Biography: royalty

Tiberius, Rome's second emperor, remains one of the most enigmatic figures of antiquity.

In November 2017 the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary.

A unique window on an extraordinary life lived with tremendous zest, discrimination, and intelligenceThe Duchess of Devonshire is the youngest of the Mitford siblings, the famous brood that includes the writers Nancy and Jessica.

A magnificent tribute to the life and reign of Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest reigning monarch, and a celebration of the British royal family.

From the acclaimed Wolfson Prize-winning author, a dazzling history of the world's emperors For millennia much of the world was ruled by emperors: a handful of individuals claimed no limit to the lands they could rule over and no limit to their authority.

Sir Robert Dudley, the handsome 'base born' son of Elizabeth I's favourite, was born amidst scandal and intrigue.

In the heart of the medieval era, a transformative ruler emerged to reshape the political and cultural landscape of Europe.

In the summer of 1553, against all odds, Mary Tudor was the first woman to be crowned Queen of England.

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.

The British monarchy is at a turning point.

'I know there are but few steps between the prisons and graves of princes' Charles IThe experience of exile and captivity, usually in war, was not uncommon for medieval kings and princes.

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'Alive with human detail and acute political judgement, this book marks the arrival of a formidably gifted historian.

Catherine the Great: A Reference Guide to Her Life and Works covers all aspects of her life and work.

The dramatic story of Bonnie Prince Charlie and his quixotic attempt to regain the throne of England.

Courtier, poet, soldier, diplomat - Philip Sidney was one of the most promising young men of his age.

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

Full of passion and betrayal, murder and war, the first volume of an epic new series from bestselling historian Alison Weir, bringing five of England's medieval queens to life.

The subject of a BBC TV series on Charles I The prize-winning biography of Charles I * Winner of the HWA Crown for Best Work of Historical Non-Fiction 2018 ** Times Book of the Year ** Shortlisted for the Catholic Herald Biography Award 2019 *Less than forty years after the golden age of Elizabeth I, England was at war with itself.

The second tie-in to ITV drama Victoria unveils the complex, passionate relationship of Victoria and Albert.

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.

Providing context to today's public health practices and broad coverage of topics, this book demonstrates how cross-disciplinary studies are critical to addressing current health issues.

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.

Follow the conflict of the World War 1 from 1914-1918 through a unique collection of historical maps, expert commentary and photographs.

Napoleon Bonaparte – ein Name, der Ruhm und Macht verkörpert.

Als König Karl II.

Drawing upon Queen Victoria's previously unpublished journals, Elizabeth Longford's classic biography recalls the contrasts and curiosities of an earlier era with exquisite detail - and transforms the queen from a severe, time-worn effigy into a human being who loved, feared and fumed.

A Times Best Book on the Royal Family of the Year 2022This is a biography of the Queen Mother with all the dull bits stripped out.

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Als Europa im 6.

Discover the extraordinary story of Giovanni de' Medici, the son of Florence's most powerful dynasty, who ascended to the papacy as Leo X and forever changed the cultural and spiritual landscape of Europe.

Die Geschichte Frankreichs ist untrennbar mit der Herrschaft des Hauses Valois verbunden, einer Dynastie, die Frankreich durch Jahrhunderte des Wandels führte.

Edward of Caernarfon is best known today for his disastrous military defeat in 1314 at Bannockburn, where his English army was defeated by a vastly inferior Scottish force led by Robert the Bruce, leading to Scottish Independence.

Meghan Misunderstood is a pioneering book that sets the record straight on the most talked about, unfairly vilified and misrepresented woman in the world.

From one of the most beloved and distinguished historians of the British monarchy, here is a lively, intimately detailed biography of a long-overlooked king who reimagined the Crown in the aftermath of World War I and whose marriage to the regal Queen Mary was an epic partnershipThe grandfather of Queen Elizabeth II, King George V reigned over the British Empire from 1910 to 1936, a period of unprecedented international turbulence.

As the last Stuart monarch, Queen Anne (1665-1714) received the education thought proper for a princess, reading plays and poetry in English and French while learning dancing, singing, acting, drawing, and instrumental music.

The definitive history of coronations and the Royal Family, from acclaimed writer Roy Strong.

Discover the revelatory royal autobiography of the year, with stories featuring Queen Elizabeth II, King Charles III and many more.

THE DEFINITIVE BIOGRAPHY OF GEORGE VI, THE HERO OF THE KING'S SPEECH George VI reigned through taxing times.

In an era marked by church power struggles and corruption, one man-Celestine V-stood for a vision of purity and humility.

Extrait : "J'étais las de la vie oisive et turbulente de Paris, de la foule des petits-maîtres, des mauvais livres imprimés avec approbation et privilège du roi, des cabales des gens de lettres, des bassesses et du brigandage des misérables qui déshonoraient la littérature.

Extrait : " L'histoire est par elle-même si incertaine et si facilement falsifiée et défigurée, que je n'aime pas les romans historiques ; mais je rendais justice à l'auteur de tant de brillantes peintures de mœurs et de caractères.

*20th anniversary edition featuring a new afterword*Glamour.

Fascinating Portraits of the Secret Lives of Royals.

Extrait : "Louis VII, dit le Jeune, était parvenu à l'âge de cinquante-quatre ans sans obtenir d'enfants mâle.