Royalty

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

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781982129767Author Ingrid SewardFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Atria BooksPublisher Atria BooksWeight(grams) 140g

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781643134833Author Kate WilliamsFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint Pegasus BooksPublisher Pegasus BooksWeight(grams) 476gDimensions(mm) 226mm * 150mm *...

This is the story of a crucial year in the history of England, brimming with great political and social upheaval: the year 1603. 1603 was a time of last goodbyes and new beginnings; of waning customs and fresh political and constitutional visions. It...

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...

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...

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...

The forty-four-year reign of Elizabeth I, daughter of Henry VIII and the last Tudor monarch, was considered a golden age. It saw the emergence of the great playwrights such as William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe, while the exploits of Sir Francis...

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...

This stylish and incisive narrative presents readers with a fresh perspective on one of the most fascinating kings in European history. Louis XIV's story has all the ingredients of a Dumas classic: legendary beginnings, beguiling women, court intrigue, a...

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...

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 9781911703143Author Jack HarrisonFormat PaperbackPage Count 132Imprint Mortons Media GroupPublisher Mortons Media GroupWeight(grams) 344g

This is a study of royal absolutism in a most extreme form in modern European history, and of the nature of Louis XIV's concept of personal glory and of the embodiment of France as a new superpower. It is a study of political ideas expressed in...

Aethelred became king of England in 978, following the murder of his half-brother Edward the Martyr (possibly at the instigation of their mother) at Corfe. On his own death in April 1016, his son Edmund Ironside succeeded him and fought the invading...

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)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781398830998Author Cath SenkerFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Arcturus Publishing LtdPublisher Arcturus Publishing Ltd

King Edward VI tends to be glossed over in the historical narrative of the Tudor dynasty. His achievements during his brief time on the throne are eclipsed by the tumultuous and fascinating reigns of his grandfather, father and two half-sisters. This...

Britain's royal history brought to life with 200 contemporary and historical illustrations, maps, shields and comprehensive genealogical tables. It includes the story of King Arthur, why William the Conqueror won the Battle of Hastings, how Robert the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780992801472Author Susan SymonsFormat PaperbackPage Count 89Imprint Roseland BooksPublisher Roseland Books

Diana The Voice of Change throws a new light on the most famous woman of her time. Discover the truth about Diana s extraordinary life principles. Learn what created her love and the secret keys that focused her destiny. You can use these same keys to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250022844Author Andrew MarrFormat PaperbackPage Count 349Imprint St. Martins Press-3PLPublisher St. Martins Press-3PL

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 *...

The expertly written text offers an insight into the private and public life of the heir to the throne of England, from his early years at Buckingham Palace through to his education at Gordonstoun and Trinity College, Cambridge, as well as his time in...

R is for Revenge Dress explores the celebrated life of Princess Diana through the alphabet."A-mazing to 'C' the younger generation B-eing so interested in the legacy of HRH." -Andrew Morton, Author of Diana: Her True Story Though "R" is for Revenge...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906670627Author Robert JobsonFormat HardbackPage Count 328Imprint St James's HousePublisher St James's House

In this rich and revelatory biography, Lacey both celebrates and examines the British monarchy, and especially the life of Elizabeth II. What emerges is a moving story of a woman of remarkable resilience, character, and courage. of photos.Book...

The fascinating history of Isabeau of Bavaria is a tale of two queens. During her lifetime, Isabeau, the long-suffering wife of mad King Charles VI of France, was respected and revered. After her death, she was reviled as an incompetent regent, depraved...

This book is more than a biography of kings and queens; it is an encyclopaedic work on every aspect of monarchy in Britain from semi-legendary times to the present day. Arranged in an A-Z format, it includes mini biographies on each of the forty-two...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780345521408Author Alison WeirFormat PaperbackPage Count 608Imprint Ballantine Books Inc.Publisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 527gDimensions(mm)...

This is the story of Joss de Wahl who was, pretended he was, or believed he was, the secret son of Wallis Simpson and King Edward VIII. He was hidden from history because his birth coincided with the abdication crisis and questions surrounding Edward...

This is the story of Joss de Wahl who was, pretended he was, or believed he was, the secret son of Wallis Simpson and King Edward VIII. He was hidden from history because his birth coincided with the abdication crisis and questions surrounding Edward...

The book takes us from Diana's troubled childhood, through her rushed and ultimately unhappy marriage to Prince Charles and the uneasy relationship with the Royal Family, to her last years of failed flings and untimely death. But it also highlights the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781861511935Author Chris LeeFormat PaperbackPage Count 124Imprint Memoirs PublishingPublisher Mereo BooksWeight(grams) 200gDimensions(mm) 201mm * 152mm * 8mm

Drawing on a wide range of contemporary sources, this biography examines the complex personality of Germany's last emperor. Born in 1859, the eldest grandchild of Queen Victoria, Prince Wilhelm was torn between two cultures - that of the Prussian Junker...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780812979046Author Michael FarquharFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 266gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800555112Author Helen CathcartFormat PaperbackPage Count 244Imprint Sapere BooksPublisher Sapere BooksWeight(grams) 331g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993356643Author Chris HutchinsFormat HardbackPage Count 386Imprint Neville Ness House LtdPublisher Neville Ness House Ltd