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Brother to the Sun King: Philippe, Duke of Orleans by Nancy Nichols Barker
RRP: $40.64$36.70In battle he fought with legendary valor ...At court, dressed in silks and ribbons, he openly favored his male lovers ...Despised but feared by his brother, he was the perpetual loser in a lifelong sibling rivalry ...Brother to the Sun King: Philippe,... -
All The Queen's Corgis: Corgis, dorgis and gundogs: The story of Elizabeth II and her most faithful companions by Penny Junor
RRP: $21.92$15.11'It is actually a serious book, but it had me laughing out loud several times on the Tube. All mothers should receive one for Christmas.' Marcus Berkmann, Spectator Everyone who loves The Crown on Netflix will enjoy this celebration of Queen Elizabeth... -
Elizabeth & Margaret: The Intimate World of the Windsor Sisters by Andrew Morton 9781789294231
RRP: $12.89$9.09From the internationally renowned bestselling author of Diana: Her True Story and Meghan: A Hollywood Princess, comes the sensational and captivating biography of Queen Elizabeth II and her sister Margaret.They were the closest of sisters and the best of... -
Diana: Closely Guarded Secret by Ken Wharfe
RRP: $14.18$9.92Inspector Ken Wharfe, the first royalty protection officer to publish a memoir, was a crucial figure in the life of Diana, Princess of Wales, for nearly seven years. In that time, he became a close friend and trusted confidant who shared her most private... -
Athelstan (Penguin Monarchs): The Making of England by Tom Holland
RRP: $11.60$8.58The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers - now in paperbackThe formation of England happened against the odds - the division of the country into rival kingdoms, the assaults of the Vikings, the precarious... -
George III: The Life and Reign of Britain's Most Misunderstood Monarch by Andrew Roberts
RRP: $24.50$17.56The Times Book of the Year*Winner of the Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography, 2022**Winner of the General Society of Colonial Wars' Distinguished Book Award, 2021**Winner of the History Reclaimed Book of the Year, 2022**Shortlisted for the... -
Rest in Pieces: The Curious Fates of Famous Corpses by Bess Lovejoy
RRP: $12.89$8.84In the long run, we're all dead. But for some of the most influential figures in history, death marked the start of a new adventure. The famous deceased have been stolen, burned, sold, pickled, frozen, stuffed, impersonated and even filed away in a... -
Diana: The Life and Legacy of the People's Princess by Brian Hoey
RRP: $16.76$11.44Fully illustrated with beautiful photographs, this special commemorative book by royal biographer Brian Hoey - who had the privilege of meeting Diana on several occasions - pays tribute to the life of this remarkable young woman. Diana, Princess of... -
The Dublin King: The True Story of Edward, Earl of Warwick, Lambert Simnel and the 'Princes in the Tower' by John Ashdown-Hill 9780750969864
RRP: $12.89$10.02A year after Richard III's death, a boy claiming to be a Yorkist prince appeared as if from nowhere, claiming to be Richard III's heir and the rightful King of England. In 1487, in a unique ceremony, this boy was crowned in Dublin Cathedral, despite the... -
There Once is a Queen by Michael Morpurgo 9780008541613 [USED COPY]
RRP: $16.76$2.41"There once is a Queen ever constant to her people..." From the Nation's Favourite Storyteller Sir Michael Morpurgo comes a poetic celebration of our Queen and longest... -
There Once is a Queen by Michael Morpurgo
RRP: $16.76$11.24"There once is a Queen ever constant to her people..." From the Nation's Favourite Storyteller Sir Michael Morpurgo comes a poetic celebration of our Queen and longest... -
The Silken Rose: The spellbinding and completely gripping new story of England's forgotten queen . . . Carol McGrath 9781786157270
RRP: $12.89$9.03They 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... -
Mary Queen of Scots: And the Murder of Lord Darnley by Alison Weir
RRP: $19.34$14.13On 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... -
William I (Penguin Monarchs): England's Conqueror by Marc Morris
RRP: $10.31$7.71Part of the Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers - now in paperbackOn Christmas Day 1066, William, duke of Normandy was crowned in Westminster, the first Norman king of England. It was a disaster: soldiers outside,... -
Daughters Of Arabia: Princess 2 by Jean Sasson 9780553816938 [USED COPY]
RRP: $11.60$2.30Readers of Princess Sultana's extraordinary biography Princess were gripped by her powerful indictment of women's lives behind the veil within the royal family of Saudi Arabia. They were every bit as fascinated by the sequel, Daughters of Arabia.Here,... -
The Serpent Queen: Now a major TV series Leonie Frieda 9781399614207
RRP: $19.34$12.96NOW THE TV SERIES 'THE SERPENT QUEEN', STARRING SAMANTHA MORTONThe bestselling revisionist biography of one of the great women of the 16th centuryOrphaned in infancy, Catherine de Medici was the sole legitimate heiress to the Medici family fortune... -
Queen Victoria's Matchmaking by Deborah Cadbury
RRP: $19.34$14.33A 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... -
Henry III (Penguin Monarchs): A Simple and God-Fearing King by Stephen Church
RRP: $10.31$7.71'Most contemporaries would have argued that it was a king's job to put in peril his soul for the good of his Church and of his people. But Henry was too determined to live a life of a saint'Henry III, the son of King John, was catapulted onto the... -
Edward III by W. Mark Ormrod
RRP: $32.25$28.28A landmark biography of the charismatic king beloved of fourteenth-century England Edward III (1312-1377) was the most successful European ruler of his age. Reigning for over fifty years, he achieved spectacular military triumphs and overcame grave... -
Do Let's Have Another Drink: The Singular Wit and Double Measures of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother by Gareth Russell
RRP: $25.80$17.21A Times Best Book on the Royal Family of the Year 2022 This is a biography of the Queen Mother with all the dull bits stripped out. When told that Lady Mountbatten was being buried... -
The Strangest Family: The Private Lives of George III, Queen Charlotte and the Hanoverians by Janice Hadlow
RRP: $25.79$19.58An intensely moving account of George III's doomed attempt to create a happy, harmonious family, written with astonishing emotional force by a stunning new history writer. George III came to the throne in 1760 as a man with a mission. He was... -
Kings & Queens of England and Scotland by Plantagenet Somerset Fry
RRP: $12.89$8.67Discover the vivid stories of Britain's iconic rulers, from 600 CE to the present day.From the Saxons to the Windsors, Britain's royal lineage is brought to life in the pages of this visual guide. Confused about which Henry had six wives and which was... -
The Rival Queens: Catherine de' Medici, her daughter Marguerite de Valois, and the Betrayal That Ignited a Kingdom by Nancy Goldstone
RRP: $16.76$9.96'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,... -
Henry I (Penguin Monarchs): The Father of His People by Edmund King
RRP: $10.31$7.71'To be a medieval king was a job of work ... This was a man who knew how to run a complex organization. He was England's CEO'The youngest of William the Conqueror's sons, Henry I came to unchallenged power only after two of his brothers died in strange... -
Queen of Our Times: The Life of Elizabeth II, 1926-2022 by Robert Hardman 9781529063455
RRP: $14.18$9.97A Sunday Times Book of the YearQueen Of Our Times is the definitive biography of Queen Elizabeth II by one of Britain's leading royal authorities, Robert Hardman. This commemorative edition includes an epilogue reflecting upon Her Majesty's Platinum... -
Edward VII (Penguin Monarchs): The Cosmopolitan King by Richard Davenport-Hines
RRP: $6.44$5.11The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers - now in paperbackLike his mother Queen Victoria, Edward VII defined an era. Both reflected the personalities of their central figures: hers grand, imperial and... -
Crown and Country: A History of England through the Monarchy by David Starkey
RRP: $19.34$12.85An exploration of the British monarchy from the retreat of the Romans up until the modern day. This compendium volume of two earlier books is fully revised and updated. The monarchy is one of Britain's most revered institutions - but also one... -
Young and Damned and Fair: The Life and Tragedy of Catherine Howard at the Court of Henry VIII by Gareth Russell
RRP: $21.92$14.80SHORTLISTED FOR THE SLIGHTLY FOXED BEST FIRST BIOGRAPHY PRIZE 2017 Born into nobility and married into the royal family, Catherine Howard was attended every waking hour - secrets were impossible to keep. In this thrilling reappraisal of Henry... -
Elizabeth I (Penguin Monarchs): A Study in Insecurity by Helen Castor
RRP: $11.60$8.58'The experience of insecurity, it turned out, would shape one of the most remarkable monarchs in England's history' In the popular imagination, as in her portraits, Elizabeth I is the image of monarchical power. But this image is as much armour as a... -
Queen Victoria's Children by John van der Kiste 9780752454726
RRP: $12.89$10.02Queen Victoria and Albert, Prince Consort had nine children who despite their very different characters, remained a close-knit family. Inevitably, as they married into European royal families their loyalties were divided and their lives dominated by... -
Children of England: The Heirs of King Henry VIII 1547-1558 by Alison Weir
RRP: $14.18$10.31When Henry VIII died in 1547, he left three highly intelligent children to succeed him in turn, to be followed, if their lines failed, by the descendants of his sister, Mary Tudor.Picking up from the point that The Six Wives of Henry VIII left off,... -
Messalina: The Life and Times of Rome’s Most Scandalous Empress by Honor Cargill-Martin 9781801102605
RRP: $14.18$9.97This 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... -
Prince Albert: The Man Who Saved the Monarchy by A. N. Wilson
RRP: $14.18$9.46Chosen as a Book of the Year in The Times and the Daily Mail'Highly entertaining' Sunday Times'Enthralling' Daily TelegraphFor more than six decades, Queen Victoria ruled a great Empire at the height of its power. Beside her for more than twenty of those... -
Rebel Prince: The Power, Passion and Defiance of Prince Charles by Tom Bower 9780008291778 [USED COPY]
RRP: $12.89$2.77No. 1 Sunday Times Bestseller Bestselling author Tom Bower reveals the making of a monarch - King Charles III King Charles faces many challenges as he succeeds his mother to the throne. Despite... -
Rebel Prince: The Power, Passion and Defiance of Prince Charles by Tom Bower
RRP: $12.89$8.82No. 1 Sunday Times Bestseller Bestselling author Tom Bower reveals the making of a monarch - King Charles III King Charles faces many challenges as he succeeds his mother to the throne. Despite... -
Napoleon: Soldier of Destiny by Michael Broers
RRP: $21.92$14.94Napoleon Bonaparte: a man of intense emotion, iron self-discipline, acute intelligence and immeasurable energy. Michael Broers brings this remarkable man to life, from his dangerous Corsican roots to the epic battles of Austerlitz, Jena and Friedland... -
The Times Queen Elizabeth II: Commemorating her life and reign 1926 - 2022 by James Owen
RRP: $32.25$30.50From young princess to internationally revered head of state, Queen Elizabeth has always fascinated and intrigued. This fully updated second edition celebrates and remembers the glorious reign of Britain's longest-serving and much cherished monarch. ... -
In Search of Amrit Kaur: An Indian Princess in Wartime Paris by Livia Manera Sambuy
RRP: $32.25$23.09'Remarkable and compelling. I loved this book' EDMUND DE WAAL'An exemplary sleuth, both astute and open-minded . . . Manera Sambuy writes with impassioned style and insight' TELEGRAPHA lost princess and a vanished world: a remarkable true story that... -
Henry V (Penguin Monarchs): From Playboy Prince to Warrior King by Anne Curry
RRP: $10.31$7.71The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers - now in paperbackHenry V's invasion of France, in August 1415, represented a huge gamble. As heir to the throne, he had been a failure, cast into the political... -
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II: 1926-2022: A celebration of her life and reign by Brian Hoey
RRP: $12.89$8.98Long did she reign and peacefully may she rest: this beautiful and thoughtful tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II celebrates the life of a remarkable woman whose 70 years on the throne made her the longest-reigning monarch in British History. ...