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The Scapegoat: The Brilliant Brief Life of the Duke of Buckingham
*PLUTARCH AWARD FOR THE BEST BIOGRAPHY OF 2024* *SHORTLISTED FOR THE DUFF COOPER PRIZE* ' SUBLIME ' A NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024 ' STUNNINGLY GOOD ' THE...
Izabela the Valiant: The Story of an Indomitable Polish Princess
A Spectator Best Book of the YearTrawling through a vast family archive and arcane sources in half a dozen languages, Adam Zamoyski has revealed the dramatic life of his great-great-great...
A Brief History of the British Monarchy: From the Iron Age to King Charles III
Author: Jeremy Black Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 The British monarchy is at a turning point. Concise and engaging, this book charts the very beginnings of British reign through...
Queen Victoria's Matchmaking: The Royal Marriages That Shaped Europe
A captivating exploration of the role in which Queen Victoria exerted the most international power and influence: as a matchmaking grandmother. As her reign approached its sixth decade, Queen Victoria's...
Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York
THE SUNDAY TIMES #1 BESTSELLER A Book of the Year for The Times, Financial Times and Waterstones 'This isn't a book; it's a case for revolution' CAMILLA LONG, SUNDAY TIMES...
Do Let's Have Another Drink: The Singular Wit and Double Measures of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
Author: Gareth Russell Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 240 A Times Best Book on the Royal Family of the Year 2022 This is a biography of the Queen Mother with...
Unruly: A History of England's Kings and Queens
A seriously FUNNY, seriously CLEVER history of our early kings and queens by one of our favourite comedians and cultural commentators. This will be the most refreshing, entertaining history of...
Queen James: The Life and Loves of Britain's First King
A BBC History magazine, Esquire, Historia magazine and Waterstones History Book of the Year 'James comes alive in full flamboyance ... Russell expertly weaves the bedchamber gossip into the tapestry...
The History of England by a Partial, Prejudiced and Ignorant Historian
90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books During his reign, Lord Cobham was burnt alive, but I forget what for. In Jane Austen's breezy and entirely biased telling...
The New Royals: Queen Elizabeth's Legacy and the Future of the Crown
For seventy years, Queen Elizabeth ruled over an institution and a family. During her lifetime she was constant in her desire to provide a steady presence and to be a...
Blood, Fire and Gold: The story of Elizabeth I and Catherine de Medici
A thrilling joint biography of Elizabeth I and Catherine de Medici, uncovering how their complex 30-year relationship shaped their dynasties, perfect for fans of Alison Weir and Tracy Borman. 'A...
Willie, Willie, Harry, Stee: An Epically Short History of Our Kings
A Waterstones Best History Book 2025 A BBC History Magazine Book of the Year 2025 'Learned, entertaining and highly approachable' BOB MORTIMER 'A treat' ALICE LOXTON 'Five stars from me...'...
William the Conqueror
A landmark reinterpretation of the life of William the Conqueror-a pivotal figure in British and European history "[The] definitive biography of the man who forever changed England with his invasion...
The Lives of the Caesars
A masterful new translation of Suetonius' renowned biographies of the twelve Caesars, by the award-winning historian and The Rest Is History podcaster Tom Holland. The ancient Roman empire was the...
Four Princes: Henry VIII, Francis I, Charles V, Suleiman the
'Never before had the world seen four such giants co-existing. Sometimes friends, more often enemies, always rivals, these four men together held Europe in the hollow of their hands.' Four...
Elizabeth and Philip: A Story of Young Love, Marriage and Monarchy
'A riveting take on an extraordinary relationship' - Richard Eden, Daily Mail 'A fresh and original approach' - Hugo Vickers, Royal Biographer She was 'sugar pink' innocence; he was a...
George III: A Personal History
To the English, George III is the king who went mad; to most Americans he is the king stigmated in the declaration of independence as "unfit to be the ruler...
Queen James: The Life and Loves of Britain's First King
A BBC History magazine, Esquire, Historia magazine and Waterstones History Book of the Year 'James comes alive in full flamboyance ... Russell expertly weaves the bedchamber gossip into the tapestry...
Letters from a Prince
While the correspondence between the Duke of Windsor and Wallis Simpson has been preserved and published, it had been thought that many of the Prince of Wales's letters to his...
Her Majesty: Queen Elizabeth II and Her Court
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The hotly anticipated American edition of Robert Hardman's biography of Queen Elizabeth (formerly Our Queen in the U.K.)--An intimate portrait of England's soon-to-be longest reigning queen, in celebration of her...
Richard III: Classic Histories Series
Richard III has been written off in history as one of England's evil kings. His usurpation of the throne from his nephew Edward V and then subsequent generations of pro-Tudor...