Royalty

'A riveting take on an extraordinary relationship' - Richard Eden, Daily Mail'A fresh and original approach' - Hugo Vickers, Royal BiographerShe was 'sugar pink' innocence; he was a handsome war hero. Both had royal blood coursing through their veins...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781585426102Author Ben HillsFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Jeremy P TarcherPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 352g

Have you ever wondered what Queen Victoria ate for breakfast? Or pondered over George V's preferences for pudding? Straight from the kitchens of Buckingham Palace, this fascinating collection offers an extraordinary insight into royal gastronomy,...

**SPECTATOR BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2020****TIMES BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2020****SUNDAY EXPRESS BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2020**'A must if you love The Crown' Good Housekeeping'For a glimpse into the lives of the young princesses these diaries are riveting' Daily Mail,...

This is the first modern scholarly biography of Blanche of Castile, whose identity has until now been subsumed in that of her son, the saintly Louis IX. A central figure in the politics of medieval Europe, Blanche was a sophisticated patron of religion...

A chance meeting in 1936 gave Lisa and Jimmy Sheridan the opportunity of a lifetime. Keen amateur photographers, their company Studio Lisa was engaged by the then Duke and Duchess of York to take casual photographs of their family, including the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250018977Author Colin CampbellFormat HardbackPage Count 489Imprint St. Martins Press-3PLPublisher St. Martins Press-3PLWeight(grams) 930g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780859654760Author Alisande OrmeFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Plexus Publishing LtdPublisher Plexus Publishing Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780743236577Author Carolly EricksonFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 485gDimensions(mm) 232mm *...

Description to come.About the AuthorBiography to come.Book InformationISBN 9780811739757Author Simeon II of BulgariaFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Stackpole BooksPublisher Stackpole BooksWeight(grams) 581gDimensions(mm) 237mm * 161mm * 24mm

Individual rights cannot always take precedence over collective, social responsibility. Without self-moderation, our streets, schoolyards, public transport, waiting rooms and restaurants would turn into bear pits. Most citizens understand that. Some,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780865652422Author Michele K. SpikeFormat HardbackPage Count 311Imprint Vendome PressPublisher Vendome PressWeight(grams) 658gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 159mm *...

A study of Matilda of Scotland (wife to Henry I) and the political acumen and personal skills she brought to the role of queen. Matilda of Scotland was the daughter of Malcolm II of Scotland and his Anglo-Saxon queen Margaret. Her marriage to Henry I...

The kingdom of Scotland has had a turbulent history, at points the site of a tribal contest and of a far-reaching political controversy. This guide traces the history of the Scottish crown from Kenneth MacAlpin in 843 AD to Jame VI in 1603 when the crown...

The kingdom of Scotland has had a turbulent history, at points the site of a tribal contest and of a far-reaching political controversy. This guide traces the history of the Scottish crown from Kenneth MacAlpin in 843 AD to Jame VI in 1603 when the crown...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781639365319Author Robert HardmanFormat HardbackPage Count 464Imprint Pegasus BooksPublisher Pegasus BooksWeight(grams) 567gDimensions(mm) 231mm * 152mm *...

We are honoured to announce the re-release of the first ever Pitkin title, published by Mr Pitkin in 1947 to celebrate the magical wedding day of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip in Westminster Abbey on 20 November 1947. It was a day of colourful...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250050069Author Andrew RoseFormat PaperbackPage Count 358Imprint Picador USAPublisher Picador USAWeight(grams) 331g

Less well-known than his brothers, Edward IV and Richard III, little has been written about George, Duke of Clarence, leaving us with a series of unanswered questions: What was he really like? What set him and his brother Edward IV against one another?...

Gruesome but not gratuitous, this decidedly darker take on the Tudors, from 1485 to 1603, covers some forty-five events' from the Tudor reign, taking in everything from the death of Richard III to the botched execution of Mary Queen of Scots, and a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781517220600Author Celia LeeFormat PaperbackPage Count 563Imprint CreateSpacePublisher CreateSpace

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781505113280Author Charles a CoulombeFormat HardbackPage Count 268Imprint Saint Benedict PressPublisher Saint Benedict PressWeight(grams) 499gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781546263357Author Hannah Mariam Meherete-SelassieFormat PaperbackPage Count 290Imprint AuthorhousePublisher Authorhouse

They're not like us, the royal family. Or are they? We simply don't know and we're all desperate to find out. This A-Z of royalty is the practical miscellany of the royal family that everyone's been waiting for. Did the Queen Mum really give all her...

Through a close and critical reading of biblical texts, ancient history, and recent archeological discoveries, Steven L. McKenzie concludes that David was indeed a real person. This David was not the humble shepherd who slew Goliath and became king,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781839012624Author Theo AronsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 326Imprint Lume BooksPublisher Lume BooksWeight(grams) 413gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 19mm

The wife of King Henry I and the mother of the Empress Maud is a woman and a Queen forgotten to history. She is frequently conflated with her daughter or her mother-in-law. She was born the daughter of the King of Scotland and an Anglo-Saxon princess...

England holds the unique position as the cradle of modern democratic parliamentary government while simultaneously retaining one of the world's longest-running monarchies. The Kings & Queens of England offers a concise and penetrating review of not only...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906670740Author Robert JobsonFormat HardbackPage Count 282Imprint SJH PublishingPublisher St James's House

Adulteress? Sorceress? Immoral Temptress? No English Queen has been so persistently vilified as Anne Boleyn. Even after her execution in May 1536 - on trumped-up charges of adultery - the portrait that has come down to us is the one drawn by her enemies...

Before he fell in love with Wallis Simpson, Edward VIII had fallen in love with America. As a young Prince of Wales, Edward witnessed the birth of the American century at the end of the First World War and, captivated by the energy, confidence, and raw...

'Explains a lot about the man who became Henry VIII...Robert Hutchinson vividly shows us the monster in the making and teaches us to feel a modicum of pity for his plight' DAILY MAIL'Brings the future king's personality vividly to life, with all of its...

Edward I and his offspring, especially Edward II, are not shrouded by the mists of time. Edward I's two sons and daughter by his second marriage are lesser known, especially the eldest, Thomas Plantagenet of Brotherton. He made no particular impression...

In the early modern period, rulers demonstrated their power and influence through carefully curated "display"-their presence in court ceremonies, their palaces and their contents, and their portraits. Henrietta Maria of France (1609-1669), queen consort...

In 1204, the great Angevin Empire created by the joining of the dynasties of Henry II of England and his queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine, was fragmenting. At its height, the family landholdings had been among the largest the world had ever seen. From the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781538747339Author Andrew MortonFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Grand Central PublishingPublisher Grand Central PublishingWeight(grams)...

The Nawab Nazim was born into one of India's most powerful royal families. Three times the size of Great Britain, his kingdom ranged from the soaring Himalayas to the Bay of Bengal. However, in 1880, he was forced to abdicate by the British authorities,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780345802637Author Caroline BlackwoodFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 244gDimensions(mm) 203mm...

An entirely original account of Victoria's relationship with the Raj, which shows how India was central to the Victorian monarchy from as early as 1837"A widely and deeply researched, elegantly written, and vital portrayal of [Queen Victoria's] place in...

James II & VII was not born to be a king. As the Duke of York he grew up in a Britain divided by civil wars and witnessed big events in British history including the Battle of Edgehill (1642). After the execution of his father Charles I at the hands of...