Harem: The World Behind the Veil
10 best books like Harem: The World Behind the Veil (Alev Lytle Croutier): Sex with the Queen: 900 Years of Vile Kings, Virile Lovers, and Passionate Politics, Celtic Fairy Tales, Marie-Thérèse, Child of Terror: The Fate of Marie Antoinette's Daughter, The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Mythology: An A-Z Guide to the Myths and Legends of the Ancient World, Celtic Myths and Legends, Hive, Gardner's Art Through the Ages, Vol 1, Chapters 1-18 (w/Artstudy Student CD-ROM & Infotrac), Celtic Myths and Legends, The Element Encyclopedia of Magical Creatures: The Ultimate A-Z of Fantastic Beings from Myth and Magic, Life in a Medieval Castle
| Author | Eleanor Herman |
| ISBN | 0060846739 |
In royal courts bristling with testosterone—swashbuckling generals, polished courtiers, and virile cardinals—how did repressed regal ladies find happiness?
Anne Boleyn flirted with courtiers; Catherine Howard slept with one. Henry VIII had both of them beheaded.
Catherine...
| Author | Joseph Jacobs |
| ISBN | 0486218260 |
The two volumes of Celtic folk tales collected by the leading British folklorist Joseph Jacobs (1854–1916) introduced the children of the world to the special vision and color, the unique magic of the Celtic folk imagination.
The 26 stories of "Guleesh," "The Horned Women," "King O'Toole and...
Marie-Thérèse, Child of Terror: The Fate of Marie Antoinette's Daughter
| Author | Susan Nagel |
| ISBN | 1596910577 |
The first major biography of one of France's most mysterious women—Marie Antoinette's only child to survive the revolution.
Susan Nagel, author of the critically acclaimed biography Mistress of the Elgin Marbles, turns her attention to the life of a remarkable woman who both defined...
| Author | Arthur Cotterell |
| ISBN | 0681617349 |
The book is oversize and has over 1,000 entries over hundreds of pages. It's bulky, but it's lavishly illustrated which makes the full size worthwhile, if you're into those kinds of things.
I think the Goodreads summary can give as good a feel as anything for this book: "An authoritative A to...
| Author | Peter Berresford Ellis |
| ISBN | 0786711078 |
This is an enchantingly told collection of the stirring sagas of gods and goddesses, fabulous beasts, strange creatures, and such heroes as Cuchulain, Fingal, and King Arthur from the ancient Celtic world. Included are popular myths and legends from all six Celtic cultures of Western Europe-Irish,...
| Author | Tim Curran |
| ISBN | 0975922947 |
UPDATE: 20/02/18. This is currently on the Kindle Countdown Deal for the next 4 days, 5 hrs: 0.99p in the UK - which should translate to $0.99 in the US. It's the same price for Grimweave, too.
This is the second time I've read this book (expanded-Edition), and I still haven't read "At the Mountains...
| Author | Helen Gardner |
| ISBN | 0534640958 |
The market-leading text for the art history survey course, GARDNER'S ART THROUGH THE AGES has served as a comprehensive and thoughtfully crafted guide to the defining phases of the world's artistic tradition. With this book in hand, thousands of students have watched the story of art unfold in its...
| Author | T.W. Rolleston |
| ISBN | 0486265072 |
This splendidly illustrated study by the distinguished Celticist T. W. Rolleston masterfully retells the great Celtic myths and illuminates the world that spawned them. Focusing principally on Irish myths, the book first takes up the history and religion of the Celts, the myths of the Irish invasion...
The Element Encyclopedia of Magical Creatures: The Ultimate A-Z of Fantastic Beings from Myth and Magic
The newest entry in the popular Element Encyclopedia series spans the globe and the ages to present a feast of magical beasts, both familiar and rare. Populating this ultimate reference is a host of marvelous creatures, many of which have stirred our imagination since childhood; they come from fairytales...
Life in a Medieval Castle
Focusing on Chepstow, an English castle that survived the turbulent Middle Ages with a relative lack of violence, the book offers an exquisite portrait of what day-to-day life was actually like during the era, and of the key role the castle played. The Gieses take us through the full cycle of a medieval...
