This book provides readers with the first biography in English on Leonor of England, bringing to life an understudied figure who has been overshadowed by her famed parents and brothers. Leonor, or Eleanor, was queen consort of Castile (1170-1214), t...Loe edasi...
This book provides readers with the first biography in English on Leonor of England, bringing to life an understudied figure who has been overshadowed by her famed parents and brothers. Leonor, or Eleanor, was queen consort of Castile (1170-1214), t...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 18-Jun-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: William Collins, ISBN-13: 9780008743246)
From awe-inspiring Norman castles, to the homes we live in, Simon Thurley explores how the architecture of this small island influenced the world....Loe edasi...
Globally famous and yet universally misunderstood these are the complex and utterly engrossing stories of Britains royal women behind the public façade....Loe edasi...
During some of the darkest days of the Royal Family, Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, has quietly risen to become the respected and much-loved face of a family in turmoil. In this inspiring biography, bestselling author Sean Smith tells the...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 04-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Allen Lane, ISBN-13: 9780241188644)
Part of the Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of Englands rulers in a collectible format When Henry IV seized the throne from his cousin Richard II, people saw it as a hopeful new beginning for England. The first monarch...Loe edasi...
The revealing story of the multigenerational relationship between the British royalty, the Windsors, and the closest thing the U.S. has to royalty, the Kennedys...Loe edasi...
The dramatic, absolutely outrageous story of Caroline of Brunswick, a beloved icon of the Regency era, who uplifted the voice of the public and unabashedly defied society’s expectations, yet was shockingly robbed of her crown, from the host o...Loe edasi...
A Waterstones Best History Book 2025BBC History Magazine‘Learned, entertaining and highly approachable’ BOB MORTIMER‘A treat’ ALICE LOXTON‘Five stars from me…’ AL MURRAYAn unmissable collaboration between two comedy legends – an irresistible, family-...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 21-May-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: William Collins, ISBN-13: 9780008775490)
THE SUNDAY TIMES #1 BESTSELLER A Book of the Year in The Times and Financial Times This isnt a book; its a case for revolution CAMILLA LONG, SUNDAY TIMES ...Loe edasi...
Barbra Streisand sang about people needing people. Our sixteenth and seventeenth century monarchs needed trusted friends more than most in such uncertain times. Among the people you will meet in this book is John Morton, so accomplished a...Loe edasi...
The definitive portrait of Kate Middleton, the beloved and private Princess of Wales, tracing her rise from commoner to queen-in-waiting, with all the scandals and challenges along the way, from #1 New York Times bestselling royal biographer Christo...Loe edasi...
An illuminating and moving portrait of Wallis Simpson, the Duchess of Windsor, in her later years after the Duke’s death. The true story behind the film The Duchess and I, starring Isabella Rosselini and Joan Collins...Loe edasi...
A fascinating new perspective on the life and afterlife of Diana, Princess of Wales, the planet’s all-purpose cultural icon. Over the last forty years, the mythology of Princess Diana has turned the woman who was born Diana Spencer into a sym...Loe edasi...
On the night of 25 September 1829, the jewels of the Princess of Orange disappeared from her palace in Brussels. Suspicion quickly fell on her husband, Prince Willem of Orange, a Waterloo veteran known to be deeply in debt. But when the police failed...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 28-Apr-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Yale University Press, ISBN-13: 9780300257465)
An authoritative biography of Offa of Mercia, revealing his importance as the king who stood at the turning point of Anglo-Saxon history An authoritative biography of Offa of Mercia, revealing his importance as the king who stood at th...Loe edasi...
The Crown meets The West Wing in this illuminating history that chronicles the largely unknown story of Queen Elizabeth II’s relationship with thirteen American presidents, from Harry S. Truman to Donald J. Trump, and cha...Loe edasi...
A spellbinding work of history that uncovers the inner lives and work of Maria of Modena and her graces, the extraordinary women who practiced art, poetry and politics within the misogyny of the Restoration court....Loe edasi...
THE NO 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA personal account of the life and character of Britains longest-reigning monarch, from the writer who knew her family bestCompelling . . . Fascinating DAILY MAILT...Loe edasi...
The dramatic, untold story of Eugénie de Montijo, the woman who created haute couture, fought for womens rights, opened Frances schools to girls and ruled the country as its last empress, yet today remains almost unknown. Although a ninet...Loe edasi...
From the Sunday Times number one bestselling royal biographer comes an intimate and revealing portrait of Elizabeth II daughter, wife, mother and queen....Loe edasi...
Maitland was the most able politician and diplomat during the lifetime of Mary Queen of Scots. It was he who master-minded the Scottish Reformation by breaking the Auld Alliance with France, which presaged Scotlands lasting union with England. ...Loe edasi...
Royal Seals is an introduction to the seals of the kings and queens of England, Scotland and latterly the United Kingdom, as well as the Church and nobility.Ranging from Medieval times to modern day, it uses images of impressive wax seals held at The...Loe edasi...
Olga of Kyiv, the first female ruler of the Rus, was a leader unlike any other. Best remembered for her ruthless revenge against the Derevlians—the tribe that murdered her husband—Olga’s calculated brutality secured her grip on power and cemented her...Loe edasi...
The late 13th century witnessed the conquest of Wales after two hundred years of conflict between Welsh princes and the English crown. In 1282 Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, the only native Prince of Wales to be formally acknowledged by a King of England, wa...Loe edasi...
Oliver Cromwell is one of the most recognised figures in British and European history. A soldier, a General, a Statesman, and a Politician, he is known by many as the man who killed a King and ruled in his place, not as a monarch but as Lord Protect...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 30-Jun-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: University of Hawai'i Press, ISBN-13: 9798880704675)
This ambitious volume assembled by scholar David W. Forbes features a collection of ninety previously unpublished letters, as well as excerpts from two diaries, written between 1881 and 1885 by Hawaiian royal consort Queen Emma Kaleleonlani. In Hast...Loe edasi...
Six Kings of the Hellenes would reign between 1863 and 1974. One was assassinated, one died of a monkey bite, one abdicated twice to die in exile, one abdicated but was restored, one reigned for 16 years and died of natural causes, and the last woul...Loe edasi...
This book provides readers with the first biography in English on Leonor of England, bringing to life an understudied figure who has been overshadowed by her famed parents and brothers. Leonor, or Eleanor, was queen consort of Castile (1170-1214), t...Loe edasi...
This book provides readers with the first biography in English on Leonor of England, bringing to life an understudied figure who has been overshadowed by her famed parents and brothers. Leonor, or Eleanor, was queen consort of Castile (1170-1214), t...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 18-Jun-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: William Collins, ISBN-13: 9780008743246)
From awe-inspiring Norman castles, to the homes we live in, Simon Thurley explores how the architecture of this small island influenced the world....Loe edasi...
Globally famous and yet universally misunderstood these are the complex and utterly engrossing stories of Britains royal women behind the public façade....Loe edasi...
During some of the darkest days of the Royal Family, Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, has quietly risen to become the respected and much-loved face of a family in turmoil. In this inspiring biography, bestselling author Sean Smith tells the...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 11-Jun-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: The History Press Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781837052615)
For over seventy years a woman steadfastly helmed the ship of modern Britain. As we move on from the second Elizabethan age, lets stop to consider the queens throughout history who never were...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 04-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Allen Lane, ISBN-13: 9780241188644)
Part of the Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of Englands rulers in a collectible format When Henry IV seized the throne from his cousin Richard II, people saw it as a hopeful new beginning for England. The first monarch...Loe edasi...
