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  • Henry V

    The Conscience of a King

    by Malcolm Vale ...
    More than just a single-minded warrior-king, Henry V comes to life in this fresh account as a gifted ruler acutely conscious of spiritual matters and his subjects’ welfareShakespeare’s centuries-old portrayal of Henry V established the king’s reputation as a warmongering monarch, a perception that has persisted ever since. But in this exciting, thoroughly researched volume a different view of ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

  • A Short History of the Renaissance in Northern Europe

    by Dr Malcolm Vale ...
    Series series Short Histories
    The concept of a Northern European 'Renaissance' in the arts, in thought, and in more general culture north of the Alps often evokes the idea of a cultural transplant which was not indigenous to, or rooted in, the society from which it emerged. Classic definitions of the European 'Renaissance' during the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries have often seen it as an Italian import of, for example, ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

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  • Behind Palace Doors - My Service as the Queen Mother's Equerry

    by Major Colin Burgess ...
    She was described as the most dangerous woman in Europe by Adolf Hitler; Noel Coward said people who spent any time with her were always reduced to 'gibbering worshippers'; she adored Margaret Thatcher and disliked Germans; she found the French comical and hankered for the old days of Empire and Commonwealth. Above all, though, she was loved by the nation and in this affectionate and often ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Alexander the Great

    by Jacob Abbott ...
    Alexander the Great was a king of the Greek kingdom of Macedon. Born in Pella in 356 BC, Alexander succeeded his father, Philip II, to the throne at the age of twenty. He spent most of his ruling years on an unprecedented military campaign through Asia and northeast Africa, until by the age of thirty he had created one of the largest empires of the ancient world, stretching from Greece to Egypt ... Read more

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  • William And Kate : The Love Story - A Celebration Of The Wedding Of The Century

    by Robert Jobson ...
    Packed with fascinating anecdotes, sharp analysis and exclusive photographs by a celebrated royal photographer, this title reveals the secrets of Prince William and Kate Middleton's royal romance. ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • A Brief History of the Private Life of Elizabeth II

    by Michael Paterson ...
    Series series Brief Histories
    Elizabeth II is the longest-reigning British monarch. A personally quiet, modest and dutiful person, she is far better-informed about the lives of her subjects than they often realize. She has known every Prime Minister since Winston Churchill and every American President since Eisenhower. Yet what of the woman behind the crown?This book seeks to take a new look at this exhaustively-documented ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Diana

    A Portrait In Her Own Words

    by Bill Adler ...

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  • CLEOPATRA Classic Novels: New Illustrated [Free Audiobook Links]

    by JACOB ABBOTT ...
    Series series Classic Novels
    "CLEOPATRA - Top Classic Novels" This edition included NEW illustrations + Free AudioBook Links + Clickable Table of Contents for both the list of included books and their respective chapters. Navigation couldn't be easier.The text and chapters are perfectly set up to match the layout and feel of a physical copy, rather than being haphazardly thrown together for a quick release.Cleopatra VII ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

  • Hever Castle and Anne Boleyn

    by Katherine Longhi ...
    How well do you think you know the real Anne Boleyn? Five hundred years after her death, her legacy is still as strong as ever. Yet she continues to baffle historians. There is no better place to seek the truth about Anne than at her childhood home of Hever Castle. With this book you will unlock the story of Anne's life, her tragic demise, and get a room by room tour of Hever Castle. By the end ... Read more

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  • The White King

    Charles I, Traitor, Murderer, Martyr

    by Leanda de Lisle ...
    From the New York Times bestselling author and master of narrative nonfiction comes the tragic story of Charles I, his warrior queen, Britain's civil wars and the trial for his life.Less than forty years after England's golden age under Elizabeth I, the country was at war with itself. Split between loyalty to the Crown or to Parliament, war raged on English soil. The English Civil War would set ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

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  • Henry IV of France and the Politics of Religion 1572 - 1596, Volume 1 & 2

    by N. M. Sutherland ...
    Henry IV's conversion to catholicism in 1593 and Papal absolution in 1595 were traversed by multiple problems and difficulties. These religious events were inseparable from concurrent political, diplomatic and military issues. The subject is therefore examined both within its civil war background and the wider, European context. This treatment is original, not least in its comprehensive coverage ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • Rasputin

    The Saint Who Sinned

    by Brian Moynahan ...
    Grigory Efimovich Rasputin came to St. Petersburg from his Siberian cabin in 1903 like a projectile from the medieval past, tattered, black-clad, muttering. By the time he was murdered thirteen years later, the peasant was the "beloved" Friend of Tsar Nicholas and Empress Alexandra and the sponsor of the most powerful officials in Russia. He had become, a society lady wrote, "a dusk enveloping all ... Read more

    $4.99 USD