Rasputin's relationship with Russia's last Tsarina, Alexandra, notorious from the famous Boney M song, has never been adequately addressed; biographies are always for one or the other, or simply Alexandra and her husband Nicholas.
Die Habsburger waren nicht nur eine der bedeutendsten Familien der europäischen Hocharistokratie, sondern auch eine der mächtigsten Dynastien der neuzeitlichen Weltgeschichte.
First published in 1884, this book contains a biography of Princess Louise Maximilienne Caroline Emmanuele of Stolberg-Gedern (1752-1824) written by Vernon Lee.
In Royal Sisters, Anne Edwards, author of the best-selling Vivien Leigh: A Biography and Matriarch: Queen Mary and the House of Windsor, has written the first dual biography of Elizabeth, the princess who was to become Queen, and her younger sister, Margaret, who was to be her subject.
The story of the Stuart dynasty is a breathless soap opera played out in just a hundred years in an array of buildings that span Europe from Scotland, via Denmark, Holland and Spain to England.
As the last Stuart monarch, Queen Anne (1665-1714) received the education thought proper for a princess, reading plays and poetry in English and French while learning dancing, singing, acting, drawing, and instrumental music.
Full 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.
Das Thema Richterauswahl ist in Deutschland wieder aktuell geworden, weil der Koalitionsvertrag der Regierungsparteien die Überprüfung der Bundesrichterwahl zum Gegenstand hat.
La entrada solemne de Mariana de Austria, hija del emperador Fernando III, en la Villa y Corte el 15 de noviembre de 1649 fue el acontecimiento político, social, artístico y festivo más importante de la primera mitad del siglo XVII, con el que el ayuntamiento le dio la bienvenida y le hizo entrega de las llaves de la ciudad.
Scholar Susan Godwin is hooked when she comes across the captivating story of Mary of Modenaa seventeenth-century Italian princess who was only fourteen when coerced into marriage with the future king of England, James II, yet went on to cultivate a court full of women writers in an age when female authorship was rare.
A feminist reinterpretation of the myths surrounding Cleopatra casts new light on the Egyptian queen and her legacy "e;A lucid and persuasive reinterpretation.
Henry VIII, renowned for his command of power and celebrated for his intellect, presided over one of the most magnificent-and dangerous-courts in Renaissance Europe.
In April 1455, ten-year-old Ippolita Maria Sforza, a daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Milan, was betrothed to the seven-year-old crown prince of the Kingdom of Naples as a symbol of peace and reconciliation between the two rival states.
An illuminating biography reconstructing the life and legacy of a unique king in world history and the most famous emperor in South Asian history There are few historical figures more integral to South Asian history than Emperor Ashoka, a third-century BCE king who ruled over a larger area of the Indian subcontinent than anyone else before British colonial rule.
Approaching the Stuart courts through the lens of the queen consort, Anna of Denmark, this study is underpinned by three key themes: translating cultures, female agency and the role of kinship networks and genealogical identity for early modern royal women.
Tauchen Sie ein in die faszinierende Welt der Merowinger, der ersten fränkischen Königsfamilie, deren Geheimnisse und Mythen bis heute die Geschichtswissenschaften herausfordern.
Florenz, die Wiege der Renaissance, brachte nicht nur Künstler und Denker hervor, sondern auch einen Mann, der die katholische Kirche wie kaum ein anderer prägte: Papst Leo X.
Providing context to today's public health practices and broad coverage of topics, this book demonstrates how cross-disciplinary studies are critical to addressing current health issues.
