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The Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant. Lorenzo d'Medici figures into the story, as does Savonarola.
I would like to nominate Norah Lofts "Crown of Aloes" about Isabella of Aragon (later Spain) .http://www.amazon.com/Crown-Aloes-Nor...
I would like to nominate
since it also deals with the Borgias
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***ANY TIME PERIOD, FICTION OR NON-FICTION***
Okay everyone, it's that time of the month - time to nominate! Anyone who would like to nominate one book may do so in this thread.
The theme this month is SPANISH OR ITALIAN "ROYALTY" (any time period, fiction or non-fiction). We're flexible as always! Royalty is in quotes so we can broaden the Italian part of this theme (so Popes, the Borgias, nobility, etc. are okay).
Since this group has read SO MANY books together, I'm only going to exclude the last two years of books that this group has read from being nominated (so books we read together more than two years ago are now okay). A list of every book this group has read together in the last two years is at the end of this post (alphabetically by author, then by title if we've read more than one book by that author), so please try not to nominate a book from this list.
Please try to check amazon or some other site to make sure the book is easily available - the last thing we want is to nominate some great book that no one can get! If you nominate more than one book, only the first book listed will make it into the voting poll (so save additional books for the next months!). Also, if the book doesn't fit the theme, I won't add it to this month's voting poll, but I will carry it over to the next theme that it does fit under if you would like.
Feel free to nominate one book of your choice in this thread until October 14th, 9pm Eastern.
At around that time, I'll make a voting poll and list all the nominated books in it, and people can vote in the poll until the poll closes (set to last through October 18th). Discussion will start on November 15th.
Happy Nominating!
BOOKS WE HAVE READ AS A GROUP IN THE LAST TWO YEARS(PLEASE DON'T NOMINATE):
Christina, Queen of Sweden: The Restless Life of a European Eccentric by Veronica Buckley
The Greatest Knight: The Story of William Marshal by Elizabeth Chadwick
The Scarlet Lion by Elizabeth Chadwick
Pope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Cross
A Venetian Affair: A True Tale of Forbidden Love in the 18th Century by Andrea Di Robilant
The 19th Wife: A Novel by David Ebershoff
To Be Queen: A Novel of the Early Life of Eleanor of Aquitaine by Christy English
A Treasury of Royal Scandals: The Shocking True Stories History's Wickedest, Weirdest, Most Wanton Kings, Queens, Tsars, Popes, and Emperors by Michael Farquhar
Marie Antoinette: The Journey by Antonia Fraser
Princesses: The Six Daughters of George III by Flora Fraser
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood by Alexandra Fuller
From Splendor to Revolution: The Romanov Women, 1847-1928 by Julia P. Gelardi
The Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret George
We Two: Victoria and Albert: Rulers, Partners, Rivals by Gillian Gill
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
The Confessions of Catherine de Medici by C.W. Gortner
Gone with the Windsors by Laurie Graham
The Constant Princess by Philippa Gregory
The White Queen: A Novel by Philippa Gregory
The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
Sex with the Queen: 900 Years of Vile Kings, Virile Lovers, and Passionate Politics by Eleanor Herman
The Traitor’s Wife by Susan Higginbotham
The Devil's Queen: A Novel of Catherine de Medici by Jeanne Kalogridis
Through a Glass Darkly by Karleen Koen
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman by Robert Massie
Nicholas and Alexandra by Robert Massie
Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution by Michelle Moran
Harriet and Isabella by Patricia O’Brien
Here Be Dragons by Sharon Kay Penman
When Christ and His Saints Slept by Sharon Kay Penman
The Queen's Secret by Jean Plaidy
Victoria Victorious: The Story of Queen Victoria by Jean Plaidy
Sarum: The Novel of England by Edward Rutherfurd
Avalon: A Novel by Anya Seton
The Lady in the Tower: The Fall of Anne Boleyn by Alison Weir
Forever Amber by Kathleen Winsor