Royalty 14

“A book that will leave few readers unmoved.”–San Francisco Chronicle She was the quintessential queen: statuesque, regal, dazzlingly beautiful. Her royal birth gave her claim to the thrones of two ……続きを見る

Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. King of England, claimant King of France, Lord – and later King – of Ireland, Supreme Head of the Church of England and, perhaps most famously,……続きを見る

This newly expanded edition of Mark Steyn's Passing Parade looks back to the men and women who, in ways great and small, helped shape the 20th century. The Washington Post called Mark……続きを見る

De simple palefrenier, Joachim Murat est devenu fantassin, général, maréchal de France, prince de Berg et roi de Naples. Beau comme un dieu, il aimait Caroline la soeur de Napoléon ; jaloux des succ……続きを見る

Frank Barlow's magisterial biography, first published in 1970 and now reissued with new material, rescues Edward the Confessor from contemporary myth and subsequent bogus scholarship. Disentangling ……続きを見る

The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history. Contents: Gaius Julius Caesar, the powerful Roman leader Queen Elizabeth I who ruled England for 45 years George Washington, the first presiden……続きを見る

Que vous soyez étudiant(e) féru(e) de politique, élève captivé(e) par les événements qui ont fait notre pays ou bien encore passionné(e) d’histoire, ce livre numérique est pour vous ! Depuis le mil……続きを見る

Que vous soyez étudiant(e) féru(e) de politique, élève captivé(e) par les événements qui ont fait notre pays ou bien encore passionné(e) d’histoire, ce livre numérique est pour vous ! Depuis le IIIè……続きを見る

First published in 1971, Vincent Cronin’s classic biography of Napoleon is now available as an ebook for the first time. ‘I wanted to find a Napoleon I could picture as a living, breathing man.’ Vin……続きを見る

An engrossing and revolutionary biography of Isabella of Castile, the controversial Queen of Spain who sponsored Christopher Columbus's journey to the New World, established the Spanish Inquisition,……続きを見る

Mémoires - François de La Rochefoucauld Ce livre comporte une table des matières dynamique. Il est parfaitement mis en page pour une lecture sur liseuse électronique. François de La Rochefoucauld (1……続きを見る

Babies are born every day, but only once or twice in a lifetime, a child arrives who will inherit the throne. This summer, the nation watched as Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, delivered our future……続きを見る

The current Prince of Wales, our future King, has married his mistress and she will become, barring an accident, our next Queen Consort. This is a unique situation and one that is unlikely to be rep……続きを見る

This is the history of the men and women who occupied the highest position in English, and later British, society. From Richard III’s infamous life and death, to Henry VIII’s wives, Charles I’s exec……続きを見る

'A paradise - tall, slender, grey-eyed, possessing an extreme pallor.' The contemporary view of Henry VIII's younger sister, Princess Mary Rose, as one of the most beautiful princesses in Europe, wa……続きを見る

From official visits around the country to family weddings and from horse shows to ceremonial events, Royal Encounters has them all. The Queen, for instance, is seen at her most relaxed, and there a……続きを見る

Many rare images are used, telling the story of these important royal occasions from the twelfth century to the present day. Royal Weddings are always a time for public celebration; the build-up, th……続きを見る

‘I know there are but few steps between the prisons and graves of princes’ Charles I The experience of exile and captivity, usually in war, was not uncommon for medieval kings and princes. Many knew……続きを見る

Royal Dates with Destiny presents, in calendar form, the oddball ways in which the great and the good have met their maker. For every day of the year, the author has unearthed at least one unusual a……続きを見る

The kingdom of Scots was the last of the non-Anglo-Saxon states of Britain to survive as a political entity. Alone of the ‘Celtic’ nations, it was not absorbed into England by conquest. James VI of ……続きを見る

In April 1199 Richard the Lionheart lay dying in his mother's arms, victim of a well-aimed crossbow bolt and of an incompetent surgeon. Magnaminously, Richard pardoned the skilful archer, but ordere……続きを見る

Oliver Thomson's book The Other Kaisers is one of the first books to look at the proliferation of German dynasties throughout Europe. Aimed at the general reader The Other Kaisers will appeal to any……続きを見る

This traces the initially slow rise of the family from Bourbon in the Massif Central which as a result of tenacity, ambition and good marriages came to win the crowns first of France, then Spain and……続きを見る

Agnès Sorel domine l'histoire du règne de Charles VII. Première favorite "officielle" d'un roi de France, la belle Agnès est aussi fidèle à l'amour de son roi qu'à l'amour de son pays : c'est elle, ……続きを見る

Born as “Tutankhaten, King Tut is remembered for many reasons. During his reign as Pharaoh he made the difficult decision to publically disagree with his father and to undo many of the changes that ……続きを見る

  ** ** Le nouveau livre de M. VINCENT DEL REY, par l’auteur d’« Henri IV et les femmes. De l’amour à la mort ». Nominé au Prix Hugues Capet 2O1O. Automne 1671. Élisabeth-Charlotte de Bavière, 19 an……続きを見る

An excellent introduction to the formidable life and career of Peter the Great and his impact on Russia. M.S. Anderson assesses his aims and achievements at home and abroad, and examines the pressur……続きを見る

Just for a moment try to put every shopping trip you’ve ever made out of your head. Imagine a different world. Imagine that all the goods for sale are locked away in cabinets and to handle them, or ……続きを見る

Dieses eBook: "Katharina die Große - oder Zarin Katharina II von Russland " ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen. Katharina I……続きを見る

Dieses eBook: Lord Byron - Der Roman einer leidenschaftlichen Jugend" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen. Selten hat ein Di……続きを見る