Biography: royalty

“A leading medievalist takes a clear-eyed look at the evidence for the existence of the legendary Arthur.

This is an English translation of "e;The Private Life of the Romanoffs"e;, originally published in German and written by Bernhard Stern.

In April 1455, ten-year-old Ippolita Maria Sforza, a daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Milan, was betrothed to the seven-year-old crown prince of the Kingdom of Naples as a symbol of peace and reconciliation between the two rival states.

First published in 1918, this volume contains the fascinating memoirs of Renee Elton Maud, who spent a year in the Russian Court during the rule of Czar Nicholas II, the last Romanov to rule Russia.

In this moving chronicle a modern poet magnificently recaptures the splendid colour and sordid intrigue of the most spectacular period of history in Britain.

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

'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.

An imaginative reassessment of Æthelred "the Unready," one of medieval England’s most maligned kings and a major Anglo-Saxon figure The Anglo-Saxon king Æthelred "the Unready" (978–1016) has long been considered to be inscrutable, irrational, and poorly advised.

The life of Henry VIII's most notorious ambassador, who, unlike many who served the second Tudor monarch, managed to keep his head.

Tauchen Sie ein in die faszinierende Welt der Shogune, Japans mächtiger Militärherrscher, die über Jahrhunderte das Schicksal des Landes bestimmten.

Analysis of a group of images of kingship and queenship from Anglo-Saxon England explores the implications of their focus on books, authorship and learning.

Otto von Bayern – ein Name, der oft im Schatten seines berühmten Bruders, König Ludwig II.

Marie Antoinette has remained atop the popular cultural landscape for centuries for the daring in style and fashion that she brought to 18th century France.

King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand is the world's longest reigning monarch.

Before he fell in love with Wallis Simpson, Edward VIII had fallen in love with America.

Leonie Frieda, the bestselling author of Catherine de Medici, returns to sixteenth-century Europe in the evocative and entertaining biography, Francis I.

History of Keoua Kalanikupuapa-i-kalani-nui, Father of Hawaiian Kings is a genealogical history by Elizabeth Keka?

If you remember my love in your prayers as strongly as I adore you, I shall hardly be forgotten, for I am yours,' - Henry Rex, forever Written by King Henry VIII to his sweetheart, the seductive and vivacious Anne Boleyn, his passion for her would be so great that Henry would make Anne his queen, and change the course of English history.

Abundant, newly discovered sources shatter long-held beliefsThe collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 revealed, among many other things, a hidden wealth of archival documents relating to the imprisonment and eventual murder of Tsar Nicholas II, his wife Alexandra, and their children.

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

This "e;wonderfully gripping biography"e; digs beneath the famous legend to present a nuanced and revealing portrait of a serious-mined monarch (Allan Massie, Wall Street Journal).

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 .

A magnificent tribute to the life and reign of Queen Elizabeth II, and a celebration of the British royal family.

Reveals Shocking Revelations about Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, and the British Royal Familyand the Divisive Rifts Between Them This explosive expose, Royals at War,takes readers inside a riven Buckingham Palace to provide the definitive account of the unfolding abdication crisis of 2020dubbed Megxitduring which the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, became royal outcasts.

A lively new biography of Tutankhamun-published for the hundredth anniversary of his tomb's modern discovery The discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922 sparked imaginations across the globe.

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.

This biography evokes the pervasive importance of religion to Queen Victoria's life but also that life's centrality to the religion of Victorians around the globe.

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

Step into the tumultuous world of Henry VIII, a ruler whose reign reshaped England and left an indelible mark on history.

THE OFFICIAL BOOK, FULLY ENDORSED BY QUEEN ELIZABETH IIFrom Her Majesty's trusted confidant and Dresser Angela Kelly LVO comes a lavishly designed book of never-before-seen photos of The Queen, Her wardrobe and Her jewels and features intimate anecdotes from Angela's 25-year career working closely with Her Majesty.

Tauchen Sie ein in die fesselnde und turbulente Epoche eines der mysteriösesten Monarchen Russlands.

A new translation of the 1894 chronicle by a high-ranking official from the Nan kingdom, a once-powerful principality whose territory encompassed all of what is now northwestern Laos and neighboring portions of China, in addition to the present province of Nan in Thailand.

Die Familie der Claudier gehört zu den mächtigsten und einflussreichsten Dynastien, die das antike Rom je hervorgebracht hat.

A lucid, gripping account of the human side of one of the bloodiest chapters of British history.

Ȇber welches Framing nehmen wir Bilder wahr?

Memoirs of the Reign of King George the Second is printed from a Manuscript of the late Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford.

The Romanovs were the most successful dynasty of modern times, ruling a sixth of the world's surface.

Royal expert and TV historian Kate Williams opens the doors to 30 palaces, castles and houses that have been connected with the British royals over the centuries.

Before he fell in love with Wallis Simpson, Edward VIII had fallen in love with America.

HIGHGROVE: A GARDEN CELEBRATED is a commemoration of the beautiful, mature gardens planned and planted by The Prince of Wales over thirty years ago.

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.

For many, Richard III is an obsession-the Richard III Society has a huge membership, and Shakespeare's Histories have contributed to, if not his popularity, certainly his notoriety.