The Historical Nights' Entertainment Author:Rafael Sabatini Rafael Sabatini was an Italian/British writer of novels of romance and adventure during the beginning of the 20th century. His best-known works were The Sea Hawk, Scaramouche, Captain Blood and Bellarion the Fortunate. Sabatini produced thirty-one novels, eight short story collections, six nonfiction books, numerous uncollected short stories, ... more »and a play. This is a collection of short stories based on actual events, including the assassination of Jean Paul Marat and George Villiers' courtship of Anne of Austria. Stories include The night of Holyrood: the murder of David Rizzio -- The night of Kirk o'Field: the murder of Darnley -- The night of betrayal: Antonio Perez and Philip II of Spain -- The night of charity: the case of the Lady Alice Lisle -- The night of massacre: the story of the St. Bartholomew -- The night of witchcraft: Louis XIV and Madame de Montespan -- The night of gems: the affairs of the queen's necklace -- The night of terror: the drownings at Nantes under Carrier -- The night of nuptials: Charles the Bold and Sapphira Danvelt -- The night of stranglers: Giovanna of Naples and Andreas of Hungary -- The night of hate: the murder of the Duke of Gandia -- The night of escape: Casanova's escape from the Piombi -- The night of masquerade: the assassination of Gustavus III of Sweden.« less