Royalty

Discover twenty true stories of royal intrigue, power, and passion, brought to life through the gorgeous illustrations of Jennifer Orkin Lewis and the witty words of Shweta Jha. From Cleopatra to Empress Wu Zetian, Marie Antoinette to Queen Liliuokalani...

'I delight in this work', wrote the young Victoria shortly after she became Queen. She was an engaging creature, high-spirited and eager to be 'amused'. But her early years were difficult ones. Fatherless from the age of eight months, she was brought up...

Henry VIII is probably the best known king in English history, famous - enve in his own day - for the notorious treatment of his wives. Yet Henry belived he acted only for the good of England. This beautifully illustrated Pitkin Guide looks at the life...

Wallis Warfield was the fatherless poor relation of two distinguished American families, who enjoyed life but learned to be tough and self-reliant in her youth, and went on to become one of the most celebrated women of the 20th century as Edward...

Diana, Princess of Wales' short life was both full and notable. This guide looks at her early and married life, her devotion to her sons, her charity work, her style. For all royal devotees. The People's Princess: "Her beauty, both internal and...

Louis Greig, a war hero and rugby international, entered the privileged world of the British royal family as mentor, physician and friend to a young and hesitant Prince Albert. Greig's influence helped to guide the prince from a stammering, shy schoolboy...

The fascinating royal and social history that inspired Seasons 2 and 3 of The Crown, written by the show's historical consultant.In this incredible companion to the second and third seasons of Netflix's acclaimed series The Crown, renowned biographer and...

An updated version of the Princess of Wales' biography, with a new chapter covering recent events and 25 additional colour photographs which have never previously been published.Book InformationISBN 9781854791283Author Andrew MortonFormat PaperbackPage...

From the day they were born, Prince William and Prince Harry have been the focus of attention in Britain and around the world. Their parents' fairytale wedding, followed swiftly by the arrival of two sons, seemed like the perfect happy ending. Growing up...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781841002217Author Peter DonnellyFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint Bramley BooksPublisher CLBWeight(grams) 841g

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In King Charles III: 40 of Architecture, Clive Aslet offers a lively account of the King and his epic, sometimes controversial engagement to architecture since the ‘carbuncle speech’ of 1984.

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Edited from diaries, journals and news items of the time, this is a fascinating account of the popular young Thai prince and his new bride travelling back to where they met (Ukraine and Russia) as well as other European countries and the coronation of...

Explore the political and moral significance of the famous and more obscure incidents in the lives of Britain's monarchs

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781835012383Author Anne GlenconnerFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Bedford Square PublishersPublisher Bedford Square Publishers

New York Times bestselling author Paul French examines a controversial and revealing period in the early life of the legendary Wallis Simpson

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The moving love story between a young Thai prince and his Ukrainian bride. It incorporates time at both the Russian and Siamese courts and the birth of their much loved son Prince Chula.

Power and Glory brings us to the dramatic conclusion of Larman's 'Windsors trilogy'.It begins with the fallout from the revelation of the Duke of Windsor's wartime treachery, and ends with the Coronation of Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953. In between, it...

The tragic life of Julian, the last non-Christian emperor of Rome, by award-winning author Philip Freeman “When we think of ancient Rome, it’s impossible not to think of Christianity, one of its most notable exports—but what if it hadn’t been? This is...

The first full-scale history of Theoderic and the Goths in more than seventy-five years, tracing the transformation of a divided kingdom into a great power “A monumental exploration. . . . It is the most important treatment of its subject since Wilhelm...

When Henry IV seized the throne from his cousin Richard II, people saw it as a hopeful new beginning for England. The first monarch to have English as his mother tongue since the Norman conquest, Henry seemed to embody the ideals of chivalric kingship:...

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The siege of London on 12-14 May 1471 is a largely forgotten episode in the Wars of the Roses, but its implications were far-reaching in that it sealed the fate of the Lancastrian dynasty.Edward IV's gamble to reclaim the throne for the House of York was...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781408721209Author Hilary RoseFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint ConstablePublisher Little, Brown Book Group

New York Times bestselling author Paul French examines a controversial and revealing period in the early life of the legendary Wallis SimpsonBook InformationISBN 9781783968183Author Paul FrenchFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Elliott & Thompson...

Richard III is England’s most controversial king. Forever associated with the murder of his nephews, the Princes in the Tower, he divides the nation. As spectacular as his death at Bosworth in August 1485 – the last king of England to die in battle – the...

Like William Wallace in Scotland, Owain Glyndwr fought for his country and was only finally defeated by superior numbers and the military genius of Henry V. Yet Glyndwr was not just a freedom fighter. He was the last native-born Prince of Wales, a man...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780241184448Author Richard HewlingsFormat HardbackPage Count 112Imprint Allen LanePublisher Penguin Books LtdWeight(grams) 500g

'A fantastic, feminist dance through history.' - JULIA QUINNWhat queens would England have had if firstborn daughters, not firstborn sons, had inherited the throne?We may think of princesses as dutiful and elegant, wearing long flowing dresses, but the...

Following the success of Letters from St. Petersburg, which recounts the early years of Prince Chakrabongse’s life through his letters to his father, King Chulalongkorn, the diaries covering the last four years of his life are full of sadness and tumult...

'A rattling page-turner... As a personal insight into one boy's life in an extraordinary spotlight, it may never be better' Sunday Times Memoir of the YearIt was one of the images of the twentieth century: two boys, walking behind the coffin of their...

Royal expert and TV historian Kate Williams opens the doors to 30 palaces, castles and houses that have been connected with the British royals over the centuries.Well known for her expert insights in the media and on countless royal documentaries, Kate...

A gripping family saga and a portrait of a world in turmoilThe Princesses of Hesse were Queen Victoria's grandchildren. After the sudden death of her daughter Alice, Queen Victoria took an obsessive interest in the marriage prospects of the four girls...

The Duchess of Windsor’s notorious jewellery collection was, and still is, the subject of intense speculation regarding not only its murky provenance (were the gems originally sourced clandestinely from the English monarchy’s vast royal collection?), but...

As the only daughter of Roman Triumvir Marc Antony and Egyptian Queen Cleopatra VII, Cleopatra Selene was expected to uphold traditional feminine virtues; to marry well and bear sons; and to legitimize and strengthen her parents’ rule. Yet with their...