A beautiful gift for those with a fashionable eyeLong before Diana's revenge dress took the world by storm or Princess Anne's sunglasses went viral, there has always been a fascination with members of the Royal Family and the significance behind their style.
In this entertaining and insightful biography, award-winning writer Andrew Morton, author of Diana, Her True Story and Elizabeth & Margaret: The Intimate World of the Windsor Sisters, takes you behind the scenes to uncover the woman and her world.
A TLS, TIMES, PROSPECT AND WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEARA groundbreaking examination of how the marriage of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn sent shockwaves across a continent and changed England forever.
Forty-five gruesome but not gratuitous accounts from the Tudor reign, including the death of Richard III and the botched execution of Mary Queen of Scots.
An extensively illustrated history of a girl with little chance at the throne-who went on to rule for six decades and renew Britain's love for its monarchy.
Tras el cruento ciclo de batallas en torno a Madrid que se sucedieron durante el primer invierno de la Guerra Civil española, parecería que la lucha en los flancos de la capital se había extinguido.
The tragic life of Julian, the last non-Christian emperor of Rome, by award-winning author Philip Freeman “When we think of ancient Rome, it’s impossible not to think of Christianity, one of its most notable exports—but what if it hadn’t been?
NOW A MAJOR APPLE TV+ SERIESIn a cook's tour of Regency-Era Europe, Careme combines recipes fit for royalty with the "e;magnificent"e; (Anthony Bourdain) life story of Antonin Careme, the first celebrity chef.
NOW A MAJOR APPLE+ TV SERIES'Magnificent' ANTHONY BOURDAIN'Irresistible' HUGH FEARNLEY-WHITTINGSTALL'A classic' DAMIAN BARRFrom historian and screenwriter, Ian Kelly, comes the legendary story of Car me, the original celebrity chef.
Wahnsinnige Ehemänner, lebenslanger Hausarrest, grausamste körperliche und seelische Qualen, Isolation in einem intriganten Hofstaat: Alltag für viele adlige Frauen des 17.
Katharina die Große (1729 – 1796) hat als Zarin ihr Land über drei Jahrzehnte regiert und Russlands Stellung als europäische Großmacht erneuert und gefestigt.
En este provocador nuevo estudio, el historiador napoleónico Alexander Mikaberidze reconsidera la campaña napoleónica de 1812 y vuelve a relatar la apasionante historia de la batalla de Borodinó, terrible y épica a partes iguales, en la que conjuga con espíritu crítico un abrumador compendio de fuentes francesas, alemanas, británicas y, por supuesto, rusas.
Esta completa biografia es el resultado de mas de veinte anos de trabajo acerca de la figura de Maria Tudor, reina de Inglaterra y segunda esposa de Felipe II.
In "Nofretete: Herrscherin im Namen des Aton" bringt Yasmin Abdel-Rahman die faszinierende Geschichte einer der berühmtesten Königinnen des alten Ägyptens zum Leben.
WINNER OF THE WHITBREAD BIOGRAPHY AWARDNow a major film, this is a dramatic reinterpretation of the life of Mary Queen of Scots by one of the leading historians of this period.
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has reigned over the United Kingdom and Commonwealth for over 60 years and her longevity means she is now our longest-reigning monarch.
*The definitive biography of King Charles III, by Sunday Times bestselling author Robert Jobson, published on the eve of the Coronation*'To Charles, being monarch has nothing to do with power - he believes his role is to lead.
Die Frau, die mit Napoleon verhandelteTherese von Thurn und Taxis (1773 – 1839), Schwester der Königin Luise von Preußen und Patentante Königin Thereses von Bayern, trat durch ihre Heirat mit Prinz Karl Alexander in die Familie des kaiserlichen Postunternehmens ein.
