de Pisan left off, continuing a conversation about gender and greatness that began more than six hundred years ago.In 1405 Christine de Pisan took up the pen to defend her maligned sex. Her book, The City of Ladies, was built around preserving women's reputations from the ... Read more

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  • The Horror of Love

    Nancy Mitford and Gaston Palewski in Paris and London

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    The compelling love story of two extraordinary individuals - Nancy Mitford and Free French commander Gaston Palewski - living in extraordinary times - immortalised in THE PURSUIT OF LOVE'A delicious mix of drama, melancholy and enchantment' DAILY EXPRESS'Entertainingly caustic' SUNDAY TIMES'Bringing to life the worlds of Nancy Mitford's novels' INDEPENDENT'Oh, the horror of love!' N... ... Read more

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  • Queens Consort

    England's Medieval Queens

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    England from the perspective of its consort queens - a distaff history of the nation from 1066 to 1503.England's medieval queens were elemental in shaping the history of the nation. In an age where all politics were family politics, dynastic marriages placed English queens at the very centre of power - the king's bed. From Matilda of Flanders, the Conqueror's queen, to Elizabeth of York, the first ... Read more

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  • Delay of Game

    A Contemporary Fantasy of Broken Bodies, Corrupt Systems, and Coming Back

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    The press says Jed Amaron's comeback failed. Dom Greyson thinks someone made sure of it.In a world where orcs anchor the offensive line and scrying machines guard the stadium gates, half-elf wide receiver Dominic Greyson has built a career on discipline, silence, and playing through pain. Even his flicker of foresight rarely spares him a hit. When his brother-in-law, star quarterback Jed Amaron, ... Read more

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  • Disruptive Women: A WomenEd Guide to Equitable Action in Education

    Disruptive Women is your guide to changing the status quo in the education system.Drawing from rich, varied perspectives from across the global WomenEd community it offers guidance, solidarity and real-life examples of how to make change happen in four vital areas:Increasing the representation of women in educational leadershipBreaking down barriers that exclude diverse women from leadership ... Read more

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  • Mary Anne

    Series Book 118 - Virago Modern Classics
    'This novel catches fire' NEW YORK TIMESDISCOVER THIS THRILLING STORY OF DESIRE AND AMBITION FROM THE AUTHOR OF REBECCAMen did as they pleased, and women suffered for it. There was only one way to beat them, and that was to match your wits against theirs and come out the winner.Raised in the squalid backstreets of Regency London, Mary Anne Clarke develops a sharp wit and a ruthless ambition. With ... Read more

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    Sex and the City of Ladies

    Rewriting History with Cleopatra, Lucrezia Borgia and Catherine the Great

    by Lisa Hilton ...
    Narrated by Karen Cass ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 26 min

    The bestselling author and historian Lisa Hilton picks up the mythical ‘City of Ladies’ where the medieval writer Christine de Pisan left off, continuing a conversation about gender and greatness that began more than six hundred years ago.In 1405 Christine de Pisan took up the pen to defend her maligned sex. Her book, The City of Ladies, was built around preserving women's reputations from the ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • Audiobook

    The Scandal of the Century

    A thrilling historical biography about the astonishing story of England’s first novel

    by Lisa Hilton ...
    Narrated by Emma Gregory ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 59 min

    Brought to you by Penguin.This is The Scandal of the Century, the true story of the author Aphra Behn, who used a shocking love affair to create the first English novel . . .London, 1682.When Lady Henrietta Berkeley elopes with her sister’s husband, her subsequent capture and the lawsuit that follows tears through Restoration England as the scandal of the century.But it also proves inspiration to ... Read more

    $26.99 CAD

  • Audiobook

    Elizabeth

    Renaissance Prince

    by Lisa Hilton ...
    Narrated by Kelly Birch ...

    Unabridged

    14 hours 5 min

    **“Game-changing . . . How history should be written.” — Andrew Roberts, author of Napoleon: A Life[An] ambitious re-examination of the intersection of gender and monarchy.” — New York Times Book Review**Queen Elizabeth I was all too happy to play on courtly conventions of gender when it suited her “weak and feeble woman’s body” to do so for political gain. But in Elizabeth, historian Lisa Hilton ... Read more

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    by Tracy Borman ...
    Narrated by Jonathan Keeble, Sandra Duncan ...

    Unabridged

    15 hours 18 min

    Secrets. Silence. Scandal. This is the Tudors as you have never seen them before - as told through the eyes of the people who were ALWAYS watching.'I do not live in a corner. A thousand eyes see all I do.' Elizabeth IThe Tudor monarchs were constantly surrounded by an army of attendants, courtiers and ministers. Even in their most private moments, they were accompanied by a servant specifically ... Read more

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