Mari Griffith, formerly a singer and a presenter on radio and television, now dedicates herself to writing after a rich career in media. Her short stories have achieved success, with one featured in the Historical Novel Society's anthology and another winning a prize. Her debut novel, which tells the lesser-known story of the love affair that founded the Tudor dynasty, was critically acclaimed and became a bestseller. Her second novel, full of intrigue, passion, and ambition that culminated in a sensational treason trial, was selected as Book of the Month by the Welsh Books Council.
A comprehensive travel guide to South Dakota's Black Hills and the Badlands, with maps and information on places to stay and eat, shopping, and interesting tourist sights.
Root of the Tudor Rose is the critically acclaimed debut novel from Mari Griffith, which explores the lives of Catherine de Valois and Owen Tudor - the founders of the world-famous Tudor royal dynasty.
A love that leads to treason ... 1435, England. Eleanor Cobham has married into the highest ranks of the aristocracy - she is now the Duchess of Gloucester. She and her husband, the Duke Humphrey, set up a court of their own to rival the royal court in London, surrounding themselves with fascinating and influential people. But Eleanor craves the one thing she lacks: a son and heir, and with him a possible route to the throne of England. Desperate, Eleanor turns to the one person she believes can help her: Margery Jourdemayne, a woman now remembered as the infamous Witch of Eye. Such help comes at a high price ...
Some years ago, Mari Griffith bought a lovely, fresh-scented apricot floribunda rose from the Harkness Nursery. It was called "Caron Keating" in memory of the young Blue Peter presenter who lost her life to breast cancer at the early age of 41. This set Mari thinking about other flowers which have been named after women, and the list proved fascinating. It included a camellia named after the operatic diva Adelina Patti and a pelargonium after the actress Beryl Reid. There's an aquilegia named in memory of the distinguished geneticist Nora Barlow, a peony for the extrovert actress Sarah Bernhardt, and a climbing fuchsia for the shy, retiring Lady Boothby. These very different women are from all walks of life but each one deserves to be paid this fragrant and colorful compliment. This unique book describes both the lives of the women and the beauty of the flowers dedicated to them. Thirty "Pretty Maids" are featured, with biographies of each illustrated with photographs and paintings. Complementing each maid is a photograph of the eponymous flower as well as horticultural notes on how to grow it to the best advantage.
Street directory of Brooklyn is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1881. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.
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Anglie1435. Eleanor Cobhamová se provdá do vysoce postavené rodiny a stává se vévodkyní z Gloucesteru. S manželem, vévodou Humphreym, si zařídí vlastní dvůr, který má konkurovat tomu královskému v Londýně, a obklopí se fascinujícími a vlivnými lidmi. Ale Eleanor prahne po jedné věci, která jí schází: po synovi a dědici a s ním po možnosti získat anglický trůn. V zoufalství se Eleanor obrátí na jediného člověka, který jí může pomoct: Margery Jourdemayneovou, ženu, které nikdo neřekne jinak než Čarodějnice. Taková pomoc však něco stojí…
Příběh vášnivé lásky, která vyústila do tajně uzavřeného manželství, z něhož vzešlo jméno nejznámější královské dynastie v dějinách Velké Británie – Tudorovců. Když byli anglický král Jindřich V. a jeho žena Kateřina z Valois požehnáni narozením syna, jejich štěstí netrvalo dlouho. Král umírá a Kateřina se v jedenadvaceti letech stává vdovou. Brzy poté zemřel i její otec, francouzský král, a Kateřinin desetiměsíční syn dědí obě koruny jako Jindřich VI. Malý král i jeho matka potřebují na nepřátelském anglickém dvoře veškerou ochranu a lásku a Kateřina ji nalézá u mladého velšského služebníka Owena Tudora.
