Henry The Ninth

Author Kevin A. Casey creates a breathtaking fictional account of the last years of Henry Fitzroy, the only acknowledged illegitimate son of English King Henry the Eighth. This dramatic yet humorous story draws the reader into an eye-witness scenario of several years in the turbulent reign of the tyrannical king. Seen through the eyes of Fitzroy, the reader can experience the sights, sounds, and most intimate conversations of those involved. Young Fitzroy was a friend or an acquaintance to some of the most notorious characters in history, and Casey's depiction of him is charming and straightforward. History buffs and biography fans will love this beguiling work. It is a fitting tribute to the life of Fitzroy, who is so often ignored.

Henry Stuart’s life is the last great forgotten Jacobean tale. Shadowed by the gravity of the Thirty Years’ War and the huge changes taking place across Europe in seventeenth-century society, economy, politics and empire, his life was visually and verbally gorgeous. NOW THE SUBJECT OF BBC2 DOCUMENTARY The Best King We Never Had

The inclusion of the Ninth Cavalry and three other African American regiments in the post–Civil War army was one of the nation’s most problematic social experiments. The first fifteen years following its organization in 1866 were stained by mutinies, slanderous verbal assaults, and sadistic abuses by their officers. Eventually, a number of considerate and dedicated officers and noncommissioned officers created an elite and well-disciplined fighting unit that won the respect of all but the most racist whites. Charles L. Kenner’s detailed biographies of officers and enlisted men describe the passions, aspirations, and conflicts that both bound blacks and white together and pulled them apart. Special attention is given to the ordeals of three black officers assigned to the Ninth: Lieutenants John Alexander and Charles Young and Chaplain Henry Plummer. The subjects of these biographies—blacks and whites alike—represent every facet of human nature. The best learned that progress could only be achieved through trust and cooperation.

Describes the family drama, political and royal court intrigue and bloody military battles that erupted between Henry VIII of England and his brother-in-law James IV of Scotland during the splendor of the Renaissance as Scotland tried to assert its independence.