Biographie & Autobiographie / Royauté

Queen Bee of Tuscany

de Ben Downing

An engrossing examination of a fascinating woman and her irresistible world

Ben Downing’s Queen Bee of Tuscany brings an extraordinary Victorian back to life. Born into a distinguished intellectual family and...

The Shadow King: The Bizarre Afterlife of King Tut's Mummy

de Jo Marchant

Unraveling the mysteries of Tutankhamun’s mummy—a story of history, archaeology, crime, business, politics, and science

Harry: The People's Prince

de Chris Hutchins

This is the story of Prince Harry, the Queen’s grandchild, son of the Prince of Wales and perhaps the most popular member of the Royal Family. From a childhood overshadowed by his parents’ troubled marriage...

The Life of Elizabeth I

de Alison Weir

Perhaps the most influential sovereign England has ever known, Queen Elizabeth I remained an extremely private person throughout her reign, keeping her own counsel and sharing secrets with no one--not even her...

Elizabeth and Essex - A Tragic History

de Lytton Strachey

A fascinating history of Elizabeth I 'The Virgin Queen and one of her male favorites the Earl of Essex, 30 years her junior. The relationship caused a stir in its day and led to questions, rumors and endless...

Emperor Francis Joseph: Life, Death and the Fall of the Habsburg Empire

de John Van der Kiste

Ub 1848, 28-year-old Francis Joseph became King of Hungary and Emperor of Austria. He would reign for almost 68 years, the longest of any modern European monarch. Focusing on the life of Emperor Francis Joseph...

The Georgian Princesses

de John Van der Kiste

A chronological account of the princesses and consort Queens of the Georgian era. From Sophia who died shortly before she would have become Queen as heir to Queen Anne, to Adelaide, consort to William IV whose...

Charles II and the Duke of Buckingham: The Merry Monarch and the Aristocratic Rogue

de David Hanrahan

Of all bad men in a bad time… [Buckingham was] perhaps the worst, without shame, honour or decency.' George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham is one of the most entertaining and shocking of ill-advised royal...

King Faisal: Personality, Faith and Times

de Alexei Vassiliev

In 1964 Faisal bin Abdul Aziz became king of a country holding a quarter of the world’s oil reserves, also home to Mecca and Medina. He was called ‘the most powerful Arab ruler in centuries’. Eleven years...

Kate and William: Their Royal Life

de Marie Clayton

When Prince William married Kate Middleton, there can hardly have been a couple in the world that went to the altar with so many good wishes following them. This is the story of William and Kate as husband and...

The Letters of Marie Antoinette, Fersen and Barnave

de , O. Heidenstam

Contents Include: Fersen at Versailles and in America Fersen as Colonel of "Le Royal Suedois" The Flight to Varennes, Relations with Barnave The Queen's Intervention with the Emperor and the Emigrant Princes...

Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Life

de Alison Weir

Renowned in her time for being the most beautiful woman in Europe, the wife of two kings and mother of three, Eleanor of Aquitaine was one of the great heroines of the Middle Ages. At a time when women were...

The Watchers: A Secret History of the Reign of Elizabeth I

de Stephen Alford

In a Europe aflame with wars of religion and dynastic conflicts, Elizabeth I came to the throne of a realm encircled by menace. To the great Catholic powers of France and Spain, England was a heretic pariah...

Road to Ekaterinburg: Nicholas and Alexandra's Daughters 1913-1918

de ECS Banks

This is a story that has long needed to be told - an account of the tragic lives of the last crowned Tsar of Russia's four daughters: the Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana, Marie and Anastasia. Set in the years...

Counting One's Blessings

de William Shawcross

One of the great revelations of William Shawcross’s official biography was the Queen Mother’s private correspondence. Indeed, The Sunday Times described her letters as ‘wonderful ... brimful of liveliness...

The Life and Raigne of King Edward the Sixth

de Barrett L Beer

Barrett Beer here presents the first scholarly edition of Sir John Hayward's Life and Raigne of King Edward VI, the earliest biography of the last Tudor king. Originally published in 1630 and again in 1636,...

The Last of the Duchess: The Strange and Sinister Story of the Final Years of Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor

de Caroline Blackwood & James Fox

Intriguing, suspenseful, and witty, this is the story of journalist and novelist Caroline Blackwood's search for the late Duchess of Windsor. It is also a provocative exploration of the often bizarre connection...

The Duchess of Windsor: A Memoir

de Lady Mosley (Diana Mosley), Dia Mitford

‘Irresistible. One controversial expatriate on another.’ – Philip Mansel ‘Vivid.’ – Michael Bloch ‘Wit and intelligence.’ – Philip Ziegler ‘Cracking photographs.’ – Evening Standard An intimate...

King Bhumibol Adulyadej: A Life's Work

de Nicholas Grossman & Dominic Faulder

King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand is the world’s longest reigning monarch. Indeed, his 65-year reign is one of the longest in world history, an achievement few would have predicted when the Thai king acceded...

Anne Boleyn

de Howard Brenton

A celebration of a great English heroine, Anne Boleyn dramatises the life and legacy of Henry VIII’s notorious second wife, who helped change the course of the nation’s history. Premiered at Shakespeare's...