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Um retrato vibrante de uma mulher única e excecional Leonor de Aquitânia foi uma das personalidades mais notáveis da Idade Média e uma das mais controversas. Herdeira de um vasto domínio feudal que ……続きを見る

Діана, принцеса Уельська, була провідною гуманітарною активісткою у 1980-х та 1990-х роках. Після того, як її шлюб з принцом Чарльзом приніс їй королівський титул, вона стала все більш активним учас……続きを見る

THE QUIET STRENGTH OF KATE MIDDLETON is a captivating exploration of one of the world's most admired figures and her leadership style. Through her unassuming and understated approach to leadership, ……続きを見る

Per the New World Encyclopedia, Mac Bethad mac Findlaích (Modern Gaelic: MacBheatha mac Fhionnlaigh),(died August 15, 1057), was King of Scots (also known as the King of Alba) from 1040 until his de……続きを見る

A beautiful gift for those with a fashionable eye Long before Diana’s revenge dress took the world by storm or Princess Anne’s sunglasses went viral, there has always been a fascination with members……続きを見る

The life, dramatic reign, and enduring legacy of the pharaoh Ramesses the Great, with lessons for the present, from internationally acclaimed Egyptologist Toby Wilkinson Ramesses II ruled the Nile V……続きを見る

Chosen as a Book of the Year in The Times and the Daily Mail 'Highly entertaining' Sunday Times 'Enthralling' Daily Telegraph For more than six decades, Queen Victoria ruled a great Empire at the he……続きを見る

In this original and vibrant examination of the life and times of Queen Elizabeth II, biographer and novelist A.N. Wilson paints a vivid portrait of 'Lilibet' the woman, and of her reign. He also co……続きを見る

'Writing about Queen Victoria has been one of the most joyous experiences of my life. I have read thousands (literally) of letters never before published, and grown used to her as to a friend. Madde……続きを見る

Based on contemporary documents and histories, Roderick Graham paints a unique picture of Mary that sees her neither as a Catholic martyr, nor as a husband-murdering adulteress, but as a young girl ……続きを見る

They're not like us, the royals. Or are they? This is the definitive compendium of new and little-known facts about the British royal family. 続きを見る

The Little Book of Diana shows the warm and human side to the world's most famous woman. Hers should have been a long and golden life filled with riches and acclaim when she married the most eligibl……続きを見る

'By far the funniest.' Telegraph From Prince Philip's blunt speech making, to his fearless mocking of officials and captains of industry, to his fond teasing of Her Majesty herself, here is a truly ……続きを見る

An amazing woman from Bourne, Collyweston and Maxey who had a profound impact on history but has been virtually forgotten in our Lincolnshire locality. Read tales of her survival from the traumatic ……続きを見る

An intimate of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Diana Mosley was a frequent guest at their parties in Paris, or at 'the Moulin' in Orsay, where they were neighbours. Written in her inimitable style ……続きを見る

'I no longer want to live someone else's idea of who and what I should be. I'm going to be me.' 'I just absolutely thought I was the luckiest girl in the world.' Diana Spencer's engagement to Prince……続きを見る

For Alice Keppel, it was all about appearances. Her precepts were those of the English upper classes: discretion, manners and charm. Nothing else mattered - especially when it came to her infamous a……続きを見る

George Orwell once said that the British love a really good murder. He might have added that the only thing the British love more than a good murder is a really good scandal, and best of all are the……続きを見る

"Clive Irving's immensely readable book brings real authority, context and personal insight to our understanding of the Queen … The Last Queen is as entertaining as it is essential, and I read it wi……続きを見る

James IV is the best-known of all the late medieval Scottish rulers. Widely praised by his contemporaries, he combined the qualities of a successful medieval monarch with a wide interest in the arts……続きを見る

Людвиг II Баварский ー одна из самых загадочных и трагических фигур XIX столетия. Большинство историков называют его «безумным королем», оправдывая тех, кто лишил его власти. Он пытался быть среднев……続きを見る

Thrust into the global spotlight on her engagement to Prince William, Kate wore a sapphire blue wrap dress by London-based label Issa that promptly sold out. It was the first step in Kate's evolutio……続きを見る

James V suffered the fate of many a son of a famous father in being somewhat overshadowed not only by his father James IV but also by his internationally renowned daughter Mary Queen of Scots. But n……続きを見る

From her first public broadcast in 1940 as a 14-year-old princess, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has given loyal service throughout her long and glorious reign over the United Kingdom and Commonwea……続きを見る

Queen Victoria, once remarked 'I don't dislike babies though I think very young ones are rather disgusting'. She went on to have nine children. As 2018 heralds the arrival of Prince Louis for the Ho……続きを見る

Since the announcement from Kensington Palace that Harry and Meghan had chosen St George's Chapel on 19 May, 2018 as their wedding venue, the world has been gripped by wedding fever. Pitkin is delig……続きを見る

The last King of the Great Blasket Island was Pádraig Ó Catháin, known as Peats Mhicí, who served for quarter of a century until his death in 1929. The King helped the islanders navigate through lif……続きを見る

James III is the most enigmatic of the Stewart kings of Scotland. Variously characterised as artistic, peace-loving, morbidly suspicious, treacherous, pious, lecherous and lazy, King James was much ……続きを見る

The 'Rough Wooings', fought by major figures of sixteenth-century Europe for the hand of the young Mary Queen of Scots, were wars as intense, wide-ranging and devastating as the wars of the three Ed……続きを見る

Conditioned by a childhood surrounded by the rivalries of the Stewart family, and by eighteen years of enforced exile in England, James I was to prove a king very different from his elderly and cons……続きを見る