Historical Nights' Entertainment

First Series

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• Publisher: The Floating Press
• Year: 2011
• eBook ISBN:
  9781775458012
• Edition: 0

If you're under the impression that history is boring, think again. The Historical Nights' Entertainment series from renowned action-adventure writer Rafael Sabatini brings some of the most famous -- and infamous -- events of history to life. Recounted in captivating detail, these vignettes are so vivid, you'll swear you were there.

Table of contents

• THE HISTORICAL NIGHTS' ENTERTAINMENT
• Contents
• Preface
• I - The Night of Holyrood—The Murder of David Rizzio
• II - The Night of Kirk O' Field—The Murder of Darnley
• III - The Night of Betrayal—Antonio Perez and Philip II of Spain
• IV - The Night of Charity—The Case of the Lady Alice Lisle
• V - The Night of Massacre—The Story of the Saint Bartholomew
• VI - The Night of Witchcraft—Louis XIV and Madame de Montespan
• VII - The Night of Gems—The "Affairs" of the Queen's Necklace
• VIII - The Night of Terror—The Drownings at Nantes Under Carrier
• IX - The Night of Nuptials—Charles the Bold and Sapphira Danvelt
• X - The Night of Stranglers—Govanna of Naples and Andreas of Hungary
• XI - The Night of Hate—The Murder of the Duke of Gandia
• XII - The Night of Escape—Casanova's Escape from the Piombi
• XIII - The Night of Masquerade—The Assassination of Gustavus III of Sweden
• Endnotes