Biography: royalty

When we think of kings and queens, we conjure up illusions of a magnificent kingdom where His and Her Majesties live in the lap of luxury and want for nothing.

Dieses eBook: "Elisabeth von England (Das Werden einer Königin)" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen.

In den Tiefen der Wiener Kapuzinergruft ruhen die Geheimnisse einer der mächtigsten Dynastien Europas: die Habsburger.

In "Erzherzogin Sophie: Die bayrische Architektin der Habsburger Macht" entführt uns Maria Amalia Andrasi in die faszinierende Welt des Wiener Hofes des 19.

In seinem Buch 'Lucretia Borgia' präsentiert Victor Hugo eine faszinierende Darstellung des berühmten italienischen Renaissance-Charakters Lucretia Borgia.

Kateryn Parr is mainly remembered today as being the sixth wife of King Henry VIII, the one who 'survived'.

For almost 64 years, Queen Victoria reigned over Great Britain during a period which saw the country become the most powerful and prestigious in the world and one which experienced enormous social, political and industrial change.

In March 1947 Lord Louis Mountbatten became the last Viceroy of India, with themandate to hand over 'the jewel in the crown' of the British Empire within oneyear.

Power and Glory begins with the fallout from the revelation of the Duke of Windsor's wartime treachery, and ends with the Coronation of Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953.

Die gestohlene Krone: Die wahre Geschichte der Königin Jane GreyVon Charles Frederic HolgraveIn einer Zeit der politischen Ränkespiele und religiösen Umbrüche nimmt Charles Frederic Holgrave uns mit auf eine fesselnde Reise in das Herz der Tudor-Zeit, um die tragische Geschichte von Jane Grey, Englands "Neun-Tage-Königin", zu enthüllen.

Bruce Seymour erzählt vom bewegten Leben der Femme fatale des Biedermeier, der selbst ein König nicht widerstehen konnteIhre außergewöhnliche Schönheit wurde ihr zum Verhängnis, ihr skandalumwittertes Leben brachte sie in Verruf, ihre Liebschaft mit König Ludwig I.

Großherzogin Alexandrine von Mecklenburg-Schwerin, eine geborene Prinzessin von Preußen (1803–1892), und ihre Schwägerin, die Königin Elisabeth von Preußen (1801–1873), schrieben sich ein halbes Jahrhundert lang Briefe.

The volume edited by the historian Aleksandra Skrzypietz presents seven queens from the early modern era in Europe.

Der Autor beschreibt das bewegte Leben Wilhelms I.

In the tragedy 'King Lear' by William Shakespeare, the reader is transported to a world of betrayal, power struggles, and familial relationships.

They have been dubbed 'the modern royals' by the world's media, and have not only won the hearts and the loyalty of millions of people around the world, but have helped to re-establish the British royal family as an important, and largely admired, presence in national and international affairs.

Continuing the sensational success of the Useless Information Series, the Official Useless Information Society brings you another essential compendium of everything you never needed but always wanted to know.

In 'Marquise von Pompadour', geschrieben von der bekannten Autorin Dora Duncker, wird die faszinierende Lebensgeschichte der berühmten Mätresse des französischen Königs Ludwig XV.

Draculas Schatten: Vlad III.

Das Erbe von Herzog Max in Bayern: Der Vater von Kaiserin Elisabeth (Sissi) jenseits der Film-RomantikJohann LeitnerIn der schillernden Welt des bayerischen Adels des 19.

Stacy Schiff plasma en Cleopatra.

Sarah Gristwood celebrates the legacy of Queen Elizabeth II and how her enduring popularity was tantamount to her many supporters.

The story of the real relationship between King Charles III and his mother, by the esteemed royal biographer, Ingrid Seward.

Read all about the royal women who were powerful in their own right, as well as through their husbands, sons, and grandsons.

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In "e;Switzerland's Untold War: The Truth Behind Nidwalden's Terror Days,"e; Lukas Stofer delves into the tumultuous period of the Nidwalden crisis, challenging the conventional image of Switzerland as a tranquil, neutral country.

El destino imperial de los Habsburgo nació en 1273, con el conde Rodolfo de Habsburgo, y terminó el 11 de noviembre de 1918, cuando su descendiente Carlos I abdicó la corona imperial de Austria en el palacio de Schönbrunn.

Sisi – und kein EndeDieses Buch beginnt dort, wo die meisten Sisi-Filme enden: Mit vierzig Jahren zog sich Kaiserin Elisabeth völlig aus der Öffentlichkeit zurück.

The romance of Queen Elizabeth I and Robert Devereux captures "e;the real drama of ambition, passion, and personality in the pageant of veracious history"e; (The Philadelphia Inquirer).

This resource covers the life, times, and relationships of Queen Victoria, providing information about her children, her personal interests, the historic times in which she ruled, and the leaders she influenced.

Diese 1925 veröffentlichte Biographie des deutschen Ex-Kaisers erregte in ganz Europa ungewöhnliche Aufmerksamkeit.

Plongez-vous dans le monde fascinant des samouraïs avec « Le grand âge du samouraï – Le long voyage du guerrier du Japon ancien aux temps modernes ».

The explosive new book from longtime royal journalist Omid Scobie and author of the international blockbuster Finding Freedom, Endgame a penetrating investigation into the current state of the British monarchy.

She was described as the most dangerous woman in Europe by Adolf Hitler; Noel Coward said people who spent any time with her were always reduced to 'gibbering worshippers'; she adored Margaret Thatcher and disliked Germans; she found the French comical and hankered for the old days of Empire and Commonwealth.

Few British monarchs have fit the time, the tone or the energy of an era quite the way Queen Victoria mastered her reign.

Few British monarchs have fit the time, the tone or the energy of an era quite the way Queen Victoria mastered her reign.

"Entdecken Sie in 'Hatschepsut: Die Königin, die zum König wurde' die faszinierende Geschichte einer der außergewöhnlichsten Herrscherinnen des Alten Ägyptens.

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.

'Beaufort chronicles his unusual and rarified world with flashes of Wodehousian genius'.

A must-read for those seeking to understand the intersection of politics and art in a pivotal moment of European history.

A must-read for those seeking to understand the intersection of politics and art in a pivotal moment of European history.

Telling the story of their lives from children to modern day, this fascinating and revelatory new book will look at the fraught relationship (and fiery rivalry) between King Charles and Prince Andrew.

Kings and Queens are monarchs and are still present in many countries around the world, thousands of years after the first rulers took over, and despite many of them holding no power.

'Gripping .

WITH NEW AFTERWORD FROM THE AUTHOR.

Historians and broadcasters Peter Snow and Ann MacMillan tell the real stories of the most powerful men and women in British history.

Prince Philip was a man of many, many words.

Through the centuries, succession to the English throne has largely been dictated by blood.

Nach dem revolutionären Schock von 1848/1849 waren Königin Elisabeth von Preußen (1801–1873) und Großherzogin Alexandrine von Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1803–1892) mit fortgesetzten politischen und familiären Veränderungen konfrontiert: Elisabeth mit ihrer neuen Rolle in einem verfassungsgebundenen Königtum sowie als Pflegerin und Witwe nach Krankheit und Tod Friedrich Wilhelms IV.