Summary of:  Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of the House of Caesar This is the period of the first and perhaps greatest Roman Emperors and it's a colorful story of rule and ruination, running from the rise of Augustus to the death of Nero. Holland's expansive history also has distinct shades of I

                 Summary of:  Blood Royal: A True Tale of Crime and Detection in Medieval Paris  On a chilly November night in 1407, Louis of Orleans was murdered by a band of masked men. The crime stunned and paralyzed France since Louis had often ruled in place of his brother King Charles,

      Summary of:  The Six Wives of Henry VIII  The tempestuous, bloody, and splendid reign of Henry VIII of England (1509-1547) is one of the most fascinating in all history, not least for his marriage to six extraordinary women. In this accessible work of brilliant scholarship, Alison Weir draws on early biographies,