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Cleopatra rules!: the amazing life of the original teen queen
By Vicky Shecter. 2012
Behind the mask: the life of Queen Elizabeth I
By Jane Resh Thomas. 1998
Discusses Elizabeth from her birth in 1533 to her death in 1603 within the social and political context of the…
time in which she ruled. The author looks at the personal aspects of the queen's life, including why she never married. For junior high readers. 1998.To be a princess: the fascinating lives of real princesses (Scholastic Canada Madison Press Hardcover Ser.)
By Laurie Coulter, Hugh Brewster. 2001
True stories of twelve real princesses reveal what life is like behind the palace walls. Among them: Queen Victoria, who…
ascended the throne at age 18, and Hawaii's Princess Ka`iulani, whose mother on her death bed declared that Ka`iulani would never be queen. Grades 5-8. 2001.Victoria: Queen And Empress (Immortals of history)
By Neil Grant. 1970
Death to the King: the story of the English Civil War
By Clifford Lindsey Alderman. 1968
An account of the public and private life of Charles I, whose belief in the absolute power of kings brought…
him into conflict with the Puritans in Parliament and precipitated the English Civil War and his decapitation. Junior and Senior High. 1968.The Saudi royal family
By Jennifer Reed, Jennifer Bond Reed. 2007
Presents the history and leaders of the Al Sauds, the nomadic tribe that rules the Middle Eastern country of Saudi…
Arabia. Highlights the conflicts between the Islamic religion and oil money and discusses the role of the country in the war on terror. For junior and senior high readers. 2007George vs. George: the American Revolution as seen by both sides
By Rosalyn Schanzer. 2004
Explores the character and beliefs of King George III of Great Britain and George Washington, commander-in-chief of the colonial army.…
Discusses the reasons they went to war and why there are no kings of the United States. For grades 4-7. 2004Ten kings: and the worlds they ruled
By Milton Meltzer, Bethanne Andersen. 2002
Biographical sketches of ten powerful monarchs who reigned in past centuries--beginning with Hammurabi of Mesopotamia, who was famous for his…
code of laws, and ending with Peter the Great of Russia who wanted to modernize his country. Discusses how they used and abused power. Companion to Ten Queens ... (DB 46941). For grades 6-9. 2002Leap of faith: memoirs of an unexpected life
By Queen Noor, Noor. 2003
Born in 1951 as Lisa Halaby, daughter of an Arab-American family, Queen Noor of Jordan relates King Hussein's courtship; their…
1978 marriage; her role as wife, queen, and mother; her work in improving the life of Jordanian women; and Hussein's role in the Middle East, including his frustrations with international diplomacy. Bestseller. 2003At her majesty's request: an African princess in Victorian England
By Walter Dean Myers. 1999
The life of an African princess who was about to be killed in a ritual sacrifice in 1850 when she…
was rescued by Commander Forbes, taken to England, and presented to Queen Victoria as Sarah Forbes Bonetta. The queen became Sarah's protector and godmother to her first child. For grades 5-8Showa: the age of Hirohito
By Dorothy Hoobler, Thomas Hoobler. 1990
When Hirohito became emperor of Japan in 1926, he was hailed a god-king. When he died some seventy years later,…
he had become a constitutional monarch--a symbol of state as well as a symbol of the profound changes that had taken place during his reign. In this period Japan experienced tremendous industrial-military expansion, World War II, and unparalleled post-war growth. For junior and senior high readersWho was king tut? (Who Was?)
By Roberta Edwards. 2019
Ever since Howard Carter uncovered King Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922, the young pharaoh has become a symbol of the wealth…
and mystery of ancient Egypt. This Who Was . . . ? explains the life and times of this ancient Egyptian ruler, covering the story of the tomb’s discovery, as well as myths and so-called mummy cursesThe Red Prince: the secret lives of a Habsburg archduke
By Timothy Snyder. 2008
Historian provides an account of the life and exploits of Wilhelm von Habsburg. Discusses his coming of age during World…
War I, his involvement in many international political conflicts, his work as a spy, his love life, and more. 2008Cochise: jefe apache (Grandes personajes en la historia de los Estados Unidos)
By Larissa Phillips, Eida de la Vega. 2004
Life story of the Apache chief who led his people against Spanish, Mexican, and US troops in the 1860s. Many…
of his offensives were carried out in retribution for attacks on his family and his Chiricahuan people. For grades 4-7 and older readers. Spanish language. 2004The Gift
By Zoe Maeve. 2021
The Shining meets Sophia Coppola's Marie Antoinette in this gripping debut from an award-winning talent.The Gift opens on the snow-blanketed…
grounds of the Alexander Palace in Western Russia where a moth has come to attend the birth of the fourth Romanov princess, Anastasia. She and her siblings grow up in a gilded world, isolated from the society beyond the palace walls despite their dominion over it. After mysteriously receiving a camera on her fifteenth birthday, she begins to document her world, but the gift carries with it a weight she can't yet see. A creature moves on the edge of her vision and stalks her dreams. As the revolution unfolds, the confines of Anastasia's world keep closing in. Something is following her, and it might not be human.