Brenda R Lewis

Despite what countless buccaneering books and movies may suggest, never has there been a universal Pirate Code to bind the merry (and mean) marauders of seafaring history. In fact there have been many codes,” and drawing out their common elements into a single concept is no easy task. The Pirate Cod...

Despite its reputation as the longest established and most admired in Europe, the story of the English monarchy is punctuated by an ongoing roster of scandals, murders, betrayals, plots, treasons and general mayhem. Since 1066, England has seen three civil wars, six monarchs have been murdered or ex...

Reveals the scandals, secrets and sadness behind Europe's monarchies including from Hungary the torture and mutilation of servant girls by Elizabeth Bathory Spain The torture and Imprisonment of Queen Juana the Mad, one of several crippled by insanity and inbreeding. Belgium, Oppression and exploita...

Thirteen-year-old Anne Frank went into hiding from the Nazis with her family in 1942. Read the remarkable story of her life, death, and legacy. The 48-page Level 3 books, designed for children who can read on their own, contain more complex sentence structure and more detail. Young readers will devo...

Whoever has the youth has the future. My teaching will be hard. Weakness will be knocked out of them. A violently active, dominating, brutal youth – that is what I am after.– Adolf Hitler Between 1933 and 1945, the majority of Germany’s children were members of the Hitler Youth, the junior branch of...

Although there was never a universal Pirate Code, 17th and 18th century pirates in the Caribbean and elsewhere were often required to sign up to sets of semiformal rules, which became known as the Articles of Agreement. Pirate articles varied from one captain to another, and sometimes even from one ...

From the string of Popes who were poisoned, deposed, and mutulated by rivals for the papacy in the early Middle Ages, to the controversial neutrality of Pope Pius XII during WWII, this book reveals many of the scandals and secrets of the pontiffs.

From Dust jacket flap. This book reveals a catalog of wrongdoings perpetrated by popes over the centuries, a record that has been mainly kept from the public eye. Lots of historical facts with beautifully illustrated pictures.