Royalty category: 1453 books

** This electronic edition includes 43 black-and-white photographs ** Kaiser Friedrich III and his consort Victoria, Princess Royal of Great Britain, had six children who lived to maturity, the eldest being Kaiser Wilhelm II. The three younger sisters, Victoria, Sophie and Margaret, were particularly...

J'ai réuni pour vous les 19 Tomes de l'histoire de France en un seul livre.

Is it possible that a peasant and a circus girl could come to rule the Roman world? This is the strange tale of the harlot empress Theodora - the eerie beauty whose name stands in history beside Helen of Troy and Cleopatra. The daughter of a circus performer, a footloose vagabond and harlot, whose...

THE MAGNIFICENT CENTURY covers the turbulence, romance, and pageantry of Henry III's long and tumultuous reign, from 1216 to 1272. During his lifetime Henry was frequently unpopular, unreliable and inconsistent. Yet his reign saw spectacular advancement in the arts, sciences, and theology, as well as in government. Despite all, it was truly a magnificent century...

Thomas B. Costain's four-volume history of the Plantagenets begins with THE CONQUERING FAMILY and the conquest of England by William the Conqueror in 1066, closing with the reign of John in 1216. The troubled period after the Norman Conquest, when the foundations of government were hammered out between...

Stefan Zweig, en écrivain génial, raconte la vie de Marie-Antoinette comme un roman. Une héroïne au destin tragique, forcément. Aimée ou détestée, loin des rêves de princesse que font les petites filles, la vie de cette femme hors du commun est racontée avec beaucoup de talent par Zweig. Un chef-d’œuvre de biographie.

Tegendraads, spiritueel, hartstochtelijk: in de verrassende biografie Prins Charles laat Sally Bedell Smith de ware Charles zien, met al zijn ambities, overtuigingen en onzekerheden. De auteur voert ons door zijn eenzame kinderjaren en moeilijke middelbareschooltijd. Bedell Smith beschrijft onomwonden...

Em 1997, a trágica morte da princesa Diana fez com que o mundo parasse para analisar a importância que ela teve para todos. Momentos como o casamento de conto de fadas, o nascimento de seus dois filhos e a separação do príncipe Charles foram acompanhados atentamente pelo público; no entanto,...

Um relato surpreendente e nada sentimental da vida de Nicolau II, de sua abdicação a sua execução. Nicolau II não tinha preparo para governar. A falta de formação política fez com que aquele homem tímido tivesse sua vida e suas decisões influenciadas, sobretudo, pela esposa, a imperatriz...

Vita e avventure di Federico II, re di Prussia: ribelle, amante della musica e delle lettere, amico dei filosofi. Figura, contraddittoria, enigma sfuggente, e quindi soggetto ideale per una biografia.

In 1641 schilderde Rembrandt Het meisje en De geleerde, twee schitterende beeltenissen, respectievelijk van een jong meisje en een oude man. Ze sierden de wanden van grachtenpanden en paleizen en behoorden tot de geliefde schilderijen van de laatste Poolse koning. In de 18de eeuw kwamen ze in handen...

THE THREE EDWARDS covers the years between 1272 and 1377 when three Edwards ruled England. Edward I brought England out of the Middle Ages. Edward II had a tragic reign but gave his country Edward III, who ruled gloriously, if violently. "A thrilling narrative... history told with all the interest found only in a great novel." (Salt Lake City Tribune)

What does the future hold for Britain's new royal baby, child of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, William and Kate. It's impossible to say. But in her eRead Royal Babies: What Will and Kate Have Learned from the Past, veteran Toronto Star journalist Rosie DiManno a self-declared monarchist explores...

En mars 1815, une nouvelle coalition se constitue au congrès de Vienne pour combattre Napoléon, qui a quitté l'île d'Elbe. Cet ouvrage à l'iconographie d'exception offre une vision des moments les plus importants de cette bataille avec explications.