Royalty category: 1453 books

**** Cet ebook bénéficie d'une mise en page esthétique optimisée pour la lecture numérique **** Saint-Simon, qui fut l’un des proches de Louis XIV, est célèbre pour ses Mémoires, une oeuvre monumentale en vingt volumes dans laquelle il décrit méticuleusement, tel un journaliste,...

The history of Russia has attracted many writers and inspired many volumes during the last twenty years, yet its most romantic and most interesting feature has not been fully appreciated. Thirteen years ago, when the long struggle of the Russian democrats culminated in a bloody revolution,...

As with everything else, there were good and bad Roman emperors. The good, like Trajan (98–117), Hadrian (117–138), Antoninus Pius (138–161) and Marcus Aurelius (161–180) were largely civilized and civilizing. The bad, on the other hand, were sometimes nothing less than monsters, exhibiting...

The wedding of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry is an actual fairy tale dream come true! A woman meets her Prince Charming - and he’s an actual prince! Now in People’s new Special Edition, The Royal Wedding, you get to experience all of the pomp, tradition and grandeur of this year’s most anticipated...

The wife of the great Pandavas, renowned alike for her loveliness and her granite will. Volcanic, she reduced her enemies to the ashes. But her story is a saga of suffering. This fiery princess bent on vengeance could be compassionate and generous, too.

It is not possible, nor have I attempted in this account of Harvey, to add much that is new. My endeavour has been to give a picture of the man and to explain in his own words, for they are always simple, racy, and untechnical, the discovery which has placed him in the forefront of the Masters of...

This is the complete biography of the third James Stewart, who was unfortunate from his birth. The slander that he was not really the son of James II. and Mary of Modena persisted long after its absolute falsity had been proved. William of Orange, whose hopes of succeeding quietly to the throne for...

Lorsqu'elle elle épouse en 1816 le duc de Berry, fils du futur Charles X, Marie-Caroline, princesse de Naples et de Sicile, voit son avenir tout tracé : elle sera un jour Reine de France ! Mais son rêve s'évanouit en 1820 lorsque son époux est assassiné....

‘… because I cannot in person be in your presence, I send you the thing which comes nearest that is possible; that is to say, my picture, and the whole device, which you already know of, set in bracelets, wishing myself in their place when it pleaseth you.’ Henry VIII in a letter to Anne Boleyn,...

Dieses Buch beginnt dort, wo die meisten Sisi-Filme enden: Ab ihrem 40. Lebensjahr zog sich die Kaiserin völlig aus der Öffentlichkeit zurück. Ihr Faible für die Morbidität des Fin de Siècle, ihre Leidenschaft für Mythologie und Nietzsche, all dies trug zu der Entstehung des Mythos um ihre...

Hugo's Napoleon the Little is a satirical comparison of Napoleon I and II, published in 1852. Earlier was monument of leadership, while latter a complete failure. During his reign, France went to an edge of ruin.

A fascinating look at some of the early Viking kings, such as Óláfr Tryggvason (Olaf the First), and Knut den Mektige (Canute the Great). Written by famed historian Thomas Carlyle.

In His Majesty’s Footsteps: A Personal Memoir (Heaven Lake Press, 2006, 329 pp.) offers an intimate, powerful portrait of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and the Thai royal family. This is the first personal chronicle in the English language detailing the life and work of the revered Thai monarch...

Histoire de Charles XII est le premier ouvrage historique de Voltaire.   Ce livre comporte une table des matières dynamique. Il est parfaitement mis en page pour une lecture sur liseuse électronique.   Charles XII ou Carl de Suède (1682 - 1718) fut le roi de l'Empire...