Biography: royalty

Prince Charles Edward Stuart (1720-1788) was the grandson of Britain's last Stuart king and the last of his line to fight for their right to the throne.

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

Prince Charles Edward Stuart (1720-1788) was the grandson of Britain's last Stuart king and the last of his line to fight for their right to the throne.

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.

This is the story of a crucial year in the history of England, brimming with great political and social upheaval: the year 1603.

This is the story of a crucial year in the history of England, brimming with great political and social upheaval: the year 1603.

Who qualifies as the worst of Roman emperors and why?

Who qualifies as the worst of Roman emperors and why?

Where did the story that ended with the great Edwardian castles of north Wales begin?

Where did the story that ended with the great Edwardian castles of north Wales begin?

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.

Explore the experience of "Mohamed Ali" in establishing modern Egypt through the passage of time, as it is a unique experience worth studying and analyzing.

A panoramic history of the arrival of the Stuarts, and how the reign of King James I saw England reach new corners of the globe'A majestic, brilliant account of the birth of an empire.

Dancing makes you feel heaps better DianaIn 1981, after the wedding of the century, Anne Allan, a dancer, and ballet mistress with the London City Ballet, was offered an unusual assignment.

"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.

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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.

A style icon, a trendsetter, a princess: Lady Diana epitomised 80s and 90s style.

Queen Elizabeth II was much more than Britain's oldest or longest-serving monarch.

Bunt und schillernd erzählt Bernhard Stern von der Geschichte der Romanows, einem der wohl größten Adelsgeschlechter der Welt.

Im November 1918 verschwanden alle deutschen Fürstenhäuser von der Bühne der Geschichte.

'ASTONISHING' THE DAILY MAIL 'STRIKING' THE SUNDAY TIMES 'RADICAL' TATLER Described by The Telegraph as 'Edward's truth' Once a King is the never before seen and unfiltered story of King Edward VIII, the original royal renegade, who abdicated his throne and left the royal family to pursue his own destiny.

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Elizabeth And Essex by Lytton Strachey is a historical biography that delves into the complex relationship between Queen Elizabeth I of England and Robert Devereux, the Earl of Essex.

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Mary Tudor, Queen of France is a captivating historical biography written by Mary Croom Brown.

King Robert The Bruce by Alexander Falconer Murison is a captivating historical biography that chronicles the life and reign of Robert the Bruce, one of Scotland's most legendary and iconic monarchs.