The publisher's special commentary chapter and the author's biography are included in this version.
Lytton Strachey’s Queen Victoria is one of the biographies of famous people in history. He wrote t……続きを見る
This edition features a linked Table of Contents.
CONTENTS
VOLUME I
1782. The Close of Lord North's Administration ー The Second Rockingham Cabinet ー Mr. Thomas Grenville's Mission to Paris ー The ……続きを見る
The Tudors were an odd bunch, even weirder than their subjects, perhaps. When they weren't beheading wives and enemies they were threatening to, or going around earning themselves nicknames like 'Bl……続きを見る
This excellent quick-read biography of the life so far of Prince William and Kate Middleton is a fascinating read, and will make an wonderful addition to the library of any fan of the British Royal ……続きを見る
A fascinating look into the life of King Frederick II of Prussia (also prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire Frederick IV of Brandenburg), and the members of his court.
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For fans of the ‘Windsors’ and ‘Now we are Sixty’: a beautifully illustrated collection of amusing and affectionate stories from inside the royal family.
Arriving at the theatre, the Queen and the Q……続きを見る
This is the second edition of the book “The cadet life of Prince Harry” written in 2008. It is a story about the journey of a royal cadet: Prince Harry, who spent 44 weeks at R.M.A. Sandhurst……続きを見る
This edition features
• illustrations
• a linked Table of Contents, Footnotes, and Index
CONTENTS (abridged list)
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER I. THEODORIC'S ANCESTORS
Ostrogoths and Visigoths ー Nations fo……続きを見る
In the bloodiest conflict Europe had ever experienced, Amalia Elisabeth fought to save her tiny German state, her Calvinist church, and her children’s inheritance. Tryntje Helfferich reveals how thi……続きを見る
The fall of Anne Boleyn and her brother George is the classic drama of the Tudor era. The Boleyns had long been an influential English family. Sir Edward Boleyn had been Lord Mayor of London. His gr……続きを見る
FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF REBECCA
'A writer of fearless originality' GUARDIAN
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'A landmark book on a much-neglected figure, containing ground……続きを見る
Katherine of Valois, born a French princess, was the wife of King Henry V of England, the mother of Henry VI, and ultimately the grandmother of Henry VII, the first Tudor king. In view of the curren……続きを見る
Asser's Life of King Alfred, written in 893, is a revealing account of one of the greatest of medieval kings. Composed by a monk of St David's in Wales who became Bishop of Sherborne in Alfred's ser……続きを見る
The Tudors are a national obsession; they are our most notorious royal family. But, as Leanda de Lisle shows in this gripping new history, beyond the well-worn headlines is a family still more extra……続きを見る
‘Satisfyingly replete with eye-popping stories’ Observer
What was so dangerous about Queen Victoria’s artistic tempestuous sixth child, Princess Louise?
When Lucinda Hawksley started to investigate,……続きを見る
著者:Kakemani
出版社: Data Web Tect LLC
発売日: 2012年08月26日
He was a little boy of five years when he was insulted by his step-mother and ignored by his father. He went to a forest in search of God. With determination and devotion, he succeeded. He ruled the……続きを見る
'George III is alleged to have married secretly, on 17th April, 1759, a Quakeress called Hannah Lightfoot, daughter of a Wapping shoemaker, who is said to have borne him three children. Documents re……続きを見る
著者:Andrew Morton
出版社: Michael O'Mara
発売日: 2012年07月26日
On 16 November 2010, the long-awaited engagement of HRH Prince William to Miss Catherine Middleton was formally announced, with a London wedding taking place on April 2011. Andrew Morton, the leadin……続きを見る
The earliest known and longest lasting mistress of Henry VIII, Bessie Blount was the kings first love. More beautiful that Anne Boleyn or any of Henrys other wives or concubines, Bessies beauty and ……続きを見る
The true story of Grace of Monaco, America's transatlantic Princess and one of the most beautiful women who ever lived. This is the real story of Grace Kelly, behind the Nicole Kidman story. A once ……続きを見る
THE DEFINITIVE BIOGRAPHY OF GEORGE VI, THE HERO OF THE KING'S SPEECH
George VI reigned through taxing times. Acceding to the throne upon his brother's abdication, he was immediately confronted with ……続きを見る
著者:Anthony Russell
出版社: St. Martin's Publishing Group
発売日: 2013年11月26日
In his stunning memoir, Outrageous Fortune, Anthony Russell takes us inside his childhood growing up at Leeds Castle, with luxury and opulence few can imagine, and how he found his way in a changing……続きを見る
著者:Alison Weir
出版社: Random House Publishing Group
発売日: 2013年12月03日
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Bestselling historian Alison Weir tells the poignant, suspenseful and sometimes tragic story of Elizabeth, eldest daughter of the Yorkist King Edward IV and sister of the……続きを見る
著者:Jane Ridley
出版社: Random House Publishing Group
発売日: 2013年12月03日
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW AND THE BOSTON GLOBE
This richly entertaining biography chronicles the eventful life of Queen Victoria’s firstborn son, the ……続きを見る
Dans cette biographie d’Henri IV, Pierre de Vaissière tente de faire davantage revivre l’homme que le roi. Du ventre de sa mère, Jeanne d’Albret, à son assassinat par Ravaillac, ce sont les 56 ans d……続きを見る
著者:Tumuluru Prabha
出版社: Sri Sathya Sai Sadhana Trust, Publications Division
発売日: 2015年05月11日
This small booklet by the author gives in a nutshell the Divine Life and Messages of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba as narrated in the first four volumes of "Sathyam, Sivam, Sundaram" by the chosen bi……続きを見る
There’s a lot we haven’t heard about the murder of Princess Diana!
Belzer & Wayne are back, and with a big conspiracy and cover-up too. Did you know that:
Diana specifically predicted that she would……続きを見る
著者:Julia Gasper
出版社: University Press Copublishing Division
発売日: 2012年11月08日
“A visionary and a madman” was how one British statesman, Lord Carteret, described Theodore von Neuhoff. This exciting biography, Theodore von Neuhoff, King of Corsica: The Man behind the Legend by ……続きを見る
Winner of the Slightly Foxed Best First Biography Prize 2014
A rich historical biography of ‘those wild Wyndhams’ – three cultured aristocratic sisters born into great privilege in late Victorian Br……続きを見る