Biography: royalty

Get the Summary of John Guy's Hunting the Falcon in 20 minutes.

Experience the fairytale romance and historic wedding of the Prince and Princess of Wales in this volume of more than 200 spectacular photographs.

Get the Summary of Alison Weir's The Six Wives of Henry VIII in 20 minutes.

A frank and fascinating history of forty of Europe's most loony, deluded, and downright dangerous monarchs.

AN EXTRAORDINARY LIFETIME, TOLD IN THE WORDS OF THOSE WHO WERE THERELieutenant Commander Michael Parker, equerry-in-waiting to Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh, speaking about the death of King George VI:'The Queen was really bowled over.

During her sixty-three-year reign, Queen Victoria gathered around herself a household dedicated to her service.

Sarah Goodall spent 12 years working for Prince Charles as a Lady Clerk from 1988 to 2000 - the period during which his marriage to the Princess of Wales broke down amid a frenzy of media attention.

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has reigned over the United Kingdom and Commonwealth for over 60 years and her longevity means she is now our longest-reigning monarch.

As the longest serving royal consort in British history (1921-2021), this fully-illustrated guide celebrates Prince Philip's remarkable contribution to the monarchy.

Twice a princess, twice exiled, Neslishah Sultan had an eventful life.

Nell Gwyn, the most infamous mistress of Charles II, was a commoner raised from the dingy back alleys of London to the stage and into a king’s arms.

Born in 1765, third son of King George III and Queen Charlotte, Prince William, Duke of Clarence, initially had little expectation of succeeding to the British throne.

King John of England was married to two women: Isabella of Gloucester and Isabelle of Angoulême.

King John of England was married to two women: Isabella of Gloucester and Isabelle of Angoulême.

In 1688, a vast fleet of 463 ships, twice the size of the Spanish Armada, put to sea from Holland.

Justinian II became Roman emperor at a time when the Empire was beset by external enemies.

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.

Born in 1765, third son of King George III and Queen Charlotte, Prince William, Duke of Clarence, initially had little expectation of succeeding to the British throne.

In the Middle Ages, England had to contend with a string of usurpers who disrupted the British monarchy and ultimately changed the course of European history by deposing England’s reigning kings and seizing power for themselves.