Royalty 65

Da Elizabeth er 10 år gammel, tager hendes liv en drastisk drejning. Hendes onkel, kong Edvard VIII, abdicerer for at gifte sig med den fraskilte Wallis Simpson, og Elizabeths far bliver konge. Den ……続きを見る

'What a fabulous book - a must for any royal watcher! It's elegant, stylish and gloriously illustrated. I didn't want it to end. I loved the original and innovative approach to the subject, and the ……続きを見る

A Times Best Book on the Royal Family of the Year 2022 This is a biography of the Queen Mother with all the dull bits stripped out. When told that Lady Mountbatten was being buried at sea, the Queen……続きを見る

Updated to mark her Platinum Jubilee, The Queen: 101 Reasons to Celebrate Her Majesty is a collection of all the things that make Elizabeth II a national treasure, from the profound impact she has h……続きを見る

King Kamehameha the Great had 30 wives. Ka'ahumanu (c.1768-1832) was his favorite. Descended from Oceanian voyagers, she grew up in a society completely isolated from the rest of the world, her life……続きを見る

Mit vierzehn wurde sie verheiratet, mit achtzehn Königin von Frankreich und zwanzig Jahre später öffentlich hingerichtet. Marie Antoinette, Frau des Königs Ludwig XVI. und das berühmteste Opfer der ……続きを見る

The next volume in Alexander Larman's biographical chronicle of the Windsor family, as they go to war with Adolf Hitlerーand each other. At the beginning of 1937, the British monarchy was in a state……続きを見る

**'Een waardevol boek van een gerenommeerde journalist.' Jeroen Snel, Blauw Bloed & RTL Boulevard 'De Palace Papers bevat een schat aan informatie en smakelijke anekdoten.' de Volkskrant** 'Heerlijk……続きを見る

Platinum Jubilee edition ‘Full of gems … Angela Kelly is a jewel in the crown’ Daily Telegraph ‘Entertaining and beautifully illustrated’ The Sunday Times ‘For real intel, [The Crown] can’t come clo……続きを見る

'I'm so glad you had the life you did, Barbara. I'm sorry you can't remember, but my God, what a life! You haven't wasted a minute of it...' In December 2020, while the world was gripped with news o……続きを見る

The moments in life of "knowing". On Bognor Beach, with Grandpa England*, she had "known" that he, and Papa, and she, would carry something on, something given, something bigger than themselves.* Li……続きを見る

Enter a world of ancient secrets, old money, new ambitions and the discovery of priceless treasure in this revelatory new biography. Between November 1922 and spring 1923, a door to the ancient Egyp……続きを見る

*** Fashion writer Eloise Moran has studied thousands of pictures of Princess Diana over the past few years. Looking carefully at Diana's clothes, she discovered that behind each outfit lies a caref……続きを見る

Skandaler, hemmeligheder, rigdom, pligter og ulykkelig kærlighed. Alt sammen ord, som du måske forbinder med den engelske kongefamilie. Fra Elizabeths uventede tronbestigelse over Charles’ og Dianas……続きを見る

Selvom prins Charles er født som kronprins, er han ikke altid komfortabel i den rolle. Som barn er han følsom og genert og har et kompliceret forhold til sin strenge og fraværende far, prins Philip.……続きを見る

Pyrrhus, King of Epirus, entered at the very beginning of his life upon the extraordinary series of romantic adventures which so strikingly marked his career. He became an exile and a fugitive from ……続きを見る

TELEGRAPH 50 BEST BOOKS OF 2022 THE UNTOLD STORY OF PRINCESS DIANA'S STEPMOTHER 'A sparkling biography of a fascinating woman' - Lynn Barber, Telegraph ***** 'Gaudoin's book is revealing and hugely ……続きを見る

Sono passati quasi settant’anni dal giorno dell’incoronazione – la prima trasmessa in diretta televisiva – sotto le magnifiche volte dell’abbazia londinese di Westminster, e da quel 2 giugno la fama……続きを見る

We should be inclined to consider Sir Marco Polo as one of the greatest travellers the world has ever seen. It is true he was not a man of genius; that he was not, like Columbus, inspired by a lofty……続きを見る

Diana, the Princess of Wales, was undoubtedly the most studied woman in the world. But, who is the true love of her life? Here are some glimpses.... Lady Diana's half-naked boyfriend caught behind……続きを見る

I anledning af Hendes Majestæt Dronningens regeringsjubilæum i 2022 får danskerne mulighed for at se nogle af de fantastiske smykker i Dronningens egen smykkesamling. Da H.M. Dronning Margrethe i 19……続きを見る

I dette enestående nye erindringsværk fortæller Dronning Margrethe om sine formative år. Hvem var den unge kvinde, som i sørgedragt en frysende kold dag i januar 1972 trådte ud på balkonen på Christ……続きを見る

Få regenter har fået et så tvetydigt eftermæle som Christian 2. For nogle var han tyrannen, den svenske selvstændigheds fjende nummer et og manden bag Det stockholmske blodbad. For andre var han Nor……続きを見る

I 75 nedslagspunkter tegner Anne Sofie Kragh et portræt af Hendes Kongelige Højhed Prinsesse Benedikte, der den 29. april 2019 fejrer 75-års fødselsdag. Bogen er den første store biografi om Prinses……続きを見る

Exquisite and sumptuous, immaculately tailored, dignified and, above all, practical. The wardrobe of Queen Elizabeth II was as distinctive in style as her position in the world was unique. This rema……続きを見る

"Det var en vemodig afsked med det bedste fra de gamle dage, da prins Hans af Glücksborg, den sidstlevende af kong Christian IX’s søskende, afgik ved døden 27. maj d. a. i en alder af over 85 år. At……続きを見る

"Life is a Dream" is Pedro Calderón de la Barca’s most famous play and in the opinion of many the finest in the Spanish language. First published and first produced in 1636, during the heyday of Spa……続きを見る

Diana, la Princesa de Gales, fue sin duda la mujer más estudiada del mundo. Pero, ¿quién es el verdadero amor de su vida? Aquí algunos atisbos.... 1. El novio semidesnudo de Lady Diana atrapado detr……続きを見る

The English king's epic escape from his own country is thrillingly recounted in this authoritative history. Though the Parliament of Scotland proclaimed him king in 1649, Charles II faced a formidab……続きを見る

'The Duchess does indeed seem a remarkable woman . . . this is an engaging book' – Lynn Barber, Daily Telegraph When Emma Watkins, the pony-mad daughter of a Welsh farmer, imagined her future, she i……続きを見る