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When Philip IV of Spain died in 1665, his heir, Carlos II, was three years old. In addition to this looming dynastic crisis, decades of enormous military commitments had left Spain a virtually bankr……続きを見る

A brilliant investigation of one of Britain’s notorious unsolved mysteries: the murder of Lord Darnley, second husband of Mary, Queen of Scotsーfrom the New York Times bestselling author hailed as “……続きを見る

Explore all of the murder, madness and mayhem in Ancient Rome during the reign of the mad emperor, Caligula. In this book about Rome’s most infamous emperor, expert author, Stephen Dando-Collins’ ch……続きを見る

'A gripping tale of royal feuds and divided kingdoms' - AMANDA FOREMAN Paris, 1572. Catherine de' Medici, the infamous queen mother of France, is a consummate pragmatist and powerbroker who has domi……続きを見る

Venez découvrir ou redécouvrir "Voyage autour du monde" optimisé pour la lecture sur votre Kobo. Un texte aéré vous permettra de vous plonger rapidement et avec plaisir dans ses œuvres. N'oubliez pa……続きを見る

“A sympathetic and believable portrait” of the American woman for whom King Edward VIII gave up the throne, with photos included (Christian Science Monitor). A woman's life can really be a successio……続きを見る

A critical care nurse marries his patient’s widow only to later poison her in this true crime story by the author of Stolen in the Night. A Woman with A Passion For Power . . . Kathy Marie Augustine……続きを見る

"Ora questo è il racconto dei tempi precedenti e delle armi del terrore. Nei tempi antichi gli scesero sulla Terra e crearono i terrestri. Nei tempi antecedenti nessun dio era sulla terra ei te……続きを見る

Here is Russian history focussed on when her ruler, Peter the Great, turned West. The main body of the text highlights the great "new Russia" formed in the years 1648-1772. The scene shifts from Mos……続きを見る

THE THREE EDWARDS covers the years between 1272 and 1377 when three Edwards ruled England. Edward I brought England out of the Middle Ages. Edward II had a tragic reign but gave his country Edward I……続きを見る

THE MAGNIFICENT CENTURY covers the turbulence, romance, and pageantry of Henry III's long and tumultuous reign, from 1216 to 1272. During his lifetime Henry was frequently unpopular, unreliable and ……続きを見る

Is it possible that a peasant and a circus girl could come to rule the Roman world? This is the strange tale of the harlot empress Theodora - the eerie beauty whose name stands in history beside Hel……続きを見る

Thomas B. Costain's four-volume history of the Plantagenets begins with THE CONQUERING FAMILY and the conquest of England by William the Conqueror in 1066, closing with the reign of John in 1216. Th……続きを見る

Details the developments of the reigns of England's monarchs. Here are some of history's most spectacular kings and queens - and a brilliant probing of the greatest royal mystery of all time, the de……続きを見る

An "impeccably researched and beautifully written" biography of Lady Margaret Beaufort, matriarch of the Tudor dynasty (Tracy Borman, author of The Private Lives of the Tudors and Elizabeth's Women)……続きを見る

A Rainha Elizabeth Tudor ainda é conhecida hoje como “Gloriana”, por conta de sua pequena frota de navios ágeis que derrotou a Armada Espanhola, que possuía 131 galeões, no Canal da Mancha em 6 de a……続きを見る

Heiland oder Antichrist? Wie kein zweiter Herrscher hat Friedrich II. (1196– 1250) die Gemüter erregt. Noch im 20. Jahrhundert wurde er zum genialen Staatsmann, Vorläufer der Moderne und deutschen I……続きを見る

Powieść o kontrowersyjnych losach Messaliny, trzeciej żony rzymskiego Cesarza Klaudiusza. Zaniedbywana przez męża władczyni, dopuszcza się wielu ekscesów seksualnych, równocześnie ośmieszając męża p……続きを見る

An engaging biography that offers a new perspective on one of the most influential figures of the Crusades In 1187, Saladin marched triumphantly into Jerusalem, ending decades of struggle against th……続きを見る

Det hela började i Wien. En liten flicka föds in i den rikaste klassen och påbörjar där ett liv i lyx och överflöd. Marie Antoinette saknar inget. Dagarna går åt till att följa sina infall, men ocks……続きを見る

"Superb.... A perceptive, suspenseful account." --The New York Times Book Review "Dunn demythologizes Elizabeth and Mary. In humanizing their dynamic and shifting relationship, Dunn describes it as ……続きを見る

Fighting to reclaim the French crown for the Bourbons, the duchesse de Berry faces betrayal at the hands of one of her closest advisors in this dramatic history of power and revolution. The year was……続きを見る

“Rollicking, irresistible, un-put-downable . . . For anyone . . . who swooned to Netflix’s The Crown, this book will be manna from heaven.” ーHamish Bowles, Vogue **“**Ninety-Nine Glimpses of Prince……続きを見る

Als ihre Nichte zu einer arrangierten Ehe mit einem grausamen älteren Mann gezwungen wird, versucht Sultana dieses Schicksal mit allen ihr zur Verfügung stehenden Mitteln zu verhindern. Leider schei……続きを見る

Während Sultana sich weiterhin gegen die entsetzlichen Missstände wehrt, die saudischen Frauen ihre Persönlichkeitsrechte rauben, wachsen ihre beiden Töchter Maha und Amani behütet auf. Aus einem re……続きを見る

In einer Welt, in der Frauen für wertlos gehalten werden, steht sie für diejenigen ein, für die sonst niemand seine Stimme erhebt. Jean Sasson erzählt die wahre Geschichte von Sultana Al Saud, Prinz……続きを見る

Though the overthrow and exile of Napoleon in 1815 is a familiar episode in modern history, it is not well known that just a few months later, British colonisers toppled and banished the last king i……続きを見る

"El alcalde de Zalamea" es una obra dramática escrita por el distinguido escritor Calderón de la Barca, la cual se dice fue publicada en el año 1636. Es, sin duda, una de las obras más populares de ……続きを見る

La première partie des Mémoires de madame la duchesse d’Abrantès, ou Souvenirs historiques sur Napoléon, embrasse une période étendue ; elle comprend les dernières années de la Révolution, le Direct……続きを見る

"La vida es sueño", de Pedro Calderón de la Barca, es una obra teatral barroca escrita en el año 1635 y referente de la literatura universal. Su protagonista, el príncipe Segismundo, se cuestiona so……続きを見る