Step into the golden age of ancient Egypt, where ambition, innovation, and divine authority converged to create one of humanity's most enduring wonders: the Great Pyramid of Giza.
A revelatory account of how King George VI and Queen Elizabeth's loving marriage saved the monarchy during World War II, and how they raised their daughter to become Queen Elizabeth II, based on exclusive access to the Royal ArchivesFrom the bestselling author of Elizabeth the Queen and Prince Charles___________Granted special access by Queen Elizabeth II to her parents' letters and diaries and to the papers of their close friends and family, Sally Bedell Smith brings the love story of this iconic royal couple to vibrant life.
The life, dramatic reign, and enduring legacy of the pharaoh Ramesses the Great, with lessons for the present, from internationally acclaimed Egyptologist Toby Wilkinson Ramesses II ruled the Nile Valley and the wider Egyptian empire from 1279 to 1213 B.
A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERStunning, photographic King Charles III memorabilia gift for royal fansAs the nation celebrates the coronation of a new monarch, The Sun looks back on 100 moments in the life of the man who would be king.
Rasputin's relationship with Russia's last Tsarina, Alexandra, notorious from the famous Boney M song, has never been adequately addressed; biographies are always for one or the other, or simply Alexandra and her husband Nicholas.
Against the monumental canvas of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Europe and Russia, unfolds the magnificent story of Peter the Great, crowned at the age of 10.
Una aportación fundamental para el conocimiento de la historia y el arte de España en una crónica excepcional, que nos introduce con profundidad en el panorama mundial del siglo XIII.
'This riotous and engaging biography has it all'GUARDIAN'As much fun to read as a good political thriller'WALL STREET JOURNALThe book that inspired the major documentary Edward vs George: The Windsors at WarAt the outbreak of war, the British monarchy was in turmoil.
Sunday Times Memoir of the Year 2023It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century: two young boys, two princes, walking behind their mother's coffin as the world watched in sorrow-and horror.
The story of the twelfth-century rivalry for the throne between the daughter and the nephew of Henry I-a battle that tore England apart for over a decade.
The story of the twelfth-century rivalry for the throne between the daughter and the nephew of Henry I-a battle that tore England apart for over a decade.
This account of two strong medieval women and their relationship "e;thoroughly engrosses you in a story hundreds of years past"e;(Seattle Book Review).
This account of two strong medieval women and their relationship "e;thoroughly engrosses you in a story hundreds of years past"e;(Seattle Book Review).
