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Gilded Youth: An Intimate History of Growing Up in the Royal Family by Tom Quinn 9781785907647 [USED COPY]
RRP: $25.80$5.25For as long as the British monarchy has existed, royal children have been brought up in ways that seem bizarre and eccentric to the rest of us. From medieval wet nurses to today's Norland nannies and elite boarding schools, princes and princesses have... -
Charles I's Private Life by Mark Turnbull 9781399082907
RRP: $32.25$23.09The execution of King Charles I is one of the well-known facts of British history, and an often-quoted snippet from our past. He lost the civil war and his head. But there is more to Charles than the civil war and his death. To fully appreciate the... -
Elizabeth: A Lifetime Dressing for the World Stage by Jane Eastoe 9781911682547 [USED COPY]
RRP: $25.80$3.28Exquisite and sumptuous, immaculately tailored, dignified and, above all, practical. The wardrobe of Queen Elizabeth II was as distinctive in style as her position in the world was unique. This remarkable book is a fond reflection of the days when her... -
Elizabeth: A Lifetime Dressing for the World Stage by Jane Eastoe
RRP: $25.80$16.90Exquisite and sumptuous, immaculately tailored, dignified and, above all, practical. The wardrobe of Queen Elizabeth II was as distinctive in style as her position in the world was unique. This remarkable book is a fond reflection of the days when her... -
Wait for Me!: Memoirs by Duchess of Devonshire Deborah Mitford 9780312610647
RRP: $20.63$15.96Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312610647Author Duchess of Devonshire Deborah MitfordFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 386g -
A Leap of Faith: Memoir of an Unexpected Life Her Majesty Queen Noor 9780753817568
RRP: $16.76$11.39The dramatic and inspiring story of one woman's incredible journey into the heart of a man and his nation.Born into a distinguished Arab-American family, Lisa Halaby was a strongly independent young woman. After studying architecture at Princeton, her... -
Edward the Confessor: King of England by Peter Rex
RRP: $16.76$11.24Edward the Confessor was the son of King Aethelred the Unready of the House of Wessex. The family was exiled to Normandy when the Danish invaded England in 1013 but, with the nation in crisis on the death of King Harthacnut twenty-nine years later,... -
Charles: The Misunderstood Prince. 'The royal biography everyone's talking about' The Daily Mail by Sally Bedell Smith 9781405932790 [USED COPY]
RRP: $16.76$2.95Heir. Prince. King. Discover the real Charles - our King - in the definitive biography from the bestselling author of Elizabeth the Queen 'Brilliant, startling. The royal biography everyone's talking about' Daily Mail_________His destiny was to become... -
Charles: The Misunderstood Prince. 'The royal biography everyone's talking about' The Daily Mail by Sally Bedell Smith
RRP: $16.76$12.05Heir. Prince. King. Discover the real Charles - our King - in the definitive biography from the bestselling author of Elizabeth the Queen 'Brilliant, startling. The royal biography everyone's talking about' Daily Mail_________His destiny was to become... -
The Swan King: Ludwig II of Bavaria by Christopher McIntosh
$31.59"The Swan King" is the biography of one of the most enigmatic figures of the 19th century, described by Verlaine as 'the only true king of his century'. A man of wildly eccentric temperament and touched by a rare, imaginative genius, Ludwig II of Bavaria... -
Gloriana: Elizabeth I and the Art of Queenship by Linda Collins
RRP: $24.50$19.27In a Reformation kingdom ill-used to queens, Elizabeth I needed a very particular image to hold her divided country together. The 'Cult of Gloriana' would elevate the queen to the status of a virgin goddess, aided by authors, musicians, and artists such... -
The Romanovs: Ruling Russia 1613-1917 by Lindsey Hughes 9780826430816
$36.61This book presents a vivid and original portrait of the entire Romanov family, who shaped Russian history and politics for three centuries and whose legacy still sparks the public's imagination. For 300 years the history of Russia was inextricably linked... -
The Shortest History of the Crown by Stephen Bates 9781910400883
RRP: $16.76$12.05Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910400883Author Stephen BatesFormat HardbackPage Count 286Imprint Old Street PublishingPublisher Old Street Publishing -
The History and Haunting of the Palace of Versailles by Rebecca F Pittman 9780998369235
RRP: $27.86$24.45Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780998369235Author Rebecca F PittmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 796Imprint Wonderland ProductionsPublisher Wonderland ProductionsWeight(grams) 152g -
Prince Henry "the Navigator": A Life by P. E. Russell 9780300091304
RRP: $24.50$20.87Henry the Navigator, fifteenth-century Portuguese prince and explorer, is a legendary, almost mythical figure in late medieval history. Considered along with Columbus to be one of the progenitors of modernity, Prince Henry challenged the scientific... -
The Queen: 70 Chapters in the Life of Elizabeth II by Ian Lloyd
RRP: $20.63$16.03At the time of Elizabeth II's accession, Winston Churchill was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Harry S. Truman was President of the United States and Joseph Stalin still governed the Soviet Union. It has often been said that she never put a... -
Francis I: The Maker of Modern France by Leonie Frieda
RRP: $16.76$11.39'A captivating biography ... This rollicking story is packed with anecdotes' The Times'I can't suppose that there has been a better English biography of Francis, or indeed is likely to be one' Catholic HeraldFrancis I was inconstant, amorous, hot-headed... -
Book of Royal Useless Information by Noel Botham 9781784180225
RRP: $11.60$8.28If you have ever wanted to know more about the fascinating history of Britain's Royal Family, then look no further: The Book of Royal Useless Information is jam-packed with surprising, shocking and hilarious facts. DID YOU KNOW? King Richard the... -
Secrets of Royal Women: Fascinating Vignettes of Phenomenal Women by Marlene Wagman-Geller 9781642509434
RRP: $18.05$14.13Fascinating Portraits of the Secret Lives of Royals"...offers deep insight into those who were power players in the world's past. I'm even adding some of them to my personal list of sheroes and anti-sheroes...!" -Becca Anderson, author of The Book of... -
Guarding Diana - Protecting The Princess Around the World: Protecting The Princess Around The World Ken Wharfe 9781786069092
RRP: $11.60$8.58In public Diana was feted wherever she went, greeted by adoring crowds and fawned over by the media. In private she craved anonymity, and it was Ken Wharfe's brief to protect her and keep her away from prying eyes.The SAS-trained officer from the Yard's... -
Diana: The International Bestseller by Tim Clayton 9780340821794 [USED COPY]
RRP: $11.60$2.95The life of Diana, Princess of Wales, has never before been told with such insight and authority. This book is a subtle, honest portrait, without the bias and exaggeration of the past. Drawing on new research and dozens of specially commissoned... -
Jane Seymour: An Illustrated Life by Carol-Ann Johnston 9781399071611
RRP: $28.38$20.47Jane Seymour is the wife of Henry VIII we know the least about, often written off as 'Plain Jane'. Queen of England for just seventeen months, during her life Jane witnessed some of the most extraordinary events ever to take place in English history,... -
Not in Front of the Corgis: Secrets of Life Behind the Royal Curtains by Brian Hoey 9781849544115
RRP: $11.60$8.77Interest in the Royal Family - at home and overseas - is inexhaustable. Just take the amazing clamour over the recent wedding of William and Kate! But who are the Royals, and what do they get up to when we aren't watching them? In Not in Front of the... -
Robert the Bruce: Scotland's True Braveheart by Carradice, Phil 9781399002608
RRP: $25.80$18.72Robert the Bruce is a detailed account of the life and times of the Scottish hero and monarch. It covers his life from childhood to death, looking at the political, social and military life of Scotland before, during and after the time of Robert the... -
The Two Popes: Official Tie-in to Major New Film Starring Sir Anthony Hopkins by Anthony McCarten 9780241985489
RRP: $12.89$9.44From the prize-winning screenwriter of The Theory of Everything and Darkest Hour, The Two Popes is a fascinating, revealing and gripping tale of two very different men whose destinies converge with each other - they both live in the Vatican - and the... -
The Prince, the Princess and the Perfect Murder: An Untold History by Andrew Rose
RRP: $12.89$9.03The royal family's darkest secret and the establishment cover-up. Half a century before Dodi and Diana, another Prince of Wales would be involved in a deadly love triangle with a fabulously wealthy Egyptian "prince." Prince Edward was the future King of... -
The Final Curtsey: The Autobiography of Margaret Rhodes, First Cousin of the Queen and Niece of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother Margaret Rhodes 9780954127565
RRP: $23.21$20.45Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780954127565Author Margaret RhodesFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Umbria PressPublisher Umbria Press -
Britain's Kings & Queens by Michael St. John Parker 9780853724506 [USED COPY]
RRP: $7.74$2.58The Pitkin Guide to Britain's Kings & Queens presents a concise, informative history, in words and pictures, of Britain's 56 sovereigns from Alfred the Great in the 9th century to our reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II. Beautifully illustrated, this... -
Britain's Kings & Queens by Michael St. John Parker
RRP: $7.74$5.99The Pitkin Guide to Britain's Kings & Queens presents a concise, informative history, in words and pictures, of Britain's 56 sovereigns from Alfred the Great in the 9th century to our reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II. Beautifully illustrated, this... -
Ashoka: Portrait of a Philosopher King by Patrick Olivelle 9780300270006
RRP: $28.38$23.94An illuminating biography reconstructing the life and legacy of a unique king in world history and the most famous emperor in South Asian history "Mr. Olivelle has produced an outstanding monument of scholarship and sound judgment."-Maxwell Carter, Wall... -
Chocolate Wars: From Cadbury to Kraft: 200 years of Sweet Success and Bitter Rivalry by Deborah Cadbury
RRP: $16.76$11.24The delicious true story of the early chocolate pioneers by the award-winning writer, and direct descendant of the famous chocolate dynasty, Deborah Cadbury In 'Chocolate Wars' bestselling historian and award-winning documentary maker Deborah... -
The Nubian Pharaohs of Egypt: Their Lives and Afterlives by Aidan Dodson 9781649031631
RRP: $38.69$31.17An innovative account of the careers of the Nubians who occupied the Egyptian throne, written by a leading Egyptologist and author of Tutankhamun, King of EgyptThe region of Nubia-now spanning the modern border between Egypt and Sudan-was long a subject... -
George V (Penguin Monarchs): The Unexpected King by Mr David Cannadine
RRP: $6.44$5.11The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers - now in paperbackFor a man with such conventional tastes and views, George V had a revolutionary impact. Almost despite himself he marked a decisive break with his... -
Kate: A Biography by Marcia Moody 9781782431091 [USED COPY]
RRP: $25.80$2.95Following the royal wedding, the Diamond Jubilee and the birth of Kate and William's first baby, popular sentiment towards the royal family has rarely been higher. At the centre of this surge in affection is a woman who has captured the heart of a nation... -
Kings of Georgian Britain by Catherine Curzon 9781473871229
RRP: $25.79$18.71For over a century of turmoil, upheaval and scandal, Great Britain was a Georgian land. From the day the German-speaking George I stepped off the boat from Hanover, to the night that George IV, bloated and diseased, breathed his last at Windsor, the four... -
The End of the Habsburgs: The Decline and Fall of the Austrian Monarchy by John Van der Kiste 9781781557709
RRP: $32.25$23.09In 1806, the Holy Roman Empire ceased to exist when Francis II became Emperor of Austria. 112 years later, the Habsburg empire collapsed after the First World War after surviving many tribulations. During the year of revolutions in 1848 the much-loved... -
The Woodvilles: The Wars of the Roses and England's Most Infamous Family by Susan Higginbotham
RRP: $16.76$12.73In 1464, the most eligible bachelor in England, Edward IV, stunned the nation by revealing his secret marriage to Elizabeth Woodville, a beautiful, impoverished widow whose father and brother Edward himself had once ridiculed as upstarts. Edward's... -
Our Last Best Chance: The Pursuit of Peace in a Time of Peril by Abdullah, II, King of Jordan
RRP: $16.76$12.05HRH King Abdullah was schooled in America and at Sandhurst and was heading for a life as a career soldier, when his father fell ill and he unexpectedly inherited the throne of Jordan. Fiercely loyal to his country but possessing an outsider's perspective... -
Endgame by Omid Scobie 9780008534721
RRP: $21.92$17.14The explosive new book from longtime royal journalist Omid Scobie and author of the international blockbuster Finding Freedom, Endgame a penetrating investigation into the current state of the British monarchy. An unpopular king,... -
Margaret of Anjou: She-Wolf of France, Twice Queen of England by Joanna Arman
RRP: $29.66$19.58In 1445 a fifteen-year-old French girl left her homeland to marry the son of the great warrior Henry V. Sixteen years later, her husband had lost his throne and she had fled into exile. For a decade, she struggled to reclaim the throne of England before...