Royalty category: 1453 books

This book describes a selection of people caught up in the turmoil that presaged the reformation - a period of change instigated by a king whose desire for a legitimate son was to brutally sweep aside an entire way of life. The most famous and influential of the victims were the two people...

A história da primeira rainha portuguesa, uma mulher frágil apanhada nas redes da principal disputa do século XVIII entre a Igreja e o Estado, entre as velhas superstições e a época da Razão, entre uma religiosidade poderosa e uma ditadura tirânica. D. Maria encarna fielmente as contradições...

A vida da mulher que, ao casar-se com Luís XVI, revolucionou a Corte Francesa. A Vida na corte de Luís XVI e de Maria Antonieta, descrita pelas intrigas e pelo esplendor que vieram a ter um tão súbito e inesperado fim, há muito que fascina leitores. Maria Antonieta: O retrato de uma mulher comum...

First-hand anecdotes and extracts from diaries, letters, and rare historical sources offer a fascinating history of a divisive figure, as well as remarkable insights into the Tudor eraMary Queen of Scots is perhaps one of the most controversial and divisive monarchs in regal history. Her story reads...

From Windsor to Weymouth, the shadow of scandal was never too far from the walls of the House of Hanover. Did a fearsome duke really commit murder or a royal mistress sell commissions to the highest bidders, and what was the truth behind George III's supposed secret marriage to a pretty Quaker?With...

Edward I (1272-1307) is one of the most commanding of all English rulers. He fought in southwest France, in Wales, In Scotland and in northern France, he ruled with ruthlessness and confidence, undoing the chaotic failure of his father, Henry III's reign. He reshaped England's legal system and came...

Richard III ruled England for a mere twenty-six months, yet few English monarchs remain as compulsively fascinating, and none has been more persistently vilified. In his absorbing and universally praised account, Charles Ross assesses the king within the context of his violent age and explores the critical...

James's reign marked one of the very rare major breaks in England's monarchy. Already James VI of Scotland and a highly experienced ruler who had established his authority over the Scottish Kirk, he marched south on Elizabeth I's death to become James I of England and Ireland, uniting the British...

Chios Classics brings literature's greatest works back to life for new generations.  All our books contain a linked table of contents. The Life of Mary Queen of Scots is a lengthy biography of the famous queen.

Ravenna, 5. März 493: „Nicht ein Knochen war in diesem Schuft.“ So kommentierte der Gotenkönig Theoderich seinen Mord an Odoaker, den er gerade mit einem einzigen Schwerthieb aus dieser Welt verabschiedet hatte. Mit dem Ende seines Widersachers war eine Planstelle freigeworden: die des Herrschers...

Die Habsburger waren ein überaus bedeutendes Herrschergeschlecht. Doch verbargen sich hinter der glanzvollen Fassade oft Menschen mit den seltsamsten Leidenschaften und Vorlieben. Kaiser Leopold I. zum Beispiel wählte seine Beamten nach ihren Gesangeskünsten aus, Karl V. aß sich zu Tode, Kaiserin...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Nous avons lu dans nos livres d'Histoire bien des certitudes sur les rois de France et leurs familles : Charles VI était atteint de folie, la femme de Philippe VI boitait, Henri III était efféminé, Marguerite de Valois incestueuse, etc, etc... Dans ce livre concernant la dynastie des Valois,...

Im Jahr 1807 kommt eine geheimnisvolle Frau nach Hildburghausen: Als "Dunkelgräfin" wird sie bekannt. Suchte womöglich Marie Antoinettes Tochter in Thüringen Zuflucht? Entgegen der offiziellen Version soll Marie Therese, Frankreichs letzte Königstochter, nicht an Österreich ausgeliefert,...