Until Maria Perry began her exploration of Elizabeth's papers, this vivid raw material had only been partially studied. From it, a fresh portrait of Elizabeth emerges, one which is often more cohesive and less baffling than some offered by her biographers. The dangers and insecurities of her early life, her sense of divine protection, her formidable education, all stand out as crucial elements in the formation of her character; but behind the acquired circumspection lies a personality of great warmth and spirit. The earliest letter to survive was written to her stepmother Katherine Parr, in Italian, when she was ten years old; her last words to be formally recorded are two moving speeches to Parliament at the end of her reign. In between, her letters and papers illuminate her relations with her family, and with Mary Queen of Scots; she reflects on the nature of kingship, performs miracles of circumlocution to achieve diplomatic ends, and communicates her feelings to her inner circle of trusted friends; on the teasing questions of love, marriage and virginity, the letters and speeches offer oblique comment. Elizabeth's papers are not only personally revealing, when studied with the care that Maria Perry brings to the task; they are also intellectually and stylistically very much a product of their time, generous in their display of Renaissance learning and concerns.

Five Senses- a Beautiful work of art and words! a fascinating collection of reflections, poems and artwork by the author spotlights the five human senses, which are often taken for granted: sight, hearing, touch, smell and taste. Maria Perry's book is a fusion of A thought provoking personal persuasive informational and inspirational and inspiring book for the young and adult readers.

Henry VIII's sisters, neglected by generations of historians, affected the lives of their contemporaries much more forcefully than did any of their brother's famous six wives. In The Sisters of Henry VIII, Maria Perry brings history alive by examining the lives of these extraordinary women and their influence on Europe in the Tudor Age. Margaret became queen of Scotland at age thirteen family members arranged beautiful Mary's betrothal to the aging king of France when she was twelve. But both women chose their second husbands for love: Margaret married and divorced twice after Henry's advancing armies slaughtered her first husband and kidnapped her children Mary risked execution by proposing to the handsome duke of Suffolk. ground-breaking in both depth and scope, Perry's work rescues two remarkable princesses from the shadows of history and offers a fresh interpretation of a royal family and an era sure to fascinate readers of Alison Weir and Antonia Fraser.

Se trata del recorrido de mi vida desde mi infancia y sin parar en detalles, menciona especificamente situaciones que de alguna manera fueron determinantes en el cambio que le precedio.Casi siempre un cambio dio paso a otro y constantemente me vi en una nueva direccion que interrumpidamente dio causa a comenzar una nueva vida. Y asi en esa espiral casi constante de sucesos y calamidades se desarrolla cada nuevo acontecimiento, con cada viaje, con cada etapa historica. No hablo de todas las cosas que afectaron mis memorias pues varios libros hubieran sido necesarios, y a proposito hay otros dos que estan en proceso, y uno ya escrito. Sobre el acontecimiento en Bulgaria hay ya un libro escrito esperando la oportunidad de salir a luz. Sobre mi vida en los Estados Unidos, especificamente hay otro libro tambien, pues es mucho el material a cubrir, ya que he pasado la mayor parte de mi vida en este pais. De la guerra del ano 79 no hablo en detalle, solo la menciono. Del terremoto del ano 72 hablo brevemente. Del huracan Andres hablo brevemente y asi logro llegar hasta mi vida en este pais solo para mencionarlo. Estas memorias son memorias generales del paso por mi pais desde nina hasta mi salida y mi paso de pais a pais. En este libro no intento estrenar ningun estilo, es mas, simplemente me senti fluir en mis memorias que considero guardarlas para la posteridad especialmente para mis hijos. Ellos mismos forman parte de mi memoria y yo de la de ellos. Le deseo a todos mis lectores buen provecho