false <![CDATA[Ruled Britannia]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171480408m/101535.jpg 101535 3 The year is 1597. For nearly a decade, the island of Britain has been under the rule of King Philip in the name of Spain. With Queen Elizabeth imprisoned in the Tower of London, the British have no one to unite them against the enemy who occupies their land. <br><br> No one, that is, except William Shakespeare, a playwright presented with the opportunity to pen his greatest work, a drama that will incite the people of Britain to rise against their persecutors-and change the course of history. 97891 book 2002 Ruled Britannia total:235|5:55|4:91|3:60|2:22|1:7| 235 870 339 25 4 0 false false Sun Nov 09 08:36:34 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 09 08:36:34 -0800 2008
The language got a little too intense sometimes (I found towards the end that I was actually replacing "thou" and "thee" with their modern-day counterparts), but th...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jul 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed May 28 20:42:04 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 10 07:28:33 -0700 2008
It falls short of 5 stars because of Turtledove's choice to have the English...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Apr 02 12:04:25 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 02 12:11:48 -0700 2008
"Ruled Britannia" takes place 10 years after the Spanish Armada defeated Queen Elizabeth's fleet and successfully invaded England. Now officially a Catholic country (with Spanish troops and Iris...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon May 11 11:11:21 -0700 2009 Mon May 11 11:18:25 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Aug 18 11:57:36 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 09 19:42:05 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 18 11:57:36 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Nov 14 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 02 14:30:54 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 14 10:16:43 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Sep 05 12:04:22 -0700 2008 Mon May 26 13:56:02 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 05 12:04:22 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 27 11:15:27 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 27 11:17:30 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Nov 08 21:39:35 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 08 21:43:09 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jan 22 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sun Apr 19 15:50:18 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 15:52:20 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Nov 11 18:03:30 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 18:05:52 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Fri Jul 17 19:13:53 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 19:14:09 -0700 2009 4 1 false false Tue Jul 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 20 09:19:54 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 08 07:13:10 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2002 Tue Nov 20 16:51:05 -0800 2007 Tue Nov 20 16:54:13 -0800 2007
Still, its a cleverly written novel about Shakespeare's England under Spanish rule (assuming the Armada hadn't been destroyed at s...more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Jul 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 01:09:26 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 01:11:30 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Thu Apr 26 05:10:36 -0700 2007 Thu Apr 26 05:14:12 -0700 2007 more...]]> 1 0 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 26 17:45:31 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 22 20:01:52 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Mar 18 07:35:42 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 18 07:37:11 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Dec 15 19:12:57 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 15 19:16:05 -0800 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jun 04 22:44:25 -0700 2007 Wed Jun 06 14:15:13 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=101535