Tudor Fiction

Gabriel makes his first mistake when he falls in love with his predecessor's beautiful young widow, Lady Emma Crompton. He faces a second hurdle—he is slowly being poisoned with arsenic. A double mystery unfolds when it comes to light Lady Emma's deceased husband was also suffering from arsenic poisoning. Is there a curse on the Earls of Farnworth or are there other forces at work that will rob Gabe and Emma of their chance to find true love?

Ambition. Sorcery. Treason. How far will one woman dare to go? 1420. Eleanor Cobham arrives at the court of Henry V. Pretty but not highborn, she hopes for little more than to marry well. England is in a golden age – but beneath the glittering surface, ancient rivalries fester and chaos lurks...

Cat Sparrow is on the road. She's following her sister, Meg, who was torn from their convent home and sent to London. But Cat isn't like other people - she thinks differently - and for a girl like her the world holds many perils. Luckily she befriends a young actor, Jacques, and together they follow Meg's trail to a wondrous place called the Field of Cloth of Gold. But here, they discover that the kingdoms of England and France are both in terrible danger....

Schneewittchen schwebt am Hofe ihrer eitlen Stiefmutter in höchster Lebensgefahr. Denn das Mädchen wird von Tag zu Tag schöner und die böse Königin fürchtet, schon bald nicht mehr die Schönste im ganzen Land zu sein. Als ihr das der Zauberspiegel eines Tages bestätigt, befiehlt die Königin dem gutmütigen Haushofmeister Ottokar, Schneewittchen in den Wald zu bringen und dort zu töten. Dieser bringt das aber nicht übers Herz und rät dem Mädchen, im Wald Unterschlupf zu suchen. Und so kommt Schneewittchen zu einem kleinen Häuschen und lernt dort die sieben Zwerge kennen, die es gern aufnehmen und beschützen wollen.

Wilhelm Busch’s Max & Moritz in einer Schweizer Mundart Hörspiel Version. Mit Jörg Schneider und Erich Vock als Max & Moritz. Durch die Geschichte begleitet die Schauspielerin, Radiomoderatorin und Autorin Elisabeth Schnell.

Sabina Schneebeli erzählt Märchen der Brüder Grimm Schneewittchen und die sieben Zwerge Rotkäppchen Die drei Glückskinder Der Fuchs und die Katze Die drei Federn Von den sieben Raben Jorinde und Joringel

Sabina Schneebeli erzählt Märchen der Brüder Grimm Hänsel und Gretel Die sieben Geißlein Die Heinzelmännchen Das Lumpengesindel Die zwölf Jäger Brüderchen und Schwesterchen

Sie leiht ihre einmalig wandlungsfähige Stimme allen Rollen, von der Fee bis zur Hexe, den Bösewichten und den Teufeln, aber auch den Tieren und Fabelwesen. Dies zeigt sich eindrücklich bei den ewig lebendigen Grimm-Märchen, ganz besonders hier beim heiteren, lustigen Tischlein deck dich und beim ernsten, tiefsinnigen Vom Fischer und seiner Frau.

'I devoured this book!' Alison Weir 'A fresh and intriguing take on Boleyn's story ... Borman's deep knowledge of her characters, of how they lived and loved, is evident in every line. This is an Anne to cherish' The Times Behind the walls of Hever Castle history was being made ... but who was...

Will Quadflieg interpretiert Balladen und Gedichte von Goethe, Schiller bis Heine mit großer sprachlicher Präzision, innerer Ruhe und einer Stimme, die deutsche Dichtung lebendig eindrucksvoll macht.

Brought to you by Penguin. When the darker days fall, the debt must be paid, . . . get ready for the chilling new folk horror from the Hugo Award-winning, bestselling author of HEX - from the publisher of The Exorcist and perfect for fans of Shirley Jackson and Stephen King. In Lock Haven, a...

A dramatic novel of passion, politics and betrayal from the author of The Other Boleyn Girl. 1568. Mary Queen of Scots, fleeing rebellion in her kingdom, is offered a safe haven by Elizabeth I with George Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury, and his indomitable wife, Bess of Hardwick. The arrival of an...

One queen exiled. Another headed for the gallows. Both hungry for revenge. England’s most infamous queens unite in vengeance against Henry VIII. Anne Boleyn is going to die, and neither her cleverness nor her witchery can save her. So when her late rival, Catalina de Aragón, miraculously...

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Chalk Man by C. J. Tudor, read by Andrew Scott and Asa Butterfield. None of us ever agreed on the exact beginning. Was it when we started drawing the chalk figures, or when they started to appear on their own? Was it the terrible accident? Or when...

From the bestselling author of The Other Boleyn Girl. .Bristol in 1787 is booming, from its stinking docks to its elegant new houses. Josiah Cole, a small dockside trader, is prepared to gamble everything to join the big players of the city. But he needs ready cash and a well-connected wife. An...

Brought to you by Penguin. Waterstones thriller of the month November 2023 THE HEART-POUNDING NEW NOVEL FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE BURNING GIRLS WHICH HAS NOW BEEN ADAPTED INTO A HIT PARAMOUNT+ SHOW! Survival is murder . . . An overturned coach full of students. All of them...

This is the story of a passionate romance and a secret marriage which gave its name to the most famous royal dynasty in the history of Great Britain: the Tudors. When King Henry V and his bride, Catherine de Valois, are blessed with the birth of a son, their happiness is short-lived. Henry's unexpected death leaves Catherine a widow at the age of 21. Then her father, King Charles of France, also dies, and her son inherits both crowns.

From the bestselling author of The Other Boleyn Girl, Philippa Gregory, comes a wonderfully atmospheric evocation of the court of Henry VIII and his final queens. 1539. Anne of Cleves wins the dangerous prize of becoming Henry VIII’s fourth wife. From the start, Anne’s royal blood, education...

Schräge Vögel, skurrile Gestalten, oft nur auffällige, schrullige und harmlose Einzelgänger – mit Ausnahmen, mit denen sich dann Maloney und der bücherlesende Polizist beschäftigen müssen. Da ist einmal der missmutige Mann, der seine Wohnung mit einem Beo teilt und vermutlich eine Frau erwürgt hat. Dann der Spanner, der mit seinem Feldstecher in die Wohnung einer Frau stiert – keine seltene oder beunruhigende Situation – bis neben dem auf der Lauer liegenden Philip Maloney die Polizei wegen eines Leichenfunds aufkreuzt.

The marriage of Katharine of Aragon and King Henry VIII was a right royal match. England loved the young lovers, but hardly were they wed when powerful people in Henry’s court were spinning webs of intrigue around the innocent royal pair. Spanish spies, the Pope’s men, the Queen’s...