Every Sunday Tanzanite highlights books that will be released during the upcoming week. She hopes you will find something you will enjoy!
Historical Tweets by Alan Beard and Alex McNayr. US and UK release April 27, 2010. OUTRAGEOUS HISTORICAL REVELATIONS IN FEWER THAN 140 CHARACTERS!THEY TWEETED WHAAAATTT? History’s most famous personalities share their ridiculous, scandalous, and humorous thoughts. From the ancient tweets of @Plato and @Socrates to modern updates from @Napoleon, @Hitler, and @BabeRuth, Historical Tweets has all the answers to history’s biggest questions: What happened to the dragons? What does “four score” mean? WWJT? For those who can handle only 140 characters’ worth of history at a time (and don’t mind breaking their history teachers’ hearts), this is the perfect book.
@Kissinger Which button do I push to erase my last 18 and a half tweets?
TRICKY_ME
9:52 PM June 20, 1972
I live my life like a candle in the wind. Whatever that means.
LOL #mwah #mwah
MARILYN!
7:09 PM July 18, 1953
Secrets of the Tudor Court by D.L. Bogdan. US and UK release April 27, 2010. When young Mary Howard receives the news that she will be leaving her home for the grand court of King Henry VIII, to attend his mistress Anne Boleyn, she is ecstatic. Everything Anne touches seems to turn to gold, and Mary is certain Anne will one day become Queen. But Mary has also seen the King's fickle nature and how easily he discards those who were once close to him. . . Discovering that she is a pawn in a carefully orchestrated plot devised by her father, the duke of Norfolk, Mary dare not disobey him. Yet despite all of her efforts to please him, she too falls prey to his cold wrath. Not until she becomes betrothed to Harry Fitzroy, the Duke of Richmond and son to King Henry VIII, does Mary finds the love and approval she's been seeking. But just when Mary believes she is finally free of her father, the tides turn. Now Mary must learn to play her part well in a dangerous chess game that could change her life--and the course of history.
The Mysterium by Paul Doherty. US and UK release April 29, 2010. In Paul Doherty's brilliant new novel, will Hugh Corbett find the deadly assassin stalking London's streets?February 1304, and London is in crisis. A succession of brutal murders shocks the city as it comes to terms with the fall from power of Walter Evesham, Chief Justice in the Court of the King's Bench. Accused of bribery and corruption, Evesham has sought sanctuary to atone for his sins. When Evesham is discovered dead in his cell at the Abbey of Sion though, it appears that the Mysterium, a cunning killer brought to justice by Evesham, has returned to wreak havoc.
Sir Hugh Corbett is ordered to investigate the murder. Has the Mysterium returned or is another killer imitating his brutal methods? As Corbett traces the ancient sins that hold the key to discovering the murderer's identity he must face his most cunning foe yet.
Anne Boleyn: Fatal Attractions by G.W. Bernard. Non-fiction. UK release April 30, 2010; US release May 25, 2010. In this groundbreaking new biography, G. W. Bernard offers a fresh portrait of one of England's most captivating queens. Through a wide-ranging forensic examination of sixteenth-century sources, Bernard reconsiders Boleyn's girlhood, her experience at the French court, the nature of her relationship with Henry, and the authenticity of her evangelical sympathies. He depicts Anne Boleyn as a captivating, intelligent, and highly sexual woman whose attractions Henry resisted for years until marriage could ensure legitimacy for their offspring. He shows that it was Henry, not Anne, who developed the ideas that led to the break with Rome. And, most radically, he argues that the allegations of adultery that led to Anne's execution in the Tower could be close to the truth.
The Italian Potion by Edward Bewley. UK release April 30, 2010. Alchemists and courtiers seek to confound Francis Wyld as he investigates the death of a Frenchman in London in 1663. Wyld, a gentleman adventurer and sometime philosopher, is asked by close friend Robert Delaney to find a priceless alchemical text which the Frenchman was to deliver to him. The quest leads to Whitehall where it becomes intertwined with the political and religious intrigue within the court of Charles II. Meanwhile, Wyld's own fate is threatened by the attentions of one of the King's mistresses, Lady Castlemaine. Tragedy and treason are destined to follow. Can Wyld bring to justice the fanatical mastermind who threatens the highest officer in the land?
Triumvirate by Bruce Chadwick. Non-fiction. US paperback release May 1, 2010. Facing a crumbling union and inevitable anarchy, three men form an unlikely alliance... When the smoke cleared from Revolutionary War battlefields, independent minded Americans turned against each other. Faced with a sagging economy, a weak central government, and citizens still reeling from British rule, three bold young men could shape a great nation of the chaos-but first they'd have to learn to work together.
The Brothers of Gwynedd by Edith Pargeter. US and UK release May 1, 2010. A Burning Desire for One Country, One Love, and One Legacy That Will Last Forever.Llewelyn, prince of Gwynedd, dreams of a Wales united against the English, but first he must combat enemies nearer home. Llewelyn and his brothers-Owen Goch, Rhodri, and David-vie for power among themselves and with the English king, Henry III. Despite the support of his beloved wife, Eleanor, Llewelyn finds himself trapped in a situation where the only solution could be his very downfall...
Originally published in England as four individual novels, The Brothers of Gwynedd transports you to a world of chivalry, gallant heroes, and imprisoned damsels; to star-crossed lovers and glorious battle scenes; and is Edith Pargeter's absorbing tale of tragedy, traitors, and triumph of the heart.







I can't wait to read The Brothers of Gwynedd!
April 25, 2010 4:34 PM
I am planning to start reading Brothers of Gwynnedd soon! Enjoy your books.
April 25, 2010 5:02 PM
I wonder about that Anne Boleyn book...that last sentence makes me hesitate!
I am SO excited to read the Brothers of Gwynedd. I've loved Wales ever since Penman's Welsh trilogy.
Great week of releases!
April 25, 2010 6:43 PM
Does Historical Tweets actually have a Twitter account where they post this stuff or is it only in the book?
April 26, 2010 7:24 AM
All of these look good, but The Mysterium really draws my eye...
April 26, 2010 1:23 PM
Looking forward to the Anne Boleyn book, just to hear a different take on her tragic life...
Thanks for posting this great list!
April 26, 2010 2:11 PM