Arthwyr ap Meurig, der wahre König Arthur, im Schatten der Normannen & Franken, ist meine deutsche Übersetzung der historischen Bücher von Wilson & Blackett.
In Royal Sisters, Anne Edwards, author of the best-selling Vivien Leigh: A Biography and Matriarch: Queen Mary and the House of Windsor, has written the first dual biography of Elizabeth, the princess who was to become Queen, and her younger sister, Margaret, who was to be her subject.
We all live a double life: the external life which the world sees, and the internal life of hopes and fears, joys and griefs, temptations and sins, which the world sees not, and of which it knows but little.
Amidst the turmoil of religious wars and political discord, Henry IV rose from a Protestant prince in Navarre to become one of Europe's most iconic monarchs.
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.
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.
**The Times and Sunday Times Books of the Year 2020****The Times Best Biography Audiobook of the Year 2021**'Vickers gives breathing, alarming life to a woman who puzzled and thrilled her contemporaries'SUNDAY TIMES 'Best Paperbacks of 2021'A continuously astonishing and ultimately moving account of a unique figure, the stuff of great literature' Simon Callow, SUNDAY TIMES'Gripping .
';A sympathetic and believable portrait' of the American woman for whom King Edward VIII gave up the throne, with photos included (Christian Science Monitor).
Elizabeth the Queen begins as the young Elizabeth I ascends the throne in the wake of her sister Mary's disastrous reign - both a woman and a queen, Elizabeth's story is an extraordinary phenomenon in a patriarchal age.
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE DUFF COOPER PRIZEEdward VII, who gave his name to the Edwardian era but was always known as Bertie, was fifty-nine when he finally came to power and ushered out the Victorian age.
An immersive, gripping account of the rise and fall of Iran's glamorous Pahlavi dynasty, written with the cooperation of the late Shah's widow, Empress Farah, Iranian revolutionaries and US officials from the Carter administrationIn this remarkably human portrait of one of the twentieth century's most complicated personalities, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Andrew Scott Cooper traces the Shah's life from childhood through his ascension to the throne in 1941.
'Provides a wealth of juicy anecdotal material about five centuries of court life' New York Times'Naughty Knickers version of our island story' Daily Mail---------------------------------------------Ladies in Waiting chronicles the lives of famous and infamous ladies who served royalty, casting a fresh, intimate angle on four hundred years of monarchy.
Von den bescheidenen Anfängen im kleinen Herzogtum Coburg bis hin zur glanzvollen Bühne des britischen Königshofs – Prinz Albert von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha war weit mehr als nur der Gemahl von Königin Victoria.
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.
Discover the full and fascinating story of Prince Philipone of the most important, elusive, and intriguing royalsin ';the first major biography of Philip in more than thirty years' (Vanity Fair) written by the renowned royal family expert and editor-in-chief of Majesty magazine.
Approaching the Stuart courts through the lens of the queen consort, Anna of Denmark, this study is underpinned by three key themes: translating cultures, female agency and the role of kinship networks and genealogical identity for early modern royal women.
Step into the captivating world of 17th-century France, where Philippe I, Duke of Orleans, carved out his unique legacy amidst the grandeur of the Bourbon dynasty.
Elizabeth of York, often overshadowed by her famous descendants, was a strong and influential queen who united the warring houses of York and Lancaster.
SPECTATOR, NEW STATESMAN, SUNDAY TIMES AND TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2015 Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, dominated the 18th century in the same way that Napoleon dominated the start of the 19th - a force of nature, a caustic, ruthless, brilliant military commander, a monarch of exceptional energy and talent, and a knowledgeable patron of artists, architects and writers, most famously Voltaire.
On the night of 10 February 1567 an explosion devastated the Edinburgh residence of Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley, second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots.
A masterful new translation of Suetonius' renowned biography of the twelve Caesars, bringing to life a portrait of the first Roman emperors in stunning detailThe ancient Roman empire was the supreme arena, where emperors had no choice but to fight, to thrill, to dazzle.
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.
Im Spannungsfeld von Macht, Glauben und Intrigen zeichnet diese packende Biografie das faszinierende Leben von Giulio de' Medici nach, der als Clemens VII.
From the celebrated historian and author of Europe: A History, a new life of George IIGeorge II, King of Great Britain and Ireland and Elector of Hanover, came to Britain for the first time when he was thirty-one.
'Fresh, gripping and vivid' Simon Sebag Montefiore 'Exhaustively researched and scrupulously even-handed' David Starkey 'A portrait that chills you to the bone' Leanda de Lisle, The TimesA dedicated brother and loyal stalwart to the Yorkist dynasty for most of his early life, Richard's personality was forged in the tribulation of exile and the brutality of combat.
In this moving chronicle a modern poet magnificently recaptures the splendid colour and sordid intrigue of the most spectacular period of history in Britain.
A compilation of the Duchess of Devonshire's anecdotes and observations: "e;Mitford says she writes 'solely in an effort to amuse,' and amuse she does.
A dazzling piece of Italian history of the infamous family that become one of the most powerful in Europe, weaving its history with Renaissance greats from Leonardo da Vinci to GalileoAgainst the background of an age which saw the rebirth of ancient and classical learning, The Medici is a remarkably modern story of power, money and ambition.
The abdication crisis of 1936 demolished the wall of silent deference that had protected the British royal family from press comment and intrusion since the days of Queen Victoria.
WINNER OF THE SOCIETY FOR MILITARY HISTORY'S DISTINGUISHED BOOK AWARD 2021SHORTLISTED FOR THE GILDER LEHRMAN PRIZE FOR MILITARY HISTORY AND THE BRITISH ARMY MILITARY BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD A BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019, AND FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020'A masterpiece.
