A historical novel told as the autobiography of the frail, stammering Claudius, who survives the intrigues and assassinations of the Roman imperial court and is eventually thrust onto the throne. It renders the politics of ancient Rome with vivid immediacy from an insider’s point of view.

A man dismissed as weak survives at the center of imperial Rome and becomes its witness.

A source-based biography that traces Elizabeth I's reign and political judgment. First published in 1934 as Queen Elizabeth and reissued in 1992 as Queen Elizabeth I, it balances readability with scholarly rigor while showing how the queen navigated religious conflict and power struggles.

A classic Elizabeth I biography that remains a standard reference.