Publisher's Synopsis
In Book 10 the Family now owns three farm estates. New emissaries are sent to England, France, The Netherlands, Florence, Siena, Rome, Venice, and Portugal. In Siena, meet the Duke of Valentinois, Cesare Borgia, as he rides in the Palio with Robert Roth IV. Assassins once again force the Family to take part in this ancient game a second time. Learn about life with the Tudors and raising little Henry from a spoiled brat to a man of honor and witness the rise of Elizabeth I. In Lisbon learn about the deep royal secret of a former king and Christopher Columbus. The French go to war with Spain and Wjotek becomes a hero at a very costly price. There are great romances and love affairs that bond the family ever tighter.
