Royalty category: 1453 books

The first major in-depth examination of her life based upon newly discovered archives Little-known Italian history explored The First World War from a front-line royal perspective The royal courts of Europe in a time of great transition Hélène was a strong-willed princess, raised in France but...

Richard I's reign is both controversial and seemingly contradictory. One of England's most famous medieval monarchs and a potent symbol of national identity, he barely spent six months on English soil during a ten-year reign and spoke French as his first language. Contemporaries dubbed him the 'Lionheart',...

Sixty-five years after Elizabeth II’s Coronation, and thirty-seven after Diana’s ill-fated nuptials, the House of Windsor is embarking on a momentous marital experiment. The imminent addition of Meghan Markle of California to the planet’s most illustrious and revered royal lineage has...

Daniel Thomas was 17 when he was diagnosed with rare bone cancer. His chances of survival were slim. But his father David refused to give up hope and did everything in his power to find his son a cure. Sadly, Daniel didn't survive but this account of the journey is testament to a parent's unconditional love and mankind's desperate need for hope.

King Richard III remains one of the most infamous and recognizable monarchs in English or British history, despite only sitting on the throne for two years and fifty-eight days. His hold on the popular imagination is largely due to the fictional portrayal of him by William Shakespeare which, combined...

For Alice Keppel, it was all about appearances. Her precepts were those of the English upper classes: discretion, manners and charm. Nothing else mattered - especially when it came to her infamous affair with King Edward VII. As the King's favourite mistress up until his death in 1910, Alice...

The Romanovs—the second and final dynasty to rule Russia—have captured the imagination of the world like no other royal family. The mysterious execution of Tsar Nicholas II and his immediate family in 1918 further fueled this fascination. Yet the intrigue surrounding the family began centuries...

The famous letters written by prominent Javanese and Indonesian national heroine Raden Ajeng Kartini to her friends in Europe, originally published as ‘Door Duisternis tot Licht’ (Out of Dark Comes Light).

An analysis of the Astrological birth chart of Prince George, son of Kate Middleton and Prince William. Here is explored the meaning of his Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus and all other planets that compose his birth chart. How is the little Prince’s inner being? What is his mission and path in life?...

For 11 years, from his defeat at the Battle of the Boyne in July 1690 until his death in 1701, James II lived in one of the most spectacular baroque palaces in Europe, holding court as a king in exile. This period is almost completely ignored by those writing about James and yet it was the period...

Long cosidered the definitive biography of the great Tudor Queen, this scholarly and immensely readable book won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Biography and hs been translated into nine languages.

Edward III lived through bloody and turbulent times. His father was deposed by his mother and her lover when he was still a teenager; a third of England's population was killed by the Black Death midway through his reign; and the intractable Hundred Years War with France began under his leadership....

After more than half a century of comparative neglect, the crucial period encompassing Charles I's captivity after his surrender to the Scots at Newark in 1646 is ripe for re-examination—with new perspectives and insights based on up-to-date research. The months before his trial were a critical...

Based on extensive fresh material and resources, Robert Jobson's biography provides a definitive insight into the extraordinary life of HRH Charles, Prince of Wales as he approaches his seventieth birthday at a watershed in the history of the modern British monarchy. Exploring beyond the banal...