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Edward IV (Penguin Monarchs): The Summer King by A. J. Pollard
RRP: €9.51€6.32'Edward was a man of considerable charm, who perhaps relied too much upon that charm to keep tensions within his entourage at bay' In 1461 Edward earl of March, a handsome, charismatic eighteen-year old, usurped the English throne during the first... -
George III (Penguin Monarchs): Madness and Majesty by Jeremy Black 9780141993423
RRP: €10.70€7.68King of Britain for sixty years and the last king of what would become the United States, George III inspired both hatred and loyalty and is now best known for two reasons: as a villainous tyrant for America's Founding Fathers, and for his madness, both... -
The Royal Line of Succession by Dulcie M. Ashdown
RRP: €7.14€5.33The best-selling illustrated guide to the British Monarchy and the succession process, updated and redesigned for 2018. Queen Elizabeth II is descended from King Egbert through 12 centuries of monarchs. Showcasing all the family trees, from the... -
Counting One's Blessings: The Collected Letters of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother by William Shawcross 9780330535779
€24.28One of the revelations of William Shawcross's official biography of the Queen Mother was her private correspondence. Indeed the Sunday Times described her letters as 'wonderful ... brimful of liveliness and irreverence, steeliness and sweetness.' Queen... -
Victoria & Abdul: The True Story of the Queen's Closest Confidant by Shrabani Basu 9780750982580 [USED COPY]
RRP: €11.89€2.23The tall, handsome Abdul Karim was just twenty-four years old when he arrived in England from Agra to wait at tables during Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. An assistant clerk at Agra Central Jail, he suddenly found himself a personal attendant to the... -
Victoria & Abdul: The True Story of the Queen's Closest Confidant by Shrabani Basu
RRP: €11.89€8.98The tall, handsome Abdul Karim was just twenty-four years old when he arrived in England from Agra to wait at tables during Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. An assistant clerk at Agra Central Jail, he suddenly found himself a personal attendant to the... -
George III (Penguin Monarchs): Madness and Majesty by Jeremy Black
RRP: €17.84€13.51King of Britain for sixty years and the last king of what would become the United States, George III inspired both hatred and loyalty and is now best known for two reasons: as a villainous tyrant for America's Founding Fathers, and for his madness, both... -
A Tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, Commemorative Edition: 1926-2022 The Life and Reign of Her Majesty by Future Publishing Limited
RRP: €11.89€7.75A beautiful pictorial souvenir commemorating the life of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. From her birth in London in 1926 to the celebration of her Platinum Jubilee in 2022, this touching tribute looks back at the life of Britain's longest reigning... -
Royal Bastards by Peter Beauclerk-Dewar 9780752446684
RRP: €15.46€11.45Since 1066 when William the Conqueror (alias William the Bastard) took the throne, English and Scottish kings have sired at least 150 children out of wedlock. Many were acknowledged at court and founded dynasties of their own - several of today's... -
Mod Lib The Baburnama by W. M. Thackston
RRP: €22.60€15.17Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780375761379Author W.M. ThackstonFormat PaperbackPage Count 608Imprint Modern Library IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 499gDimensions(mm)... -
Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Hearts by Nadine Akkerman
RRP: €27.36€19.37The dazzling new biography of one of history's most misunderstood queens Elizabeth Stuart is one the most misrepresented - and underestimated - figures of the seventeenth century. Labelled a spendthrift more interested in the theatre and her pet... -
Richard III: Brother, Protector, King by Chris Skidmore
RRP: €15.46€10.23'Fresh, gripping and vivid' Simon Sebag Montefiore 'Majestically narrated' Dan Jones 'A portrait that chills you to the bone' Leanda de Lisle, The TimesA dedicated brother and loyal stalwart to the Yorkist dynasty for most of his early life, Richard's... -
Isabella: She-Wolf of France, Queen of England by Alison Weir
RRP: €17.84€13.03Described by Christopher Marlowe as the 'She-Wolf of France', Isabella was one of the most notorious femme fatales in history. According to popular legend, her angry ghost can be glimpsed among church ruins, clutching the beating heart of her murdered... -
Edward III (Penguin Monarchs): A Heroic Failure by Jonathan Sumption
RRP: €10.70€7.68The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers - now in paperbackEdward III ruled England for fifty years. He was a paragon of kingship in the eyes of his contemporaries, the perfect king in those of later... -
Emperor: A New Life of Charles V by Geoffrey Parker
RRP: €21.41€18.79Drawing on vital new evidence, a top historian dramatically reinterprets the life and reign of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, ruler of the world's first transatlantic empire "Masterly."-William Anthony Hay, Wall Street Journal "Seldom does one find a... -
The Royals by Kitty Kelley 9780446585149
RRP: €22.60€17.02Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780446585149Author Kitty KelleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 608Imprint Warner Books IncPublisher Time Warner Trade PublishingWeight(grams) 676gDimensions(mm)... -
The Mythology of Richard III by John Ashdown-Hill
RRP: €13.08€8.63Richard III. The name will conjure an image for any reader: Shakespeare's hunchback tyrant who killed his own nephews or a long-denigrated, misunderstood king. This one man's character and actions have divided historians and the controversy has always... -
Prince Harry: The Inside Story by Duncan Larcombe 9780008196486 [USED COPY]
RRP: €14.27€2.73** Now updated to cover Harry and Meghan Markle's engagement. ** Prince Henry of Wales has emerged as the unexpected jewel in the crown of the modern British monarchy. Despite his unruly antics, for which he's made headlines all over the... -
Prince Harry: The Inside Story by Duncan Larcombe 9780008196486
RRP: €14.27€10.71** Now updated to cover Harry and Meghan Markle's engagement. ** Prince Henry of Wales has emerged as the unexpected jewel in the crown of the modern British monarchy. Despite his unruly antics, for which he's made headlines all over the world, Harry has... -
Harry & Meghan: The Royal Wedding Book by Halima Sadat 9781841658063 [USED COPY]
RRP: €11.89€2.49Since the announcement from Kensington Palace that Harry and Meghan had chosen St George's Chapel on 19 May, 2018 as their wedding venue, the world has been gripped by wedding fever. Pitkin is delighted to publish this new royal souvenir in commemoration... -
Augustus: First Emperor of Rome by Adrian Goldsworthy
€25.10The dramatic story of Rome's first emperor, who plunged into Rome's violent power struggles at the age of nineteen, proceeded to destroy all rivals, and more than anyone else created the Roman Empire Caesar Augustus' story, one of the most riveting... -
Diana: The Voice of Change by Stewart Pearce 9780957072299
RRP: €15.46€12.90Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780957072299Author Stewart PearceFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint ShimranPublisher Fitzrovia PressDimensions(mm) 220mm * 140mm * 20mm -
Young Prince Philip: His Turbulent Early Life by Philip Eade 9780007305391 [USED COPY]
RRP: €11.89€2.73The Sunday Times bestseller A Radio 4 Book of the Week, June 2021 'Highly readable ... deserves to take its place among the first rank of modern royal biographies' Daily Mail ... -
Young Prince Philip: His Turbulent Early Life by Philip Eade
RRP: €11.89€7.90The Sunday Times bestseller A Radio 4 Book of the Week, June 2021 'Highly readable ... deserves to take its place among the first rank of modern royal biographies' Daily Mail ... -
I Know I Am Rude: Prince Philip on Himself, the Queen and Others by Nigel Cawthorne 9781783342198
RRP: €11.89€9.72At the age of twenty-one, the future Prince Philip wrote to a relative: 'I know you will never think much of me. I am rude and unmannerly.' This affectionate compendium, brings together many known and less well-known stories about the prince, giving an... -
Mary Queen of Scots by Stefan Zweig
RRP: €17.84€11.66From the moment of her birth to her death on the scaffold, Mary Stuart spent her life embroiled in power struggles that shook the foundations of Renaissance Europe. Revered by some as the rightful Queen of England, reviled by others as a murderous... -
Love and Louis XIV: The Women in the Life of the Sun King by Lady Antonia Fraser
RRP: €20.22€13.73Mistresses and wives, mothers and daughters - Antonia Fraser brilliantly explores the relationships which existed between The Sun King and the women in his life. This includes not only Louis XIV's mistresses, principally Louise de La Valliere, Athenais... -
Queen Victoria's Children by John van der Kiste 9780752454726
RRP: €11.89€8.98Queen Victoria and Albert, Prince Consort had nine children who despite their very different characters, remained a close-knit family. Inevitably, as they married into European royal families their loyalties were divided and their lives dominated by... -
Daughters of the Winter Queen: Four Remarkable Sisters, the Crown of Bohemia and the Enduring Legacy of Mary, Queen of Scots by Nancy Goldstone
RRP: €17.84€11.66'What a compelling read! Nancy Goldstone has brought to life the four female Stuarts in all their tragic glory' Amanda ForemanValentine's Day, 1613. Elizabeth Stuart, the sixteen-year-old granddaughter of Mary, Queen of Scots, marries Frederick V, a... -
In the Shadow of the Gods: The Emperor in World History by Dominic Lieven
RRP: €41.65€29.38From the acclaimed Wolfson Prize-winning author, a dazzling history of the world's emperorsFor millennia much of the world was ruled by emperors: a handful of individuals claimed no limit to the lands they could rule over and no limit to their authority... -
The King Who Had To Go: Edward VIII, Mrs. Simpson and the Hidden Politics of the Abdication Crisis by Adrian Phillips
RRP: €15.46€11.02How does the machinery of government respond when a King steps out of line? The relationship between Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson created a constitutional crisis that has fascinated the public for decades. Unwilling to accept the idea of the... -
Elizabeth: The Forgotten Years by John Guy
RRP: €15.46€10.82History has pictured Elizabeth I as Gloriana, an icon of strength and power -- and has focused on the early years of her reign. But in 1583, when Elizabeth is fifty, there is relentless plotting among her courtiers -- and still to come is the Spanish... -
Elizabeth: A Celebration in Photographs of Elizabeth II's Life & Reign by Jennie Bond
RRP: €29.75€19.49Fully revised and updated.Queen Elizabeth II was the longest-serving monarch in British history, with a reign even longer than Queen Victoria. Her extraordinary life is expertly portrayed by Jennie Bond, former BBC royal correspondent, in this... -
Royals at War: The Untold Story of Harry and Meghan's Shocking Split with the House of Windsor by Dylan Howard
RRP: €22.60€15.08Reveals Shocking Revelations about Prince Harry, Megan Markle, and the British Royal Family-and the Divisive Rifts Between Them This explosive expose, Royals at War, takes readers inside a riven Buckingham Palace to provide the definitive account of the... -
The Man Behind the Tudors: Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk by Kirsten Claiden-Yardley 9781526745538
RRP: €23.79€16.99Thomas Howard, 2nd duke of Norfolk, lived a remarkable life spanning eighty years and the reigns of six kings. Amongst his descendants are his granddaughters, Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard, and his great-granddaughter, Elizabeth I. The foundations of... -
Diana: The People's Princess by Nicholas Owen
RRP: €23.80€14.34On 31 August 1997, the world was stunned by the tragic death of the most popular and photographed woman of the modern age: Diana, Princess of Wales. The outpouring of public grief at this tragically early death was unprecedented in modern times. Now,... -
Catherine the Great: Life and Legend by John T. Alexander
RRP: €15.46€11.91Empress of the vast Russian Empire by the age of 33, Catherine's private and public life generated tremendous contemporary controversy, and she has subsequently been portrayed variously as a political genius, a despotic foreign adventuress, a tyrant, and... -
Stephen and Matilda's Civil War: Cousins of Anarchy by Matthew Lewis 9781526718334
RRP: €29.75€21.44The Anarchy was the first civil war in post-Conquest England, enduring throughout the reign of King Stephen between 1135 and 1154. It ultimately brought about the end of the Norman dynasty and the birth of the mighty Plantagenet kings. When Henry I died... -
James II by John Miller 9780300087284
RRP: €22.60€19.25James II (1633-1701) lacked the charisma of his father, Charles I, but shared his tendency to dismiss the views of others when they differed from his own. Failing to understand his subjects, James was also misunderstood by them. In this highly-regarded... -
Blood Sisters: The Women Behind the Wars of the Roses by Sarah Gristwood
RRP: €17.84€11.34The true story of the White Queen and more, this is a thrilling history of the extraordinary noblewomen who lived through the Wars of the Roses. The events of the Wars of the Roses are usually described in terms of the men involved: Richard...