Royalty

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250130365Author Lucinda HawksleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Thomas Dunne Book for St. Martin's GriffinPublisher Thomas Dunne Book for St...

At 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...

A portrait of one of the ancient world's first political celebrities, who veered from failure to success and back again "This colorful biography of Demetrius . . . explores his rich inner life and reveals an ancient world of violence and intrigue."-New...

Helene was a strong-willed princess, raised in France but closely connected with the court of Queen Victoria. After the premature end to a romance with Victoria's grandson, she married into the royal family of Italy. However, Helene began extended...

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...

More than just a single-minded warrior-king, Henry V comes to life in this fresh account as a gifted ruler acutely conscious of spiritual matters and his subjects' welfare Shakespeare's centuries-old portrayal of Henry V established the king's reputation...

They have been dubbed 'the modern royals' by the world's media, and have not only won the hearts and the loyalty of millions of people around the world, but have helped to re-establish the British royal family as an important, and largely admired,...

'England? It seemed to be raining the whole time . . . Or maybe it was me'MARILYN MONROEIn July 1956, Marilyn Monroe arrived in London, on honeymoon with her husband Arthur Miller, to make The Sleeping Prince (later released as The Prince and the...

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The story of three of the richest women and the greatest heiresses in fourteenth-century England.

William and Mary, Britain’s most mysterious monarchs, were married for reasons of dynastic convenience. Their union gradually developed into a happy and successful one, despite William’s frequent absences on military campaign. They shared interests such...

Barbara Villiers was a woman so beautiful, so magnetic and so sexually attractive that she captured the hearts of many in Stuart-era Britain. Her beauty is legendary: she became the muse of artists such as Peter Lely, the inspiration of writers such as...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781990823893Author Anne AllanFormat HardbackPage Count 300Imprint The Sutherland House Inc.Publisher The Sutherland House Inc.

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781639367016Author Mary HollingsworthFormat HardbackPage Count 480Imprint Pegasus BooksPublisher Pegasus BooksWeight(grams) 635g

The second volume in the definitive history of Henry III’s rule, covering the revolutionary events between 1258 and the king’s death in 1272 After coming to the throne aged just nine, Henry III spent much of his reign peaceably. Conciliatory and deeply...

From one of the funniest writers of our time, the award-winning and Sunday Times bestselling author of One Two Three Four and Ma'am Darling turns his attention to Queen Elizabeth II in an unforgettable and fascinating biography. Virginia Woolf compared...

Henry VIII was one of the most volatile and unpredictable monarchs in English history. Despite his famously explosive temper, his overbearing bluster and his appalling disregard for human life, he also proved himself at times to be a caring husband, a...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250282569Author Valentine LowFormat HardbackPage Count 384Imprint St. Martin's PressPublisher St. Martin's PressWeight(grams) 558g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781538197639Author Clayton DreesFormat PaperbackPage Count 286Imprint Rowman & Littlefield PublishersPublisher Rowman & Littlefield

Sister to the king of France, queen of Navarre, gifted writer, religious reformer, and patron of the arts-in her many roles, Marguerite de Navarre (1492-1549) was one of the most important figures of the French Renaissance. In this, the first major...

Many of us first learned the naked truth about vanity from the classic story of "The Emperor's New Clothes", and now comes a new look for the next generation to serve as a cautionary tale for fashionistas. Crafted from the heart of this time - honored...

We can hardly imagine a Britain without Elizabeth II on the throne. It seems to be the job she was born for. And yet for much of her early life the young princess did not know the role that her future would hold. She was our accidental Queen. ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781681779003Author Lauren JohnsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Pegasus BooksPublisher Pegasus BooksWeight(grams) 363gDimensions(mm) 221mm * 150mm *...

The death of Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022 was a moment of profound shock and grief for the nation. She had been a steadfast presence for seventy years but now, suddenly, the future of the monarchy rested on the shoulders of her son, then aged...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781643131283Author Lauren JohnsonFormat HardbackPage Count 752Imprint Pegasus BooksPublisher Pegasus BooksWeight(grams) 885g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781681772530Author Kate WilliamsFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Pegasus BooksPublisher Pegasus BooksWeight(grams) 365g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781432841164Author Andrew MortonFormat HardbackImprint Thorndike Press Large PrintPublisher Thorndike Press Large PrintWeight(grams) 680g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780812982282Author Julia BairdFormat PaperbackPage Count 752Imprint Random House Trade PaperbacksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798985615005Author H. Edward MannFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint Dementi Milestone PublishingPublisher Dementi Milestone PublishingWeight(grams) 228g

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When Philip IV of Spain died in 1665, his heir, Carlos II, was three years old. In addition to this looming dynastic crisis, decades of enormous military commitments had left Spain a virtually bankrupt state with vulnerable frontiers and a depleted army...

Throughout her life, until her untimely death in 1997, Diana frequently gave interviews and shared her thoughts with many people. In this fresh portrait over almost 20 years, Nigel Cawthorne gathers her most salient words - some known, some forgotten...

Henry's fifth queen is best known to history as the stupid adolescent who got herself fatally entangled with lovers and ended up on the block. However, there was more to her than that. She was a symptom of the power struggle that was going on in the...

Described as 'greedy and grasping, and raised from nothing', the Woodviles have had a bad press. This book investigates the family origins, and explains the rise and fall of the senior branch from 'baron' to gentry, and how, in the early fifteenth...

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Byzantine princess Anna Komnene is known for two things: plotting to murder her brother to usurp the throne, and writing the Alexiad, an epic history of her father Alexios I Komnenos (1081-1118) that is a key historical source for the era of the First...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781643130002Author Kate WilliamsFormat HardbackPage Count 432Imprint Pegasus BooksPublisher Pegasus BooksWeight(grams) 612gDimensions(mm) 231mm * 150mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780470044391Author Greg KingFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint John Wiley & Sons LtdPublisher Turner Publishing CompanyWeight(grams) 680gDimensions(mm)...