Lucerne Book Reviews (Non Fiction)
The Four Musketeers
The True Story of D'ARTAGNAN, PORTHOS,ARAMIS & ATHOS
Kari Maund and Phil Nanson, 2005
Covers the true history of D'Artagnan, Porthos, Aramis, Athos, de Treville.
Light coverage of Rochefort, Mazarin, Richelieu, Henri IV, Louis XIII, Louis XIV,
Anne of Austria. Includes history of the King's Musketeer Companies and their
use in the wars of the 17th Century. Also includes a short history of the Musketeer
novels and movies.
This book is highly recomended.
Anne of Austria Queen of France
Ruth Kleinman, 1985
Anne was the wife of Louis XIII and the mother of Louis XIV. For years she and
her Minister Mazarin ruled France. She is one of the standard characters of
Musketeer movies.
Catherine de Medici Renaissance Queen of France
Leonie Frieda, 2003
France of the 16th century is basically the story of Catherine de Medici.
Catharine, her husband Francis I and her three sons ruled France for almost the
entire century.
The Island at the Center of the World :
The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan, the Forgotten Colony that Shaped America
Russell Shorto, 2004
The forgotten history of New Amsterdam, the Dutch colony set in the territory
of the Virginia Company.
The Army of Flanders and the
Spanish Road 1567-1659
Jeffrey Parker 2004
Second Edition
How Spain in the south of Europe maintained an army (the 'Army of Flanders')
in the north of Europe for 80 years.
The King's Army
James B. Wood 1996
The organization of the French army in the 2nd half of the 16th Century.
Armies of the 16th Century -
The Armies of England, Scotland, Ireland, the United Provinces and the Spanish
Netherlands 1487-1609
Ian Heath, 1997
Covers organization, battles, weapons, ranks. Illustrations from period sources.
Women All On Fire
The Women of the English Civil War
Alison Plowdon, 1998.
The author tells the stories of some of the women of the English Civil War.
Queen Henrietta Maria, who had to hide in a ditch to
escape a naval bombardment and later arranged for smugglers to ship arms to
the King.
Captain John Smith
Jamestown ant the Birth of the American Dream
Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler,2006
The life and adventures of Captain John Smith and his effect on the English
colonies in the new world.
A Land As God Made It
Jamestown and the Birth of America
James Horn, 2005
The early history of Jamestown, The first successful English settlement in what
would become the United States.
Mechanick Exercises or the Doctrine of Handy-Works
Joseph Moxon, 1680. 454 pages.
A DIY manual covering blacksmithing, woodworking and house building.
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