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By Bradley Hope. 2020
Hope and Scheck show how Mohammed bin Salman's sudden rise to power coincided with the fraying of the simple bargain…
that had been at the head of U.S.-Saudi relations for more than eighty years: oil in exchange for military protection.By Andrew Morton. 2021
Perfect for fans of The Crown , this captivating biography from a New York Times bestselling author follows Queen Elizabeth…
II and her sister Margaret as they navigate life in the royal spotlight. They were the closest of sisters and the best of friends. But when, in a quixotic twist of fate, their uncle Edward Vlll decided to abdicate the throne, the dynamic between Elizabeth and Margaret was dramatically altered. Forever more Margaret would have to curtsey to the sister she called 'Lillibet.' And bow to her wishes.Elizabeth would always look upon her younger sister's antics with a kind of stoical amusement, but Margaret's struggle to find a place and position inside the royal system—and her fraught relationship with its expectations—was often a source of tension. Famously, the Queen had to inform Margaret that the Church and government would not countenance her marrying a divorcee, Group Captain Peter Townsend, forcing Margaret to choose between keeping her title and royal allowances or her divorcee lover.From the idyll of their cloistered early life, through their hidden war-time lives, into the divergent paths they took following their father's death and Elizabeth's ascension to the throne, this book explores their relationship over the years. Andrew Morton's latest biography offers unique insight into these two drastically different sisters—one resigned to duty and responsibility, the other resistant to it—and the lasting impact they have had on the Crown, the royal family, and the ways it adapted to the changing mores of the 20th centuryBy Alathea Fitzalan Howard. 2021
The never-before-published diaries of Alathea Fitzalan Howard—who spent her teenaged years living out World War II in Windsor Great Park…
with her close friends Princess Margaret and Princess Elizabeth, the future queen of the United Kingdom—provide an extraordinary and intimate look at the British Royal Family. Like so many others in Great Britain, young Alathea Fitzalan Howard's life was turned upside down by the start of the Second World War. Sent to stay with her grandfather at the historic Cumberland Lodge in Windsor Great Park, Alathea found the affection she so craved through her close friendship with the two princesses Elizabeth and Margaret, and their parents King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, her neighbors at nearby Windsor Castle. Together, the girls enjoyed parties, cinema evenings, picnics, and more, all recorded in honest and captivating detail in Alathea's diary, which she kept as a constant source of comfort. Day by day, from ages sixteen to twenty-two, she recorded the intimate details of her life with the Royal Family and the anxieties of wartime Britain. Now, published for the first time, these unique diaries unveil a candid and vivid portrait of the British Royal Family and of Princess Elizabeth in particular, the warm, quiet young girl who was already on her journey to her ultimate destiny: the CrownBy Marion Crawford. 2021
Originally published in 1950, The Little Princesses was the first account of British Royal life inside Buckingham Palace as revealed…
by Marion Crawford, who served as governess to princesses Elizabeth and Margaret. A twenty-two year old teacher recruited to look after the Duke and Duchess of York's young daughters in 1931, Marion Crawford-affectionately known as "Crawfie" by her charges-spent sixteen years with the Royal family as the children's governess. From King Edward VIII's abdication of the throne in order to marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson and King George VI's subsequent crowning and all the way to Elizabeth's courtship and marriage to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Crawfie's memoir offers an intimate and revelatory perspective of Elizabeth and Margaret's childhood during one of the most momentous eras in British history. Initially honored as a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order for her loyal service to the crown, Crawfie was later demonized by the press and ostracized by the royal family for the rest of her life as a result of The Little Princesses' publication. When compared to the modern media's relentless obsession with the House of Windsor, Crawfie's touching account of Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret's youth presents a poignant reminder of how much life has changed for the British RoyalsBy Greg King, Penny Wilson. 2017
An account of the mysterious deaths of Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria-Hungary and his seventeen-year-old mistress, Baroness Mary Vetsera, in…
1889. Discusses the surrounding court dramas and how public perception of the incident has changed over time. Draws on family interviews and archival resources. Some violence and some descriptions of sex. 2017By Sarah Gristwood. 2016
A group biography of the lives and legacies of some of the women who rose to power in sixteenth-century Europe.…
Includes, among others, Isabella of Castile, Katherine of Aragon, Mary Tudor, Catherine de Medici, Anne Boleyn, and Elizabeth Tudor. 2016By Christopher P. Andersen. 2016
An examination of the lives, loves, and relationships among the women of the early twenty-first century British royal family--Queen Elizabeth…
II, Camilla Parker Bowles, and Kate Middleton. Discusses their backgrounds and both the similarities and differences in the trajectories of their lives. 2016By Don Jordan. 2016
Journalists recount the aftermath of the execution of Charles I in 1649 and the consequences of his son's vow to…
bring the killers to justice. A monumental manhunt ensued, spread out across both Europe and America, lasting over thirty years and intensifying after Charles II took the throne. 2016By David Horspool. 2015
An examination of the legends and realities of the life of England's King Richard III, whose reputation has changed many…
times in the centuries since his death. He was pivotal in the Wars of the Roses and the end of England's medieval period, both of which are addressed in this narrative-style biography. 2015By Marc Morris. 2015
A portrait of the tyrannical English king whose rule led to revolt and his subjects forcing the issuing of the…
Magna Carta. The author covers the king's life, from his beginnings as a youngest son with limited prospects until his death during civil war and foreign invasion. 2015By Kate Williams. 2015
An account of Queen Elizabeth II's life as a young adult, her public life, her work with the Women's Auxiliary…
Territorial Service, and her forward-looking thinking upon rising to the crown. Examines how the young queen carved out a role distinct from that of her parents and grandparents. 2012By Alison Weir. 2015
A biography of Margaret Douglas, the Countess of Lennox and niece of King Henry VIII, who operated at the very…
highest levels of power to influence the political arena, including orchestrating her son's marriage to Mary, Queen of Scots and securing the Stuart ascension to the throne for her grandson. 2015By Hugh Thomas. 2015
In this companion to Rivers of Gold (DB 61405) and The Golden Empire (DB 75034), historian Thomas explores life in…
the territory conquered by the Spanish Empire, stretching from Cuba to Peru. He also examines the empire's final conquests and its eventual turning towards management rather than expansion. 2014By Lucy Worsley. 2010
Worsley depicts the opulent days of Kensington Palace during the reigns of George I and II, when the court was…
a world of skullduggery, intrigue, politicking, and refined etiquette. She portrays a variety of court lives, particularly the quarrelsome Hanoverians. Some violence and some descriptions of sex. 2010By Marc Morris. 2015
Familiar to many as "Longshanks," conqueror of Scotland and nemesis of Sir William Wallace, King Edward I led an action-packed…
life. Morris recounts his accomplishments and examines his motivations, including his faith and sense of England's destiny, shaped in part by the tales of King Arthur. Some violence. 2009By John C. G. Röhl. 2014
Kaiser Wilhelm II ruled Imperial Germany from his accession in 1888 until his forced abdication in 1918. Röhl seeks to…
shed light on Wilhelm's troubled youth, his involvement in social and political scandal, and his policies that led to war in 1914. Originally published in German. Some violence. 2014By Kirstin Downey. 2014
Author of The Woman behind the New Deal (DB 68910) details the life of Queen Isabella of Castile (1451-1504). Discusses…
her early life, claiming the crown in a coup d'état; wars against Muslims and Jews in Spain; and the legacy she and her husband, King Ferdinand II of Aragon, left behind. 2014By A. N. Wilson. 2014
Author of The Victorians (DB 58822) details the life of Queen Victoria (1819-1901). Discusses her early childhood as the only…
surviving legitimate grandchild of King George III, her navigation of the changing political tides, and her relationships with family members and intimates. 2014By Anne Somerset. 2013
Traces the life of the last Stuart monarch, Queen Anne, who united England and Scotland as the Kingdom of Great…
Britain in 1707. Explores the deep religious and partisan divisions in England and the intrigues that rocked her court, including her bitter relationship with the Duchess of Marlborough. 2012By Helen Rappaport. 2014
Russian historian examines the lives of the daughters of Nicholas II, the last tsar of Russia: Grand Duchesses Olga (1895-1918),…
Tatiana (1897-1918), Maria (1899-1918), and Anastasia (1901-1918). Details the close family ties as well as the pressures of political upheaval on them. Bestseller. 2014