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By Simon Regan. 1977
By Amy Ruth Kelly. 1950
The daughter of William X of Aquitaine married Henry II and became the mother of Richard the Lion-Hearted and King…
John. A historically accurate picture of one of the most influential women in the middle ages. 1950.By Harold Lamb. 1954
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.By Elizabeth Jenkins. 1958
A biography of Elizabeth I of England which emphasizes her strong personality, genius for ruling, her loves, and her intrigues.…
The author examines all the many myths which have grown up around her. 1959.By Michel Guérin. 2000
By Oscar De Wertheimer, Adrien F Vochelle. 1981
By Jean P Sasson, Marie-Thérèse Cuny. 1994
By Ashraf Pahlavi. 1980
Ashraf Pahlavi raconte parallelement l'histoire de sa vie, celle de son frere, le Shah d'Iran, et enfin celle de son…
pays. Elle evoque aussi bien la vie des Pahlavi et leurs amours que leur ambition de construire un Iran moderne. 1980.By Margeurite Bourcot. 1980
Marguerie-Bourcet fait revivre un couple qu'elle a toujours admiré et qui a hanté une partie de sa vie. Les deux…
appartiennent à la grande Histoire: lui était le petit-fils de Louis-Philippe et elle, la soeur cadette de l'impératrice Sissi. [1980].By Sterling Seagrave, Peggy Seagrave. 1999
Authors of "The Marcos Dynasty" and "The Soong Dynasty" scrutinize Japan's royal family, gauge the extent of their complicity in…
World War II, and investigate alleged postwar collusion with General Douglas MacArthur in rebuilding the country. The Seagraves claim many Japanese business and political leaders are embroiled in corruption. 1999.By Antonia Fraser. 1992
England's Henry VIII earned a distinct reputation from the fates of his six wives. Fraser examines the lives of each…
of these women -- the circumstances surrounding their marriages, their attempts to bear the king a male heir, the dissolution of their reigns, and finally their deaths. Bestseller 1992.By Thomas B Costain. 1962
A chronicle of the Plantagenet kings, Edward I, Edward II, and Edward III, including accounts of the last Crusades, the…
Hundred Years' War, the struggle with Scotland, and the Black Plague. 1962.By Edward Behr. 1987
Pu Yi, the last Emperor of China, ascended the throne in 1908 at the age of 3. From a charmed…
existence in the Forbidden City, he was swept into the political intrigues of Asia and became the despised figurehead of Japan's Manchurian regime. 1987.By Hester W Chapman. 1974
A reinterpretation of the career of Henry's "dark lady", in the direct light of her own era, assessing the melodrama…
of her rise and inevitable fall. Originally published in Great Britain under the title: "Anne Boleyn." 1974.By David Randall. 1988
This compilation of monarchy madness reveals the deepest, darkest and wackiest secrets of royal families around the world. From the…
rollerskating King of Greece to the Bible-eating Emperor of Ethiopia, these anecdotes tell tales of the mad, bad, rude, lewd, needy and greedy. 1988.By Christopher Warwick. 1983
While showing the public side of Princess Margaret's life, the author also looks at Peter Townsend, the man she was…
not allowed to marry, and the breakdown of her marriage to Lord Snowden. c1983.By David Brontë Green. 1970
A portrait of the personal and public life of Queen Anne of England. It examines the political and military achievements…
of her reign and her rivalry with Sarah, the duchess of Marlborough. 1970.By Elizabeth Longford. 1965
A lengthy, detailed life of the British queen who gave her name to an age. The author focuses more on…
the personal rather than the political aspects of her reign. 1965. Uniform title: Victoria R.I.By Penny Junor. 1998
Charles, Prince of Wales, has long been the subject of intense scrutiny and speculation. Everyone assumes that they know the…
story of the Prince's life and the story of his failed marriage to Diana. The author reveals the startling complexities and contradictions of a man born to a position of unique privilege, and provides a fresh perspective and revolutionizes the way we think about Charles, his marriage, and his mistress.