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The Mysterious Death of Katherine Parr: What Really Happened to Henry VIII's Last Queen? by June Woolerton 9781399054447
RRP: $25.80$18.43What killed Katherine Parr? She was the ultimate Tudor survivor, the queen who managed to outwit and outlive Henry VIII. Yet just over eighteen months after his passing, Katherine Parr was dead. She had been one of the most powerful people in the... -
A Queen for All Seasons: A Celebration of Queen Elizabeth II Joanna Lumley 9781529375923
RRP: $25.80$18.00'Lovely... delivers the warmest of glows' - Telegraph'Who wouldn't love this chocolate-box delight of insights and snapshots of The Queen...A treasure chest' - Good HousekeepingA sparkling celebration of our much-loved Queen Elizabeth II including... -
Henry II (Penguin Monarchs): A Prince Among Princes by Richard Barber
RRP: $10.31$7.71The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers - now in paperbackHenry II (1154-89) through a series of astonishing dynastic coups became the ruler of an enormous European empire. One of the most dynamic,... -
Alfred the Great: Asser's Life of King Alfred and Other Contemporary Sources by Asser
RRP: $16.76$12.05Asser's Life of King Alfred, written in 893, is a revealing account of one of the greatest of medieval kings. Composed by a monk of St David's in Wales who became Bishop of Sherborne in Alfred's service and worked with him in his efforts to revive... -
Queen Victoria: Daughter, Wife, Mother, Widow by Lucy Worsley
RRP: $16.76$11.39'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... -
A Royal Duty by Paul Burrell
RRP: $16.76$14.13Discover the untold story behind one of the most sensational chapters in the history of the House of Windsor'This book had me in tears and also made me smile' 5***** Reader Review 'A loving, informative, respectful tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales'... -
Charles: The Heart of a King by Catherine Mayer 9780753560099 [USED COPY]
RRP: $14.18$3.42The Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller'Breathtaking' The Times'[The book that] made headlines around the world.' IndependentThe former Prince of Wales has lived his whole life in the public eye, yet he remains an enigma. He was born to be king, but he aims... -
Charles: The Heart of a King by Catherine Mayer
RRP: $14.18$10.31The Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller'Breathtaking' The Times'[The book that] made headlines around the world.' IndependentThe former Prince of Wales has lived his whole life in the public eye, yet he remains an enigma. He was born to be king, but he aims... -
Queens of the Age of Chivalry by Alison Weir
RRP: $32.25$23.61From one of Britain's best selling historians, a sweeping and magisterial history of the extraordinary lives of five queens in England's turbulent Age of ChivalryMedieval queens were seen as mere dynastic trophies, yet many of the Plantagenet queens of... -
The Duchess of Cambridge: A Decade of Modern Royal Style by Bethan Holt
RRP: $21.92$16.85Thrust 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 -... -
The Black Prince by Michael Jones 9781784972943
RRP: $14.18$10.31A major new biography of the Black Prince. 'A clear-eyed and thrilling vision of the man behind the legend' DAN JONES. 'Pacy, vivid and extremely readable' TLS. In 1346, at the age of sixteen, he won his spurs at Crecy; nine years later he... -
Tudor: The Family Story by Leanda de Lisle
RRP: $19.34$12.62*THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*Tudor tells a family story like no other.The Tudors are a national obsession, undoubtedly British history's most notorious family. But beyond the well-worn headlines is a family still more extraordinary than the one we... -
Richard III: The Self-Made King by Michael Hicks
RRP: $16.76$13.20An "excellent new biography" (Keith Thomas, New York Review of Books) of the wily and formidable prince who unexpectedly became monarch-the most infamous king in British history"An intricately detailed account of Richard's every recorded move on his... -
Queen Elizabeth II: A Celebration of Her Life and Reign in Pictures David Souden 9781785943096
RRP: $28.38$20.47An official BBC book that celebrates the life of Queen Elizabeth II through photographs, some rarely seen, drawn largely from archives of the BBC.The longest-reigning monarch in British history, Queen Elizabeth II has been at the centre of British life... -
Courtiers: The Sunday Times bestselling inside story of the power behind the crown by Valentine Low 9781472290922 [USED COPY]
RRP: $14.18$2.95FEATURING A BRAND NEW CHAPTER ON KING CHARLES III AND HIS CORONATION'Fascinating' The Times'Tantalising' TelegraphThe gripping account of how the royal family really operates. Valentine Low, royal correspondent for The Times, asks the important... -
Courtiers: The Sunday Times bestselling inside story of the power behind the crown Valentine Low 9781472290922
RRP: $14.18$8.60FEATURING A BRAND NEW CHAPTER ON KING CHARLES III AND HIS CORONATION'Fascinating' The Times'Tantalising' TelegraphThe gripping account of how the royal family really operates. Valentine Low, royal correspondent for The Times, asks the important... -
The Betrayal of Richard III: An Introduction to the Controversy by V. B. Lamb 9780750962995
RRP: $11.60$9.09In this classic work, Peter Hammond and the late V.B. Lamb survey the life and times of Richard III and examine the contemporary evidence for the events of his reign, tracing the origins of the traditional version of his career as a murderous tyrant and... -
Robert The Bruce: King Of Scots by Ronald McNair Scott
RRP: $14.18$9.73Robert the Bruce had himself crowned King of Scots at Scone on a frozen March morning in 1306. After years of struggle, Scotland had been reduced to a vassal state by Edward I of England and its people lived in poverty. On the day he seized the crown... -
Courtiers by Valentine Low 9781472290908 [USED COPY]
RRP: $25.80$2.95'Fascinating' The Times'Tantalising . . . Low's conclusion is a valuable one.' The TelegraphThe gripping account of how the Royal family really operates from the man who has spent years studying them in his role as Royal correspondent for The Times... -
Courtiers: The Sunday Times bestselling inside story of the power behind the crown Valentine Low 9781472290908
RRP: $25.80$19.23'Fascinating' The Times'Tantalising . . . Low's conclusion is a valuable one.' The TelegraphThe gripping account of how the Royal family really operates from the man who has spent years studying them in his role as Royal correspondent for The Times... -
A Tudor Christmas by Alison Weir
RRP: $19.34$14.33Christmas in Tudor times was a period of feasting, revelry and merrymaking 'to drive the cold winter away'. A carnival atmosphere presided at court, with a twelve-day-long festival of entertainments, pageants, theatre productions and 'disguisings', when... -
Anne Boleyn & Elizabeth I: The Mother and Daughter Who Changed History Tracy Borman 9781399705080
RRP: $32.25$21.97'(A)sensational book by one of our greatest and best-loved historians... Astoundingly good.' - Alison Weir 'Masterful, captivating, page-turning, this is solid gold history at its best.' - Nicola Tallis'(A) thought-provoking, impeccably researched, and... -
King John's Right Hand Lady: The Story of Nicholaa de la Haye Sharon Bennett Connolly 9781526756060
RRP: $32.25$23.09In 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,... -
George V: Never a Dull Moment by Jane Ridley
RRP: $19.34$14.13The prequel to The Crown: the first truly candid portrait of George V and Mary, the Queen's grandparents and creators of the modern monarchyShortlisted for the Elizabeth Longford Historical Biography prize and the History Reclaimed Book of the Year... -
Elizabeth: The No 1 Sunday Times bestseller from the writer who knew her and her family for over fifty years by Gyles Brandreth 9780241674604
RRP: $32.25$23.25THE NO 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER NOW FEATURING EXCLUSIVE MATERIAL ABOUT CHARLES III's CORONATION WITH ADDED PHOTOGRAPHSA personal account of the life and character of Britain's longest-reigning monarch, from the writer who knew her family best'Compelling... -
Princess by Jean Sasson 9780553816952 [USED COPY]
RRP: $11.60$2.31In a land where Kings still rule, I am a Princess. You must know me only as Sultana, for I cannot reveal my true name for fear that harm will come to me and my family for what I am about to tell you.Think of a Saudi Arabian princess and what do you see?... -
Princess by Jean Sasson
RRP: $11.60$8.58In a land where Kings still rule, I am a Princess. You must know me only as Sultana, for I cannot reveal my true name for fear that harm will come to me and my family for what I am about to tell you.Think of a Saudi Arabian princess and what do you see?... -
Shadow King: The Life and Death of Henry VI by Lauren Johnson
RRP: $15.48$10.27A thrilling new account of the tragic life and troubled times of Henry VI. 'The best life of Henry VI now in print' DAN JONES. 'Vivid, absorbing and richly detailed' HELEN CASTOR. 'A well-crafted moving account of a tragic reign' MICHAEL JONES. ... -
The Crown in Vogue: Vogue's 'special royal salute' to Queen Elizabeth II and the House of Windsor Robin Muir 9781840918205
RRP: $38.70$27.48'What a fabulous book - a must for any royal watcher! It's elegant, stylish and gloriously illustrated. I didn't want it to end. I loved the original and innovative approach to the subject, and the new insights I gained. I cannot recommend it highly... -
Cnut: England's Viking King 1016-35 by M.K. Lawson 9780752460697
RRP: $19.34$15.12King Cnut ruled England from 1017 to 1035 and left behind him a legacy of peace, law and order. However, the beginnings of his kingship were less auspicious. He was a cruel and vicious warrior, who invaded England with his father Swegen Forkbeard,... -
Mod Lib The Baburnama by W. M. Thackston
RRP: $24.50$16.45Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780375761379Author W.M. ThackstonFormat PaperbackPage Count 608Imprint Modern Library IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 499gDimensions(mm)... -
The Fears of Henry IV: The Life of England's Self-Made King by Ian Mortimer
RRP: $21.92$16.09From the saviour of the realm to the subject of multiple attempted assassinations in the space of six years. King Henry IV's reign was characterised by his fear and paranoia, but above all a continued quest for survival. The son of John the Gaunt, Henry... -
Henry: Virtuous Prince by David Starkey 9780007247721
RRP: $19.34$12.85Bestselling royal historian David Starkey's captivating biography is a radical re-evaluation of Henry VIII, the British monarchy's most enduring icon. Larger than life in every sense, Henry VIII was Britain's most absolute monarch - but he was... -
The New Royals: Queen Elizabeth's Legacy and the Future of the Crown by Katie Nicholl 9780306827976 [USED COPY]
RRP: $28.38$3.42For seventy years, Queen Elizabeth ruled over an institution and a family. During her lifetime she was constant in her desire to provide a steady presence and to be a trustworthy steward of the British people and the Commonwealth. In the face of her... -
The New Royals: Queen Elizabeth's Legacy and the Future of the Crown by Katie Nicholl
RRP: $28.38$20.15For seventy years, Queen Elizabeth ruled over an institution and a family. During her lifetime she was constant in her desire to provide a steady presence and to be a trustworthy steward of the British people and the Commonwealth. In the face of her... -
The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors by Dan Jones
RRP: $24.51$16.11Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143127888Author Dan JonesFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 357gDimensions(mm) 212mm * 137mm *... -
The Greatest Traitor: The Life of Sir Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March by Ian Mortimer
RRP: $16.76$12.05The first biography of the rebel baron who deposed and murdered Edward II.One night in August 1323 a captive rebel baron, Sir Roger Mortimer, drugged his guards and escaped from the Tower of London. With the king's men-at-arms in pursuit he fled to the... -
Charles at Seventy - Thoughts, Hopes & Dreams: Thoughts, Hopes and Dreams by Robert Jobson 9781786068873 [USED COPY]
RRP: $25.80$3.42Based on extensive fresh material and resources, Robert Jobson's biography provides a definitive insight into the extraordinary life of HRH Charles, Prince of Wales as he approaches his seventieth birthday at a watershed in the history of the modern... -
That Woman: The Life of Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor by Anne Sebba 9780753827390 [USED COPY]
RRP: $16.76$2.95Bestselling biography of the enduringly fascinating Wallis SimpsonOne of Britain's most distinguished biographers turns her focus on one of the most vilified women of the twentieth century. Historian Anne Sebba has written the first full biography by a... -
That Woman: The Life of Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor by Anne Sebba
RRP: $16.76$11.39Bestselling biography of the enduringly fascinating Wallis SimpsonOne of Britain's most distinguished biographers turns her focus on one of the most vilified women of the twentieth century. Historian Anne Sebba has written the first full biography by a...