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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 slights and misunderstandings of history. In it the author is visited by three spirits – Justice, Rectitude and Reason – who guide her in sifting through countless lives, in search of worthy citizens. Over 600 years later, the historian and novelist Lisa Hilton picks up the book and promptly falls asleep, only to be visited by three great women from history: Cleopatra, Lucrezia Borgia and Catherine the Great. And they aren’t happy. Having found themselves barred from the original ‘City of Ladies’, they want to know why. And isn’t it time, they ask, for a new author to take up the pen? What follows is a reassessment of the past, in which deeds and reputations, rumours and reality are held up to the light, and history is wrested back from the distortions of misogyny.

A lively biography of Ath�na�s de Montespan, the powerful mistress of France's King Louis XIV, reveals the woman behind the throne of the Sun KIng, discussing her remarkable influence on the political and cultural events of the era, her sensational rise to power, and the accusations that led to her fall from grace. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.

"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 offers ample evidence why those famous words should not be taken at face value. With new research out of France, Italy, Russia, and Turkey, Hilton's fresh interpretation is of a queen who saw herself primarily as a Renaissance prince--an expert in Machiavellian statecraft. Elizabeth depicts a queen who was much less constrained by her femininity than most accounts claim, challenging readers to reassess Elizabeth's reign and the colorful drama and intrigue to which it is always linked. It's a fascinating journey that shows how a marginalized newly crowned queen, whose European contemporaries considered her to be the illegitimate ruler of a pariah nation, ultimately adapted to become England's first recognizably modern head of state. "Hilton transforms an irreverent, centuries-old vision of a 'bewigged farthingale with a mysterious sex life' into a resolute, steel-spined survivor who far surpassed Henry VII's wildest hopes for his new dynasty." -- Publishers Weekly

England from the perspective of its consort queens - a distaff history of the nation from 1066 to 1503.

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!' Nancy Mitford once exclaimed. Elegant and intelligent, Nancy was a reknowned wit and a popular author. Yet this bright, waspish woman, capable of unerring emotional analysis in her work gave her heart to a well-known philanderer who went on to marry another woman. Was Nancy that unremarkable thing - a deluded lover - or was she a remarkable woman engaged in a sophisticated love affair? Gaston Palewski, was the Free French commander and one of the most influential politicians in post-war Europe. His and Nancy's mutual life was spent amongst the most exciting, powerful and controversial figures in the centre of reawakening Europe. She supported him throughout his tumultuous career and he inspired some of her best work, including The Pursuit of Love. Lisa Hilton's provocative book reveals how, with discipline, gentleness and a great deal of elegance, Nancy Mitford and Gaston Palewski achieved a very adult ideal.

ITALY, 1492. 5-year-old Mura is a strange and bewitching child. Daughter to a Nordic mother and Spanish father, she has been tutored in both Arabic learning and the ancient myth cycles of the north. But her widower father has been arrested by the Inquisition, and Mura is sold to a Genoese slaver.In the port of Savona, Mura's androgynous looks and unusual abilities fetch a high price. She is bought as a house slave for the powerful Medici, arriving in Florence as the city prepares for war against the French. When the family are forced to flee, Mura finds herself gifted to the notorious Tigress of Forli, Countess Caterina Sforza.Beautiful, ruthless and intelligent, the Countess is fascinated by Mura's arcane knowledge. As the Tigress educates her further in the arts of alchemy, potions and poisons, she becomes much more than a lady's maid. Mura becomes a potent weapon in the Machiavellian intrigues of the Renaissance court...

Identifying The WolfSexual predators love having power and control. Most are amoral and will do anything to ensure they have what they want.Through the author's own experiences and research, and by listening to the voices of victims, she has observed that there is one consistency in how these predators retain that control.Grooming.Once thought to be something that only happens before abuse takes place, we now know that predators use different types of grooming tactics before, during, and after abuse occurs.This book provides an in-depth exploration of sexual grooming and captures the emotional, physical, and spiritual impact of grooming behaviours. You will find checklists, tip sheets, guides, and firsthand accounts to help identify and combat grooming tactics. You'll also have a step-by-step guide on how to support your loved ones in the aftermath of abuse.By becoming emotionally literate and informed, we can do our part to create safety and trustworthiness.This book is an invitation to look at what's been happening around you with a new lens.

Identifying The WolfSexual predators love having power and control. Most are amoral and will do anything to ensure they have what they want.Through the author's own experiences and research, and by listening to the voices of victims, she has observed that there is one consistency in how these predators retain that control.Grooming.Once thought to be something that only happens before abuse takes place, we now know that predators use different types of grooming tactics before, during, and after abuse occurs.This book provides an in-depth exploration of sexual grooming and captures the emotional, physical, and spiritual impact of grooming behaviours. You will find checklists, tip sheets, guides, and firsthand accounts to help identify and combat grooming tactics. You'll also have a step-by-step guide on how to support your loved ones in the aftermath of abuse.By becoming emotionally literate and informed, we can do our part to create safety and trustworthiness.This book is an invitation to look at what's been happening around you with a new lens.

‘A sweeping, scintillatingly original, exciting exploration of writer, spy, power player, lover Aphra Behn’ Kate Williams, historian and author of Rival Queens: The Betrayal of Mary, Queen of Scots'Hilton to showcase[s] her skill for both historical and detective work and compelling, evocative writing . . . A sparkling and eye-opening account . . . compelling to read [and] refreshingly transparent . . . Her fresh ideas could open up exciting paths for future scholars' BBC History Magazine----A CLANDESTINE AFFAIR ‘Whereas the Lady Henrietta Berkeley has been absent from her Father's house since the 20th August last past . . . AN OUTRAGEOUS ELOPEMENT. . . and is not yet known where she is, nor whether she is alive or dead. STOLEN LETTERS, SCHEMING SERVANTS These are to give notice That whoever shall find her, so that she may be brought back to her Father, the Earl of Berkeley, they shall have 200 Pounds Reward’ SEX. SENSATION. CELEBRITY. This is The Scandal of the Century - and the true story of the author Aphra Behn, who used a shocking love affair to create the first English novel . . . ----In 1682, a young woman in the throes of a passionate affair flees her parents’ home in Surrey to seek a new life in London. A scandal in its own right, but this is no ordinary young woman: Lady Henrietta Berkeley is the daughter of one of England’s most powerful men, and her lover is her own sister’s husband. As news of this notorious adulteress spreads, her flight, capture and the lawsuit that follow tear through society as the scandal of the century.To Aphra Behn, England's first professional female writer – herself condemned as a scarlet woman of loose morals – Henrietta’s trial would be more than a source of shock and intrigue: it would inspire her to write Love Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister, an outrageous and bestselling political fiction and arguably the first novel in English literature.Aphra herself is an enigma, the facts about her life continually disputed. By revealing the story of these two rebellious and ruthless women, Lisa Hilton's new history offers a surprisingly original theory on the origins of one of England's most celebrated playwrights. Against the backdrop of seventeenth-century England, with its strict traditional conventions of love, duty and identity, The Scandal of the Century shows just how far both women will go to break free.---'Gloriously mind-boggling . . . This is a lively book' Spectator

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 Restoration England as the scandal of the century. But it also proves inspiration to one Aphra Behn – already condemned as a scarlet woman of loose morals – who pens a searing and outrageous bestseller based on Henrietta’s shocking affair. The story of how and why Henrietta acted as she did, and how and why Behn came to write it becomes, in Lisa Hilton’s hands, a stunning portrait of two women attempting to smash the shackles enslaving their sex.–PRAISE FOR THE SCANDAL OF THE CENTURY'A landmark book, a sweeping, scintillatingly original, exciting and game changing exploration of writer, spy, power player, lover Aphra Behn. Thrilling, scholarly, powerfully researched, this is Aphra as she’s never been seen before' Kate Williams, historian and author of Rival Queens: The Betrayal of Mary, Queen of Scots'The Scandal of the Century allows Hilton to showcase her skill for both historical and detective work and compelling, evocative writing . . . compelling to read [and] refreshingly transparent . . . Her fresh ideas could open up exciting paths for future scholars’ BBC History Magazine'An enjoyable read . . . challenging - but always entertaining' Literary Review'Engaging, ingenious, lively . . . Hilton skilfully narrates background material of the Restoration' TLS

A definitive portrait of one of the most compelling monarchs England has ever had: Elizabeth I.

Maestra 3 - kohutun trilleritrilogian kliimaksi!Lisa Hiltonin trilleri Maestra kohautti koko maailmaa ilmestyessään vuonna 2016, ja nyt tarinalle saadaan vihdoin huima huipennus. Rakasta sitä. Vihaa sitä. Lue se.Ultima jatkaa siitä, mihin tulinen sankaritar Judith Rashleigh Dominassa jäi. Judithia vainoavat menneisyyden virheet, ja nyt korruptoitunut Italian poliisi onnistuu sieppaamaan tämän taide-elämän terrorisoijan. Siitä alkaa taisto elämästä ja kuolemasta: Judithin, tai nykyään Elizabethin, on uskottavasti väärennettävä jopa satojen miljoonien dollarien arvoinen taidemaalaus - tai kohdattava karmivat seuraukset. Tyssääkö trillerin tähden tie, vai onnistuuko Judith jälleen siinä, mikä on mahdotonta?Kohukirjailija Lisa Hilton kasvoi Englannissa. Hän on opiskellut sekä asunut ympäri maailmaa ja työskennellyt toimittajana, taidekriitikkona sekä tv-juontajana. Hiltonin trilleri Maestra herätti maailmanlaajuista huomiota, ja sen elokuvaoikeudet myytiin välittömästi.