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Matilda: Empress, Queen, Warrior by Catherine Hanley
RRP: £12.99£11.46A life of Matilda-empress, skilled military leader, and one of the greatest figures of the English Middle Ages "[Matilda] will attract a growing audience interested in stories of women challenging the male-dominated European past."-Alexandra Locking,... -
The White Ship: Conquest, Anarchy and the Wrecking of Henry I's Dream by Charles Spencer
RRP: £10.99£6.52THE #2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'As gripping as any thriller. History doesn't get any better than this' BILL BRYSON 'A brilliant read ... Game of Thrones but in the real world' ANTHONY HOROWITZ ... -
Queen Victoria's Matchmaking by Deborah Cadbury
RRP: £14.99£10.95A captivating exploration of the role in which Queen Victoria exerted most international power and influence: her role as matchmaking grandmother. In the late nineteenth century, Queen Victoria had over thirty surviving grandchildren. To maintain... -
The Rival Queens: Catherine de' Medici, her daughter Marguerite de Valois, and the Betrayal That Ignited a Kingdom by Nancy Goldstone
RRP: £12.99£7.51'A gripping tale of royal feuds and divided kingdoms' - AMANDA FOREMANParis, 1572. Catherine de' Medici, the infamous queen mother of France, is a consummate pragmatist and powerbroker who has dominated the throne for thirty years. Her youngest daughter,... -
Diana, William and Harry by James Patterson
RRP: £8.99£6.45'[A] pacy, frictionless read' Sunday Telegraph'Cinematic. . . an entertaining and persuasive study of the royal family' Publisher's Weekly'Patterson treats the princess as a person and tells the story from a mother's perspective'... -
Uncrowned Queen: The Fateful Life of Margaret Beaufort, Tudor Matriarch by Nicola Tallis
RRP: £9.99£6.5228 January 1457. England is in the grip of the Wars of the Roses. Inside the walls of Pembroke Castle a thirteen-year-old girl gives birth to a boy. The ordeal nearly kills them both, forging a powerful bond that will see mother and son work together to... -
King John's Right Hand Lady: The Story of Nicholaa de la Haye by Sharon Bennett Connolly 9781526756060
RRP: £25.00£17.62In a time when men fought and women stayed home, Nicholaa de la Haye held Lincoln Castle against all-comers. Not once, but three times, earning herself the ironic praise that she acted 'manfully'. Nicholaa gained prominence in the First Baron's War,... -
The Unlikely Duke: Memoirs of an eclectic life - from rock 'n' roll to Badminton House by Harry Beaufort 9781399725194
RRP: £25.00£16.38'Beaufort chronicles his unusual and rarified world with flashes of Wodehousian genius'. --- Jools Holland'So funny ... bristling with glamorous but eccentric characters'. --- Jilly Cooper'Very funny and touching, gentle, wise and unpretentious. This is... -
A Royal Life by HRH The Duke of Kent
RRP: £25.00£16.78'A pleasure to read... a timely reminder of the need for service' -- The Daily Telegraph'The voices and reminiscence of family and friends merge seamlessly, giving the impression of gathering round the fire on a winter evening' -- The OldieHRH The Duke... -
Summer of Blood: The Peasants' Revolt of 1381 by Dan Jones
RRP: £12.99£8.48Revolt and upheaval in medieval Britain by a brilliant new narrative historian, 'Summer of Blood' breaks new ground in its portrayal of the personalities and politics of the bloody days of June 1381. The Peasants' Revolt of 1381 is one of the... -
The Duke: 100 Chapters in the Life of Prince Philip by Ian Lloyd 9780750998468 [USED COPY]
RRP: £8.99£2.39The Archbishop of Canterbury called him 'bloody rude', courtiers feared he was 'a foreign interloper out for the goodies', daughter-in-law Sarah Ferguson found him 'very frightening' and the Queen Mother labelled him 'the Hun'. Journalists have... -
The Duke: 100 Chapters in the Life of Prince Philip by Ian Lloyd
RRP: £8.99£6.85The Archbishop of Canterbury called him 'bloody rude', courtiers feared he was 'a foreign interloper out for the goodies', daughter-in-law Sarah Ferguson found him 'very frightening' and the Queen Mother labelled him 'the Hun'. Journalists have... -
King John: Treachery, Tyranny and the Road to Magna Carta by Marc Morris
RRP: £14.99£10.95The brilliantly compelling new biography of the treacherous and tyrannical King John, published to coincide with the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta.King John is familiar to everyone as the villain from the tales of Robin Hood - greedy, cowardly,... -
A Brief History of British Kings & Queens by Mike Ashley
RRP: £12.99£8.60Here is the whole of recorded British royal history, from the legendary King Alfred the Great onwards, including the monarchies of England, Scotland, Wales and the United Kingdom for over a thousand years. Fascinating portraits are expertly woven into a... -
King and Emperor: A New Life of Charlemagne by Janet L. Nelson
RRP: £16.99£13.26A DAILY TELEGRAPH AND BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019 'A remarkable book: the dramatic story of a truly extraordinary man ... brilliant' Helen Castor, author of She-Wolves A major new biography of one of the most extraordinary of all rulers,... -
Traitor King: The Scandalous Exile of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER by Andrew Lownie
RRP: £10.99£7.47THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERUPDATED PAPERBACK FEATURING NEW CONTENTA Daily Mail Royal Book of the Year, 2021A Spectator Book of the Year, 2021'Briskly written and compulsively readable' - A.N. Wilson, TLS'Meticulously researched' - Spectator'Entertaining,... -
John (Penguin Monarchs): An Evil King? by Nicholas Vincent
RRP: £6.99£5.13King John ruled England for seventeen and a half years, yet his entire reign is usually reduced to one image: of the villainous monarch outmanoeuvred by rebellious barons into agreeing to Magna Carta at Runnymede in 1215. Ever since, John has come to be... -
The Tudors - Art and Majesty in Renaissance England by Elizabeth Cleland
RRP: £50.00£44.05A fascinating new look at the artistic legacy of the Tudors, revealing the dynasty's influence on the arts in Renaissance England and beyond Ruling successively from 1485 through 1603, the five Tudor monarchs changed England indelibly, using the visual... -
Elizabeth's Rival: The Tumultuous Tale of Lettice Knollys, Countess of Leicester by Nicola Tallis 9781782439240 [USED COPY]
RRP: £10.99£2.65'Nicola Tallis, one of our great popular historians.' Alison WeirThe first biography of Lettice Knollys, one of the most prominent women of the Elizabethan era.Cousin to Elizabeth I - and very likely also Henry VIII's illegitimate granddaughter - Lettice... -
Elizabeth's Rival: The Tumultuous Tale of Lettice Knollys, Countess of Leicester by Nicola Tallis
RRP: £10.99£7.47'Nicola Tallis, one of our great popular historians.' Alison WeirThe first biography of Lettice Knollys, one of the most prominent women of the Elizabethan era.Cousin to Elizabeth I - and very likely also Henry VIII's illegitimate granddaughter - Lettice... -
Queens of the Conquest: The extraordinary women who changed the course of English history 1066 - 1167 by Alison Weir
RRP: £14.99£10.95Full of passion and betrayal, murder and war, the first volume of an epic new series from bestselling historian Alison Weir, bringing five of England's medieval queens to life.A Daily Telegraph Book of the YearLove, murder, war, betrayalThis is the story... -
The Mountbattens: Their Lives & Loves: The Sunday Times Bestseller by Andrew Lownie 9781788702980 [USED COPY]
RRP: £12.99£2.65'Richly entertaining... impressively well-researched' Daily Mail, Biography of the YearThe Sunday Times bestselling biography of the glamorous couple behind the modern royal family, the aunt and uncle of Prince Philip.DICKIE MOUNTBATTEN: A major figure... -
The Mountbattens: Their Lives & Loves: The Sunday Times Bestseller by Andrew Lownie
RRP: £12.99£8.73'Richly entertaining... impressively well-researched' Daily Mail, Biography of the YearThe Sunday Times bestselling biography of the glamorous couple behind the modern royal family, the aunt and uncle of Prince Philip.DICKIE MOUNTBATTEN: A major figure... -
Queen Elizabeth II and the Royal Family: A Glorious Illustrated History by DK
RRP: £25.00£17.07A magnificent tribute to the life and reign of Queen Elizabeth II, and a celebration of the British royal family.This book is a stunning visual guide to the world's most famous royals, from Queen Elizabeth's Norman predecessors to her great-grandchildren... -
To Catch A King: Charles II's Great Escape by Charles Spencer
RRP: £9.99£6.64How did the most wanted man in the country outwit the greatest manhunt in British history? In January 1649, King Charles I was beheaded in London outside his palace of Whitehall and Britain became a republic. When his eldest son, Charles,... -
The Duchess of Cambridge: A Decade of Modern Royal Style by Bethan Holt
RRP: £16.99£12.87Thrust into the global spotlight on her engagement to Prince William, Kate wore a sapphire blue wrap dress by London-based label Issa that promptly sold out. It was the first step in Kate's evolution to become the modern royal style icon she is today -... -
She-Wolves: The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth by Helen Castor
RRP: £12.99£8.56In medieval England, man was the ruler of woman, and the King was the ruler of all. How, then, could royal power lie in female hands?In She-Wolves, celebrated historian, Helen Castor, tells the dramatic and fascinating stories of four exceptional women... -
Gloriana: Elizabeth I and the Art of Queenship by Linda Collins
RRP: £18.99£14.72In 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... -
Marie Antoinette by Stefan Zweig
RRP: £12.99£8.56Bringing to life one of the most complex characters in European history Stefan Zweig based his biography of Marie Antoinette, who became the Queen of France at the age of fifteen, on the correspondence between her and her mother, and her great love... -
The Silken Rose: The Rose Trilogy by Carol McGrath
RRP: £9.99£6.80They called her the She-Wolf From Provence. She'd shape the destiny of England ...Fans of Alison Weir, Anne O'Brien and Philippa Gregory, will devour this compelling new novel, starring one of English history's most fierce and courageous forgotten... -
Anne Boleyn: 500 Years of Lies by Hayley Nolan
RRP: £8.99£6.13A bold new analysis of one of history's most misrepresented women. History has lied. Anne Boleyn has been sold to us as a dark figure, a scheming seductress who bewitched Henry VIII into divorcing his queen and his church in an unprecedented... -
Marie Antoinette by Lady Antonia Fraser
RRP: £16.99£11.54'Drama, betrayal, religion and sex, it's all here ... Fascinating' GUARDIAN'Beautifully paced, impeccably written ... Don't miss it' INDEPENDENT'Fraser is at her best here, lucid, authoritative and compassionate' SUNDAY TIMES 'Superbly researched ... the... -
Traitor King: The Duke and Duchess of Windsor in Exile by Andrew Lownie
RRP: £25.00£17.19THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA Daily Mail Royal Book of the Year, 2021'Darkly compelling...hundreds of eye-popping details...Gripping ... damning portrait of the Windsors' Daily Mail 'Book of the Week''Briskly written and compulsively readable...' - A.N... -
Queen Victoria: Daughter, Wife, Mother, Widow by Lucy Worsley 9781473651418 [USED COPY]
RRP: £12.99£2.72'A wonderfully fresh, vivid and engaging portrait.' Jane Ridley, author of Bertie: A Life of Edward VII'Has much of the abundant charm of its author.' Spectator'The glory of this book is in the details.' The Times'Worsley's command of the material and... -
Queen Victoria: Daughter, Wife, Mother, Widow by Lucy Worsley
RRP: £12.99£8.60'A wonderfully fresh, vivid and engaging portrait.' Jane Ridley, author of Bertie: A Life of Edward VII'Has much of the abundant charm of its author.' Spectator'The glory of this book is in the details.' The Times'Worsley's command of the material and... -
Messalina: The Life and Times of Rome’s Most Scandalous Empress by Honor Cargill-Martin 9781801102605
RRP: £10.99£7.51This is the story of Messalina - third wife of Emperor Claudius and one of the most notorious women to have inhabited the Roman world. According to the Roman historians Tacitus and Suetonius, the Empress Messalina was a sexually insatiable schemer... -
Mary Queen of Scots: And the Murder of Lord Darnley by Alison Weir
RRP: £14.99£10.95On the night of 10 February 1567 an explosion devastated the Edinburgh residence of Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley, second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots. Found naked amongst the destruction, the bodies of Darnley and his valet bore marks of strangulation... -
Alfred the Great by Justin Pollard 9780719566660 [USED COPY]
RRP: £12.99£4.26Alfred is the only English king ever to be called 'Great'. It was not a title given by political supporters, not the sycophantic gift of an official biographer, nor a self-styled title. It was the gift of history. Justin Pollard's enthralling,... -
Alfred the Great by Justin Pollard
RRP: £12.99£8.60Alfred is the only English king ever to be called 'Great'. It was not a title given by political supporters, not the sycophantic gift of an official biographer, nor a self-styled title. It was the gift of history. Justin Pollard's enthralling,... -
Henrietta Maria: Conspirator, Warrior, Phoenix Queen by Leanda de Lisle
RRP: £25.00£18.02***A Best Book of 2022, The Times******Book of the Year, Spectator***A myth-busting biography of Henrietta Maria, wife of Charles I, which retells the dramatic story of the civil war from her perspectiveHenrietta Maria, Charles I's queen, is the most...