The Historical Nights Entertainment, Second Seri

The Historical Nights Entertainment, Second Series, by Rafael Sabatini, is a collection of stories from the Middle Ages and Renaissance. The stories are based on actual events and people, and are told in a vivid and engaging style. The stories range from the tragic to the humorous, and from the heroic to the villainous. They include tales of kings and queens, knights and ladies, and commoners and peasants. The stories are set in a variety of locations, from the courts of Europe to the battlefields of the Crusades. The stories are full of adventure, romance, and intrigue, and provide a fascinating glimpse into the past.

By Rafael Sabatini · First published 1917 · Genre: Historical Fiction, Adventure, Romance · 11 chapters

Contents

• Chapter 1: The Absolution, Aftonso Henriques, First King of Portugal
• Chapter 2: The False Demetrius, Boris Godunov and the Pretended Son of Ivan the Terrible
• Chapter 3: The Hermosa Fembra, an Episode of the Inquisition in Seville
• Chapter 4: The Pastry-cook of Madrigal, the Story of the False Sebastian of Portugal
• Chapter 5: The End of the "vert Galant", the Assassination of Henry IV
• Chapter 6: The Barren Wooing, the Murder of Amy Robsart
• Chapter 7: Sir Judas, the Betrayal of Sir Walter Ralegh
• Chapter 8: His Insolence of Buckingham, George Villier's Courtship of Ann of Austria
• Chapter 9: The Path of Exile, the Fall of Lord Clarendon
• Chapter 10: The Tragedy of Herrenhausen, Count Philip Königsmark and the Princess Sophia Dorothea
• Chapter 11: The Tyrannicide, Charlotte Corday and Jean Paul Morat

More by Rafael Sabatini

• The Pretender (1917)
• The Word of Borgia (1917)
• Monsieur Delamort (1909)
• The Ordeal (1913)
• In Destiny's Clutch (1921)
• The Shame of Motley (1908)
• The Strolling Saint (1913)
• Bardelys the Magnificent (1906)
• All works by Rafael Sabatini