Elizabeth I is perhaps the most visible woman in early modern Europe, yet little attention has been paid to what she said about the difficulties of constructing her power in a patriarchal society.
'SUBLIME' A NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024'STUNNINGLY GOOD' THE TIMES BEST HISTORY BOOKS 2024'COMPULSIVE' A PROSPECT BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024'BRILLIANT' A SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024From the winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize, an extraordinary story of the meteoric rise and fall of George Villiers, the first Duke of Buckingham.
In einer Zeit politischer Umwälzungen und kultureller Blüte begegneten sich zwei außergewöhnliche Persönlichkeiten: der tschechische Klaviervirtuose und Komponist Jan Ladislas Dussek und Prinz Louis Ferdinand von Preußen, ein leidenschaftlicher Musiker und Förderer der Künste.
THE NO 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER NOW FEATURING EXCLUSIVE MATERIAL ABOUT CHARLES III's CORONATION WITH ADDED PHOTOGRAPHSA personal account of the life and character of Britain's longest-reigning monarch, from the writer who knew her family best'Compelling .
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.
Corrado Becker wagt in diesem Band eine rechtswissenschaftliche Gesamtschau auf die gleichgeschlechtliche Ehe und stellt das Thema in einem umfassenden verfassungsrechtlichen und rechtsvergleichenden Zusammenhang dar.
Kaiser Matthias, der oft im Schatten seiner berühmteren Habsburger Verwandten steht, war ein Herrscher, der in einer Epoche tiefgreifender Veränderungen Europas agierte.
Bestselling biography of the enduringly fascinating Wallis SimpsonOne of Britain's most distinguished biographers turns her focus on one of the most vilified women of the twentieth century.
Ihre Schönheit und ihr überzeugendes Wesen sind legendär; ihre Kochkunst, ihr Wissen um die Heilkraft der Kräuter und ihr soziales Engagement ebenso; und ihre heimliche Heirat mit Ferdinand II.
Updated to mark her Platinum Jubilee, The Queen: 101 Reasons to Celebrate Her Majesty is a collection of all the things that make Elizabeth II a national treasure, from the profound impact she has had on 21st-century politics, to her superhuman ability to keep on waving and her fabulous collection of headscarves.
Garrett Mattingly's thrilling narrative sets out the background of the sixteenth-century European intrigue and religious unrest that gave rise to one of the world's most famous maritime crusades and the naval battles that decided its fate.
Theoderich der Große, König der Ostgoten, steht als eine der faszinierendsten Persönlichkeiten der Spätantike und des frühen Mittelalters im Mittelpunkt einer Epoche des Wandels.
The second volume in the definitive history of Henry III’s rule, covering the revolutionary events between 1258 and the king’s death in 1272 After coming to the throne aged just nine, Henry III spent much of his reign peaceably.
King of Prussia, German Emperor, war leader and defeated exile, Kaiser Wilhelm II was one of the most important - and most controversial - figures in the history of twentieth-century Europe.
In den turbulenten Zeiten der Donaumonarchie formte sich an den zerklüfteten Küsten der Adria eine Gruppe furchtloser Krieger, die als Uskoken in die Annalen der Geschichte eingingen.
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.
'Your Majesty may find it extraordinary that I should answer with a shipment of fruit your letter of 6 August, in which you inform me that you are sending the plan for a treaty, and that of the 8 September, in which you are so good as to share with me equally important intelligence.
The 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 Duff Cooper Prize, 2021*Andrew Roberts, one of Britain's premier historians, overturns the received wisdom on George IIIGeorge III, Britain's longest-reigning king, has gone down in history as 'the cruellest tyrant of this age' (Thomas Paine, eighteenth century), 'a sovereign who inflicted more profound and enduring injuries upon this country than any other modern English king' (W.
Growing up in the supreme moral rigour of Queen Victoria's court, young Bertie was always going to find it hard to live up to his parents' expectation.
Kate by Claudia Joseph, is a true-life fairy tale: the biography of Kate Middleton, Princess-in-Waiting, who is quite possibly poised to be the next Queen of England.
Wallis Simpson is known as the woman at the center of the most scandalous love affair of the 20th century, but in this ';unputdownablelively and detailed' (The Times, London) biography, discover a woman wronged by history with new information revealed by the latest research and those who were close to the couple.
'A mighty, panoramic history Firnhaber-Baker does a real service for those with an interest in France and England alike by providing a dexterous and engrossing account, a treasury for anyone with an interest in the royal, political and religious worlds of the high medieval period' Daily TelegraphThe sweeping story of one of the great epics of Europe's history: the rise and rise of the dynasty that dominated the Middle AgesStarting in the tenth century from an insecure foothold around Paris, the Capetians built a nation that stretched from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean and from the Rh ne to the Pyrenees.
An instant bestseller when first published in 1929—biographies of twelve bold individuals from history and what they did to separate themselves from the pack.
Der »letzte Ritter«: seine Lieben, seine LeidenschaftenAls Kaiser, Künstler und Kämpfer war er sein Leben lang ein charmanter Herzensbrecher: Kaiser Maximilian I.
Queen Mara of Castile, wife of Alfonso V, "e;the Magnanimous,"e; king of the Crown of Aragon, governed Catalunya in the mid-fifteenth century while her husband conquered and governed the kingdom of Naples.
In einer Zeit der großen Umbrüche und Herausforderungen erhob sich Haile Selassie, der letzte Löwe von Juda, als eine der bedeutendsten Persönlichkeiten des 20.
