Inglaterra, 1605. Las intrigas y enfrentamientos entre el catolicismo y la Iglesia de Inglaterra alcanzan su punto culminante: un grupo terrorista católico planea volar el Parlamento y derrocar al rey protestante.
En noviembre de 1605 fue abortado en Londres un intento terrorista católico de volar el Parlamento y derrocar al protestante Jacobo I. Culminaba así un largo periodo de intrigas, enfrentamientos y encarnizada lucha entre el catolicismo y...
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Brilliantly explores the relationships which existed between The Sun King and the women in his life, from his mistresses to his mother. From the bestselling historian, whose book )Marie Antoinette( sold over 170,000 in paperback, and was the basis for...
New life of the legendary French queen, Marie Antoinette, which goes beyond the image of the vacuous uncaring aristo, to reveal a woman who was a passionate patron of the arts, and who was the victim of several personal and political slurs and hate campai...