Royalty category: 1453 books

Remembered for his excesses and little else, Roman emperor Nero was passionate about technology, was a discriminating patron of the arts and a keen judge of character - and, while Rome burned, an energetic firefighter. Here, in this short-form book from award-winning historian Lionel Casson, is his surprising story.

Set during the same years of Henry VIII's life as The Tudors, this book charts his rise as a magnificent and ruthless monarch Immortalized as a domineering king, notorious philanderer, and the unlikely benefactor of a new church, Henry VIII became a legend during his own reign. Who, though,...

Are you a fan of royal wildchild Prince Harry? Do you know everything there is to know about the third in line to the throne? Then this is the book for you! In this easy-to-digest eBook are 101 facts about your favourite prince do you know all of them?Test yourself and your friends with these handily-packaged...

Chios Classics brings literature’s greatest works back to life for new generations.  All our books contain a linked table of contents. History of the Life and Reign of Richard the Third is a biography of the famous English king.

Henry IV (1399–1413), the son of John of Gaunt, duke of Lancaster, seized the English throne at the age of thirty-two from his cousin Richard II and held it until his death, aged forty-five, when he was succeeded by his son, Henry V. This comprehensive and nuanced biography restores to his rightful...

Extrait : "Un grand poète Allemand a dit « qu'un moment de bonheur n'est pas payé trop cher, même au prix de la mort, » mais une longue vie de tortures et de douleurs est une compensation trop forte pour un court instant de félicité. Pour Hortense Beauharnais, fille d'une Impératrice et mère...

Die schottische Familie der Stuarts ging aus dem normannischen Adelsgeschlecht der Fitzalans hervor. Walter Fitzalan bekleidete als erster seines Clans im 12. Jahrhundert das einflußreiche Amt eines königlichen Truchsessen – eines Steward, woraus sich der spätere Name des Hauses ableitet. Mit...

J’avais quinze ans lorsque je fus nommée lectrice de Mesdames. Je dirai d’abord ce qu’était la cour à cette époque. Marie Leckzinska venait de mourir ; la mort du dauphin avait précédé la sienne de trois ans ; les jésuites étaient détruits, et la piété ne se trouvait plus...

«König Otto, der die Heiden mit großer Gewalt niedergeworfen und seligen Frieden gebracht hatte (…) Gütig, mild, voll sanfter Geduld den Guten, schonungslos den Bösen Verderben bringend. Manche Kriege wirst du zu führen haben: Daraus erhebt sich dein Name ruhmvoll zu den Sternen.» Der Lobpreis,...

Souvenirs d’un page de la cour de Louis XVI sont les mémoires de Charles-Alexandre-François-Félix, comte de France d'Hézecques, baron de Mailly (1774 - 1835).   Ce livre numérique présente l'édition intégrale et comporte...

Découvrez enfin tout ce qu'il faut savoir sur Toutânkhamon en moins d'une heure ! Qui ignore encore ce qu'est la malédiction de Toutânkhamon, qui précipitera le décès de certains membres de l'équipe ayant découvert le tombeau du pharaon ? Quels merveilleux trésors son tombeau renferme-t-il...

**Favorite, foe, rival—a gripping tale of the countess who dared cross a queen amidst the dangerous intrigues of Elizabethan England.   ** A kinswoman to Elizabeth I, Lettice Knollys had begun the Queen’s glittering reign basking in favor and success.  It was an honor that she would...

This is the history of England’s turbulent times, told through the stories of the country’s nobility. The book begins with the Norman Conquest in 1066 and ends with the union of England and Scotland in 1707. The nobility fought wars against Scotland in the north and against France on the Continent....

From acclaimed historian Chris Skidmore comes the authoritative biography of Richard III, England’s most controversial king, a man alternately praised as a saint and cursed as a villain. Richard III is one of English history’s best known and least understood monarchs. Immortalized by Shakespeare...