A fun and interactive collection of puzzles based on "Boudicca, Britain's Queen of the Iceni," book one of the Legendary Women of World History. Practice reading while you learn more about history. ……続きを見る
著者:Alison Weir
出版社: Random House Publishing Group
発売日: 2007年12月18日
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Beautifully written, exhaustive in its research . . . a gem [that] outshines all previous studies of Henry.”ーThe Philadelphia Inquirer
For fans of Wolf Hall, an intimat……続きを見る
著者:Greg King
出版社: Turner Publishing Company
発売日: 2007年06月01日
Power, pageantry, and pride
Queen Victoria ruled the most powerful empire the world has ever seen, covering one fourth of the earth's land surface, reigning over subjects on every continent, and exe……続きを見る
This chronicle of the Byzantine Empire, beginning in 1025, shows a profound understanding of the power politics that characterized the empire and led to its decline.
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著者:Jung Chang
出版社: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
発売日: 2013年10月29日
A New York Times Notable Book
Empress Dowager Cixi (1835–1908) is the most important woman in Chinese history. She ruled China for decades and brought a medieval empire into the modern age.
At the a……続きを見る
‘Your whole life depends on the next beat of Henry’s heart’
Ahead of the release of The Mirror & the Light, the stunning conclusion to Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall Trilogy, revisit two of the most cele……続きを見る
著者:Ben Hills
出版社: Penguin Publishing Group
発売日: 2006年12月28日
The tragic true story of Japan's Crown Princess-with a new afterword by the author.
It's the fantasy of many young women: marry a handsome prince, move into a luxurious palace, and live happily ever……続きを見る
Das biografische Werk "Maximilian II. – Der rätselhafte Kaiser" von Viktor Bibl bietet eine tiefgründige und differenzierte Darstellung des römisch-deutschen Kaisers Maximilian II. (1527–1576), der ……続きを見る
The official companion to the Emmy-winning Netflix drama chronicling the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, and starring Claire Foy and John Lithgow, The Crown by Peter Morgan, featuring additional histor……続きを見る
The first major biography of one of France's most mysterious women--Marie Antoinette's only child to survive the French revolution.
Susan Nagel, author of the critically acclaimed biography Mistress……続きを見る
LEBEN UND SCHAFFEN EINER AUßERORDENTLICHEN HERRSCHERPERSÖNLICHKEIT 1567 kehrt Ferdinand II. nach seiner Zeit als böhmischer Statthalter in Prag nach Innsbruck zurück und übt von nun an als Regent ei……続きを見る
Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen is a book written by Queen Liliuokalani, the last monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi. It was published in 1898, five years after the overthrow of the Kingdom. In it, ……続きを見る
A powerful account of the life of Tamerlane the Great (1336-1405), the last master nomadic power, one of history’s most extreme tyrants, and the subject of Marlowe’s famous play. Marozzi travelled i……続きを見る
In Princess, readers were shocked by Sultana's revelations about life in Saudi Arabia's royal family. Royal women live as virtual prisoners, surrounded by unimaginable wealth and luxury, privileged ……続きを見る
Mary Tudor was the first female English sovereign a ruling queen who was not simply the consort of the king. Yet little is known about this complex woman, whose reputation for ruthlessness belied he……続きを見る
Königin der Herzen. Charismatische Herrscherin, Ikone Preußens, Leitfigur der Befreiungskriege. Kaum eine Herrscherin hat in nur 34 Lebensjahren so viel Sympathie und Aufmerksamkeit auf sich gelenkt……続きを見る
This richly illustrated short, extracted from the official book The Chronicles of Downton Abbey, focuses on the characters individually, examining their motivations, their actions and the inspiratio……続きを見る
"The Tempest," written in 1611, was the final play that William Shakespeare wrote on his own. It is also one of only two Shakespeare plays that are entirely original. Because of those two facts, man……続きを見る
"Pericles, Prince of Tyre" is a late romantic comedy by William Shakespeare. Written around 1606, the play follows Pericles, Prince of Tyre, on his journey to be reunited with his family after a sto……続きを見る
著者:Shrabani Basu
出版社: The History Press
発売日: 2011年04月11日
The tall, handsome Abdul Karim was just twenty-four years old when he arrived in England from Agra to wait at tables during Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. An assistant clerk at Agra Central Jail, ……続きを見る
著者:Sophia Bennett
出版社: Bonnier Books UK
発売日: 2024年02月01日
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The authorised life story of the king who gave up his throne for love, by one of our most distinguished biographers.
In this masterly authorized biography, Philip Ziegler reveals the complex persona……続きを見る
著者:Geoffrey Parker
出版社: Yale University Press
発売日: 2019年06月25日
This "elegant and engaging" biography dramatically reinterprets the life and reign of the sixteenth-century Holy Roman Emperor: "a masterpiece" (Susannah Lipscomb, Financial Times).
The life of Empe……続きを見る
著者:Leslie Carroll
出版社: William Morrow Paperbacks
発売日: 2018年04月24日
A behind-the-scenes look into the life of Meghan Markle and her romance with Prince Harryーa dishy, delightful must-read filled with exclusive insights for anyone obsessed with the Royal Family.
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After the recent success of Princess, More Tears to Cry the Princess Al-Saud and Jean Sasson are collaborating on this new book to bring readers up to date not only with the Princess and her family ……続きを見る
著者:Katie Nicholl
出版社: Grand Central Publishing
発売日: 2022年09月20日
Vanity FairRoyals correspondent and bestselling author ofWilliam and HarryandKateexplores the remarkable life and legacy of Queen Elizabeth II, with new chapters to include the last few months of he……続きを見る
When Jean Sasson’s book Princess: Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia was published, it became an immediate international bestseller. It sold to 43 countries and spent 13 weeks on The New York Time……続きを見る
Foremost medieval historian Anne Curry offers a new reinterpretation of Henry V and the battle that defined his kingship: Agincourt
Henry V's invasion of France, in August 1415, represented a huge g……続きを見る