Royalty category: 1453 books

Cover of Mary Tudor

Mary Tudor

England's First Queen

by Anna Whitelock
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2016

An engrossing, unadulterated biography of “Bloody Mary”—elder daughter of Henry VIII, Catholic zealot, and England’s first reigning Queen Mary Tudor was the first woman to inherit the throne of England. Reigning through one of Britain’s stormiest eras, she earned the nickname “Bloody...
Cover of Peter the Great & Catherine the Great: Russia's Greatest Tsar and Tsarina
by Charles River Editors
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2013

*Discusses the myths and legends surrounding the two rulers. .*Includes passages from Catherine's memoirs and letters she wrote to contemporaries like Voltaire and Diderot.Includes pictures depicting Peter, Catherine and important people, places and events in their lives. Includes a Bibliography of both...
Cover of William and Kate
by William English
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2013

It was in 2001 that Prince William first set eyes on his future queen, Catherine Elizabeth Middleton. A name fit for a royal and a personality to match, it took 12 years for the couple to capture the nations hearts and to become one of the worlds most revered couples. St Andrews University was the meeting...
Cover of Marie Antoinette's Head

Marie Antoinette's Head

The Royal Hairdresser, the Queen, and the Revolution

by Will Bashor
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2013

Marie Antoinette has remained atop the popular cultural landscape for centuries for the daring in style and fashion that she brought to 18th century France. For the better part of the queen’s reign, one man was entrusted with the sole responsibility of ensuring that her coiffure was at its most...
Cover of Comme quoi Napoléon n'a jamais existé
by Jean-Baptiste Pérès
Language: French
Release Date: November 7, 2014

 Napoléon Bonaparte, dont on a dit et écrit tant de choses, n’a pas même existé. Ce n’est qu’un personnage allégorique. C’est le soleil personnifié  ; et notre assertion sera prouvée si nous faisons voir que tout ce qu’on publie de...
Cover of Les Pensées d’une reine
by Carmen Sylva
Language: French
Release Date: March 14, 2016

Extraits : Les enfants de l’amour sont généralement beaux et intelligents. Quelle critique de nos ménages modèles ! Le soleil est le premier amoureux de la fleur. Pour les jeunes filles, le soleil est quelquefois une lampe à demi éteinte....
Cover of Alexander der Grosse
by Hans-Joachim Gehrke
Language: German
Release Date: December 4, 2013

Der antike Historiker Diodor rühmt überschwenglich Alexanders große Taten. Dank seiner Klugheit und Tapferkeit überträfe er an Größe die Leistungen aller anderen Könige, von denen man wisse. In nur zwölf Jahren habe er nicht wenig von Europa und fast ganz Asien unterworfen und damit zu Recht...
Cover of Divus Augustus

Divus Augustus

Der erste römische Kaiser und seine Welt

by Ralf Hoff, Wilfried Stroh, Martin Zimmermann
Language: German
Release Date: April 17, 2014

Die römische Republik war im Inferno der Bürgerkriege untergegangen: Seit den sechziger Jahren des ersten Jahrhunderts v. Chr. hatte das Recht immer mehr der Willkür weichen müssen, war der Friede dem Morden privater Banden und dem organisierten Schlachten der Heere zum Opfer gefallen. Caesar...
Cover of Karl der Große

Karl der Große

Gewalt und Glaube

by Johannes Fried
Language: German
Release Date: October 2, 2013

«Regen. Im Regen. Er stand im Regen, unten am Läuterungsberg. Endlos stürzte der Regen auf ihn hernieder und schien dennoch die Sünden nicht abwaschen zu können, die ihn befleckten. Ein Untier zernagte unablässig sein Geschlecht, das umgehend nachwuchs, um wieder zerfressen zu werden, fort und...
Cover of Aus dem Staat Friedrichs des Großen
by Gustav Freytag
Language: German
Release Date: October 16, 2017

Diese Ausgabe von "Aus dem Staat Friedrichs des Großen" wurde mit einem funktionalen Layout erstellt und sorgfältig formatiert. Aus dem Buch: "Dennoch sah das Volk in der Begeisterung des Frühjahrs über die Härten weg, und rüstete sich zum Sturme. Schon vor dem Erlaß war in Ostpreußen...
Cover of Louis XVII Survived the Temple Prison
by Charles Louis De bourbon
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2017

For over 220 years, my family and I have done everything in our power to let truth come out : the son of Louis XVI co-founder of the United-States, Louis XVII, didn’t die in the Temple prison, contrary to what all successive Governments, and Bourbon and Orleans ruling families, have been trying...
Cover of The Life of Henrietta Anne

The Life of Henrietta Anne

Daughter of Charles I

by Melanie Clegg
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2017

Henrietta Anne Stuart, youngest child of Charles I and Henrietta Maria, was born in June 1644 in the besieged city of Exeter at the very height of the English Civil War. The hostilities had separated her parents and her mother was on the run from Parliamentary forces when she gave birth with only...
Cover of Queen Elizabeth I
by G W O Woodward
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2019

Queen Elizabeth I’s reign is amongst the most exciting and fascinating of any period of English history. She was a glamourous queen who ruled a vibrant nation full of legendary figures: Robert Dudley, Francis Drake, Walter Raleigh, the Earl of Essex were all international celebrities of their day....
Cover of María Tudor. La gran reina desconocida
by María Jesús Pérez Martín
Language: Spanish
Release Date: April 1, 2018

Esta completa biografía es el resultado de más de veinte años de trabajo acerca de la figura de María Tudor, reina de Inglaterra y segunda esposa de Felipe II. La autora muestra su profundo conocimiento de la historia de Inglaterra y España, avalando su estudio con una sólida documentación...
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