CK - Royalty 1

Alaric I is often remembered for a single moment: the sack of Rome in 410. But that event did not come out of nowhereーand it was not simply the act of an outsider attacking the empire. Alaric was s……続きを見る

Fue el último emperador de un imperio en declive. No fue un conquistador. No fue un reformador. No fue un gobernante con opciones. Constantino XI Paleólogo heredó un trono sin poder real. A mediados……続きを見る

Fu l’ultimo imperatore di un impero in declino. Non un conquistatore. Non un riformatore. Non un sovrano con alternative. Costantino XI Paleologo ereditò un trono ormai privo di reale potere. Nel XV……続きを見る

Across the African continent, leadership carries the immense responsibility of guiding nations through change, development, and transformation. Yet beyond political power and public office lies a de……続きを見る

A medical reassessment of Roman emperors explores how illness and disability shaped their lives, behavior, and historical reputations. Medical history has been particularly unkind to some historical……続きを見る

Er nannte sich den Sohn des Ra ー und baute für die Ewigkeit. Ramses II., der berühmteste Pharao des ägyptischen Neuen Reiches, herrschte mehr als sechzig Jahre lang und hinterließ das größte monume……続きを見る

He called himself the Son of Ra ー and built for eternity. Ramses II, the most famous pharaoh of Egypt’s New Kingdom, ruled for more than sixty years and left behind the largest monumental legacy in……続きを見る

In 46 BC, at just two years old, a young North African prince named Juba was paraded through the streets of Rome as part of Julius Caesar’s victory parade. This traumatic beginning, however, did not……続きを見る

He was the Viking who conquered England ー and then learned to rule it. In an age of chaos and conquest, Cnut the Great achieved the impossible: he united England, Denmark, and Norway under one crow……続きを見る

Er war der Wikinger, der England eroberte ー und dann lernte, es zu regieren. In einer Zeit von Chaos und Eroberung gelang Knut dem Großen das Unmögliche: Er vereinte England, Dänemark und Norwegen ……続きを見る

The king who turned the gods against him ー and changed the meaning of faith forever. Over three thousand years ago, a single ruler dared to rewrite the spiritual order of Egypt. Pharaoh Akhenaten c……続きを見る

Sophie Magdalene bliver giftet bort til kronprins Gustav af Sverige i 1766, da hun er blot 20 år gammel. Ingen af dem ønsker ægteskabet, men de har været forlovede, siden de var børn, for at knytte ……続きを見る

Der Wikinger, der Glauben in Feuer verwandelte ー und den Norden für immer veränderte. Um das Jahr 1000 war Norwegen zwischen alten Göttern und neuem Glauben zerrissen. Dann kam Olaf Tryggvason ー e……続きを見る

Der Mann, der Chaos in ein Königreich verwandelte ー und Norwegen seine erste Krone gab. In den sturmgepeitschten Fjorden des 9. Jahrhunderts herrschten zahllose Jarls über ihre kleinen Reiche, gefa……続きを見る

Memoirs of the Empress Josephine offers an intimate, meticulously observed chronicle of the Consulate and early Empire, charting the textures of court life at the Tuileries and Malmaison while sketc……続きを見る

In these two volumes, Sarah Tytler offers a measured, anecdotal life of Queen Victoria, tracing her guarded childhood, accession in 1837, early reliance on Lord Melbourne, and the consolidation of c……続きを見る

他是文化的開創者，還是亡國的罪人？ 專門研究宋代史的漢學家伊沛霞， 以全新視角，分析這位藝術家皇帝如何踏上悲劇之路。 一一○○年正月，十七歲零三個月的徽宗登上了宋朝天子寶座，從此開始了近二十六年的統治，……続きを見る

De la Neva à la Sibérie, dans les neiges et le froid, sur des milliers de verstes, la Russie se déroule à l’infini. À cette immensité, il fallut un maître : l’une des plus fabuleuses dynasties de to……続きを見る

THE MAJOR NEW BIOGRAPHY OF THE LATE QUEEN: AN INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER. 'Impeccably researched . . . Hugo Vickers offers us his piercing insights into the innermost workings of the Royal fami……続きを見る

Levina Teerlinck mérite l’attention pour de multiples raisons. Même si c’est un peu anecdotique par rapport à sa carrière, on lui doit sans doute l’invention vers 1569 de l’expression : God Save the……続きを見る

Levina Teerlinck mérite l’attention pour de multiples raisons. Même si c’est un peu anecdotique par rapport à sa carrière, on lui doit sans doute l’invention vers 1569 de l’expression : God Save the……続きを見る

In "The Queens of England," Agnes Strickland presents a meticulously researched account of the lives and reigns of the women who shaped English history. Employing a narrative style that weaves biogr……続きを見る

D. Leopoldina, Imperatriz e Maria do Brasil, de autoria de José Theodoro Mascarenhas Menck, é uma obra comemorativa do Bicentenário da Independência e dos 200 anos da vinda de D. Leopoldina para o B……続きを見る

Emperor Augustus, the nephew of Julius Caesar, was one of the greatest and, some say, the most successful Roman emperor. This book presents a history of his life and deeds, so it's not a mere biogra……続きを見る

A fun and interactive collection of puzzles based on "Boudicca, Britain's Queen of the Iceni," book one of the Legendary Women of World History. Practice reading while you learn more about history. ……続きを見る

A revealing guide to how dictators manipulate the masses If you've ever wondered how dictators manipulate with words, why certain political speeches that changed history can send a chill down your s……続きを見る

Dora Dunckerin teos "Markiisitar de Pompadour: Kuvaus Ludvig XV:n rakastajattaresta" tarjoaa syvällisen ja lumoavan katsauksen 1700-luvun Ranskaan, tarkan historian, kulttuurin ja yksilöiden kudelma……続きを見る

From the private world of a beloved English queen, a story of intimacy, royalty, espionage, rumor, and subterfuge Queen Elizabeth I acceded to the throne in 1558, restoring the Protestant faith to E……続きを見る

NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL MOVIE STARRING MACHINE GUN KELLY, DANIEL WEBBER, DOUGLAS BOOTH, AND IWAN RHEON, DIRECTED BY JEFF TREMAINE. Celebrate thirty years of the world's most notorious rock band with ……続きを見る

A spirited, poignant history of the seven daughters of the great Empress Maria Theresiaーamong them, Queen Marie Antoinette of Franceーtracing their lives as they balanced dynastic duty with persona……続きを見る