Biography: royalty

Oliver Thomson's book The Other Kaisers is one of the first books to look at the proliferation of German dynasties throughout Europe.

This traces the initially slow rise of the family from Bourbon in the Massif Central which as a result of tenacity, ambition and good marriages came to win the crowns first of France, then Spain and finally Naples and Sicily.

In April 1199 Richard the Lionheart lay dying in his mother's arms, victim of a well-aimed crossbow bolt and of an incompetent surgeon.

From official visits around the country to family weddings and from horse shows to ceremonial events, Royal Encounters has them all.

Many rare images are used, telling the story of these important royal occasions from the twelfth century to the present day.

Royal Dates with Destiny presents, in calendar form, the oddball ways in which the great and the good have met their maker.

'The warrant of maid of honour to the Queen induces me to think that Your Majesty has some regard for me, since it gives me the means of seeing you oftener .

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This is the history of the men and women who occupied the highest position in English, and later British, society.

The current Prince of Wales, our future King, has married his mistress and she will become, barring an accident, our next Queen Consort.

The kingdom of Scots was the last of the non-Anglo-Saxon states of Britain to survive as a political entity.

'A paradise - tall, slender, grey-eyed, possessing an extreme pallor.

Nearly eighty women have sat on the throne of England, either as queen regnant or queen consort and the voices of all of them survive through their own writings and those of their contemporaries.

A biography of Henry VIII's fifth wife, beheaded for playing Henry at his own game - adultery.

The first ever biography of Jane Seymour, Henry VIII's third wife, who died in childbirth giving the king what he craved most - a son and heir.

The first major biography of Henry VIII least favourite wife - but the one who outlived them all.

Doomed queen of Henry VIII, mother to Elizabeth I, the epic story of Anne Boleyn.

Babies are born every day, but only once or twice in a lifetime, a child arrives who will inherit the throne.

'I know there are but few steps between the prisons and graves of princes' Charles IThe experience of exile and captivity, usually in war, was not uncommon for medieval kings and princes.

By the author of the top 10 bestseller The Duchess, this is the Prince Harry you've never read about before - this is the story behind the tabloid stories.

____________________________________________________________________________________ THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER 'It is a beautifully written book about a unique and extraordinary man who was the longest-serving consort to the longest reigning monarch in British history.

The life of Diana, Princess of Wales, has never before been told with such insight and authority.

THE DUKE is the biography of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, a celebrity in his own right and yet an enigma still, even after 60 years in the public eye.

'Bright, breezy and unpretentious' Guardian'A loving and faithful portrait of Almina and her world' Countryfile magazine* * * * * *The story of the real Downton Abbey, told by Lady Fiona Carnarvon, chatelaine of Highclere Castle where the phenomentally successful TV series was filmed.

Prince William has emerged as the people's prince, surfacing from a lifetime of scrutiny and speculation as a discerning and charming young man, determined to serve the nation he loves.

Dieses eBook: "Kleopatra" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen.

A The Week Book of the Week'Hugo Vickers brings tremendous authority to this life of one of the most significant and intriguing political wives of the last century.

Tauchen Sie ein in die faszinierende Welt des Herodes des Großen, einer der schillerndsten und umstrittensten Figuren der antiken Geschichte.

*With a foreword by former BBC Royal Correspondent Jennie Bond*The touching and ground-breaking story of the Queen's childhood as told by her nanny, revealing the royal family's life before The Crown.

Katie Nicholl, Royal Correspondent for the Mail on Sunday, has been at the centre of royal reporting since she joined the newspaper in 2001.

Hugo Vickers has an encyclopaedic knowledge of the Royal Family, and has had a fascination with the story of the Duchess of Windsor since he was a young man.

In celebration of the 200th anniversary of Queen Victoria s birth, read this sparkling portrait of her court, seen through the lives of her household.

'Rappaport uses new sources to give a vivid account of Albert's death .

The young George III was a poignant figure, humdrum on the surface yet turbulent beneath: hiding his own passions, he tried hard to be a father to his siblings and his nation.

________The bestselling and acclaimed biography of Queen Elizabeth II.

From the saviour of the realm to the subject of multiple attempted assassinations in the space of six years.

Heir.

Told for the very first time, this is the shocking and extraordinary story of the most-conniving and manipulative Tudor family you've never heard of .

Part of the new Ladybird Expert series, Battle of Britain is an accessible, insightful and authoritative account of the most famous aerial battle in history.

In this fascinating piece of historical detective work - the result of several years' research and the interrogation of numerous surviving witnesses - Michael Bloch has penetrated one of the great mysteries of the Second World War: the plot to bring the Duke of Windsor under German power on the eve of the Battle of Britain, a plot which the Duke himself is sometimes said to have given encouragement.

Drawing on unique sources, Michael Bloch describes the career of the Duke of Windsor during the Second World War.

The life of King James VI who united England and Scotland under one crown and became James I in 1603 is marked by contradictions.

Four hundred years after his death, Philip II remains one of the most controversial figures in history, admired and reviled in equal measure.

Known to millions as the imperious matriarch of Bridgerton's court, Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was still a teenager when she was chosen to be the bride of King George III.

A new biography revealing the personal story of the powerful, doomed minister to Henry VIII.

A new biography revealing the personal story of the powerful, doomed minister to Henry VIII.

King Edward VI tends to be glossed over in the historical narrative of the Tudor dynasty.

King Edward VI tends to be glossed over in the historical narrative of the Tudor dynasty.

Sir Robert Dudley, the handsome 'base born' son of Elizabeth I's favourite, was born amidst scandal and intrigue.