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The true story for fans of the PBS Masterpiece series Victoria, this page-turning biography reveals the real woman behind the myth: a bold, glamorous, unbreakable queenーa Victoria for our times. Dr……続きを見る

This little known biography of King Henry V is full of anecdotes of his French Wars, which John Strecche must have heard from the Knights returning from the battle grounds to Kenilworth Castle. ……続きを見る

Extrait :  VOULOIR définir les choses par les noms serait croire ou prétendre qu’elles sont aussi inaltérables ou aussi durables que les noms eux-mêmes, ce qui &eacut……続きを見る

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. ……続きを見る

Following the royal wedding, the Diamond Jubilee and the imminent birth of Kate and William's first baby, popular sentiment towards the royal family has rarely been higher. At the centre of this sur……続きを見る

Comment aurait-on pu s'imaginer que la vie de la princesse Alix, petite-fille de la reine Victoria, allait être synonyme de tragédie ? Pourquoi, devenue tsarine sous le nom d'Alexandra-Feodorovna, e……続きを見る

Depuis sa mort en 1898 sous le couteau d'un anarchiste, Elisabeth d'Autriche est devenue un mythe. Mariée à 16 ans au futur empereur François-Joseph, Elisabeth de Wittelsbach est belle, intelligente……続きを見る

Nel 1943, il diciottenne Pierre Berg, membro della Resistenza francese, scelse il momento meno opportuno per visitare la casa di un amico, perché lo fece anche la Gestapo. Venne scaraventato a Dranc……続きを見る

En mars 1815, une nouvelle coalition se constitue au congrès de Vienne pour combattre Napoléon, qui a quitté l'île d'Elbe. Cet ouvrage à l'iconographie d'exception offre une vision des moments les p……続きを見る

Example in this ebook Hauing of late, vpon mature deliberation, with the aduice and vniforme consent of Our whole Priuie Councell, determined to dissolue the Assembly and Conuention of Parliament, l……続きを見る

This explosive book blows the lid on one of the most shocking crimes of our modern era. But it does more than that. How They Murdered Princess Diana is the most complete evidence-based account of th……続きを見る

Sure, plenty were graceful and benevolent leaders, but just as many were ruthless in their quest for powerーand all of them had skeletons rattling in their royal closets. Princess Stephanie von Hohe……続きを見る

Nero was Roman Emperor from 54 to 68, and the last in the Julio-Claudian dynasty. Nero was adopted by his great-uncle Claudius to become his heir and successor, and succeeded to the throne in 54 fol……続きを見る

Xerxes I of Persia also known as Xerxes the Great was the fourth king of the kings of Achaemenid Empire. Xerxes was crowned and succeeded his father in October–December 486 BC when he was about 36 y……続きを見る

'Divorced, beheaded, died, Divorced, beheaded, survived.'– Rhyme describing the fates of Henry VIII’s wives Beginning with the victory of Henry Tudor over Richard III at Bosworth Field in 1485, and ……続きを見る

Henry VIII ruled England from 1509 to 1547. As a young man, he was fond of sports and hunting, and was said to be uncommonly handsome. Standing more than six feet tall, he loomed large in the lives ……続きを見る

Example in this ebook AN ESSAY, &c. “Nobilissimus juvenis; rex strenuissimus; vir religiosus.” Hoveden. The attention of the student is so universally directed in modern days to the attainmen……続きを見る

Elizabeth I was Queen of England for almost forty-five years. The daughter of Henry VIII and Ann Boleyn, as an infant she was briefly accepted as her father’s heir. After her mother was executed at ……続きを見る

In this book Apa Pant writes about his father, Raja Bhawanrao, ruler of Aundh an unusual tale of an unusual Raja.Starting with a description of how the Raja came to rule over Aundh ー a princely St……続きを見る

In 1936, the monarchy faced the greatest threats to its survival in the modern era – the crisis of abdication and the menace of Nazism. The fate of the country rested in the hands of George V's sore……続きを見る

Dieses eBook: "Memoiren der Friedensaktivistin und Nobelpreisträgerin Bertha von Suttner" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelese……続きを見る

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Example i n this ebook If there be a story which may be supposed to be thoroughly familiar to the reading public, it is surely that of the Queen of Denmark, who is believed to have loved not wisely ……続きを見る

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 s……続きを見る

Catherine the Great's life seems to have been made for the cinema. Countless love affairs and wild sexual escapades, betrayal, revenge, murder - there is no shortage of historical drama. But Oleg Er……続きを見る

From bestselling biographer Sean Smith comes the fascinating and tumultuous true story behind Sir Tom Jones, the nation’s treasure, sage of The Voice and living music legend. Celebrating his 75th bi……続きを見る

Charles Spencer tells the shocking stories and fascinating fates of the men who signed Charles I's death warrant in this Sunday Times bestseller 'Seamless, pacy and riveting ... exceptional' ALISON ……続きを見る

Growing up in the supreme moral rigour of Queen Victoria's court, young Bertie was always going to find it hard to live up to his parents' expectation. He was far from a brilliant student, and thoug……続きを見る

Just a few weeks after the foundation of the United Arab Emirates on 2 December 1971, Dr Sultan al-Qasimi was selected as the new ruler of Sharjah. With the addition of a further and final emirate i……続きを見る