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Author
Publisher
Conari Press
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
Profiles Renaissance women who refused to follow the rules of society and led their lives as they pleased, and not as their parents and husbands wanted them to.
"Take a Romp through the Renaissance when uppity women ruled! In an era typically associated with famous men, infamous women also abounded: Catalina de Erauso, who dueled, drank, and cross-dressed her way through Spain and North America; Christina of Denmark, a dimpled sixteen-year-old widow...
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Language
English
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"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...
Series
The great courses volume 2100
Publisher
Teaching Company
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
This series presents some of the finest teachers in America, lecturing on some of the greatest literature ever written.
9) Immortal
Author
Publisher
Delta Trade Paperbacks
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Luca Bastardo, a beautiful orphan, doesn't age as he experiences the despair of the plague and the heights of the Renaissance, but he must choose between immortality and love as he pursues the secrets of alchemy, faith, and science to uncover the truth about his origins.
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Draws on diverse original sources, from letters and interrogation records to maps and inventories, in a vibrant history of Renaissance Italy that explores the crucial role of its achievements and violent conflicts in the development of the Western world.
"A new account of the birth of the West through its birthplace--Renaissance Italy The period between 1492--resonant for a number of reasons--and 1571, when the Ottoman navy was defeated in the Battle...
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Series
Publisher
Signet
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
"For most small-business owners in Tallulah Falls, the upcoming Renaissance Faire is a wonderful way to promote their specialty shops. For Marcy's nemesis, Nellie, and her sister Clara, it's an opportunity to finally put Marcy and her shop, the Seven-Year Stitch, out of business. Apparently the sisters life to make grudges a family affair and have set up competing booths right next to Marcy's at the Ren Faire. When Clara is discovered dead in her...
Author
Series
Hinges of history volume 6
Publisher
Nan A. Talese, Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
A popular history focusing on the Renaissance and Reformation and how this innovative period changed the Western world.
17) Jurassic carp
Author
Series
My big fat zombie goldfish volume 6
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
In the first of two stories, zombie goldfish Frankie is good at saving the day, but the medieval day reenactment joust may be too much, and in the second story, Tom's evil brother clones a Jurassic carp, putting the school in danger.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Examines how the Inquisition's sentiments are thriving in today's world, tracing the history of its legacy through stories that lead to modern incarnations like Vatican edicts, the Third Reich, and Guantanamo's detention camps.
The acclaimed author of "Are We Rome?" brings his highly praised blend of deep research, colorful travelogue, and insightful political analysis to a new history of the Inquisition. Exploring the Inquisition from its establishment...
Author
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
A story of desire, black magic and love interweaves the Rapunzel fairy tale with the true-life story of French novelist Charlotte-Rose de la Force, who was banished from the court of Versailles by Louis XIV after a series of scandalous love affairs.
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