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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...
Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the war between the Windsors. The Sunday
Meghan Markle's trajectory from unknown actress to world icon is remarkable. After a childhood spent on Hollywood film sets, she fount hard for stardom. But even when she landed her...
Wallis in Love: The untold true passion of the Duchess of Windsor
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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. Sunday Times bestselling author Andrew Morton reveals new information and sources that totally transform our perception of Wallis Simpson. Wallis in Love brings a fascinating...
Courtiers: The Sunday Times bestselling inside story of the power
FEATURING A BRAND NEW CHAPTER ON KING CHARLES III AND HIS CORONATION'Fascinating' The Times'Tantalising' Telegraph The gripping account of how the royal family really operates. Valentine Low, royal correspondent for...
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...
A Voyage Around the Queen
From one of the funniest writers of our time, the award-winning and Sunday Times bestselling author of One Two Three Four and Ma'am Darling turns his attention to Queen Elizabeth...
Queens of the Crusades: Eleanor of Aquitaine and her Successors
The next volume in Alison Weir's magisterial history of the queens of Medieval England - including the life of Eleanor of Aquitaine, the subject of Alison's most successful book. 'Stunning......
The Lady Di Look Book: What Diana Was Trying to Tell Us Through Her Clothes
Author: Eloise Moran Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 336 *** Fashion writer Eloise Moran has studied thousands of pictures of Princess Diana over the past few years. Looking carefully at...
The Six Wives of Henry VIII: Find out the truth about Henry VIII's
Thoroughly researched and with a real understanding of the times these six fascinating women lived through, Alison Weir's book reveals a Tudor England where personal needs and private emotion could,...
Young Elizabeth: Princess. Prisoner. Queen.
Elizabeth I is one of England's most famous monarchs, whose story as the 'Virgin Queen' is well known. But queenship was by no means a certain path for Henry VIII's...
The Betrayal of the Duchess: The Scandal That Unmade the Bourbon
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Fighting to reclaim the French crown for the Bourbons, the duchesse de Berry faces betrayal at the hands of one of her closest advisors in this dramatic history of power...
The Serpent Queen: Now a major TV series
Author: Leonie Frieda Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 544 NOW THE TV SERIES 'THE SERPENT QUEEN', STARRING SAMANTHA MORTON The bestselling revisionist biography of one of the great women of...
That Woman: The Life of Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor
One of Britain's most distinguished biographers turns her focus on one of the most vilified women of the twentieth century. Historian Anne Sebba has written the first full biography by...
The Palace: From the Tudors to the Windsors, 500 Years of History at
'If a house could gossip, this is the book that Hampton Court would whisper. An enjoyable and readable stroll through 500 years of Hampton Court history: royal residents, common visitors,...
Rest in Pieces: The Curious Fates of Famous Corpses
In the long run, we're all dead. But for some of the most influential figures in history, death marked the start of a new adventure. The famous deceased have been...
Crown of Blood: The Deadly Inheritance of Lady Jane Grey
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Good people, I am come hither to die, and by a law I am condemned to the same. These were the words uttered by the seventeen-year-old Lady Jane Grey as...
Sophie: Saving the Royal Family: the new Royal biography of the
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Sophie has become the figure within the family who is the comforter to its members and a reassuring and inspiring presence for the country. She is a modern woman and...
Power and Glory - As seen on Channel 4's Edward vs George: [...]
The book that inspired the major documentary Edward vs George: The Windsors at WarPower and Glory begins with the fallout from the revelation of the Duke of Windsor's wartime treachery,...
King and Emperor: A New Life of Charlemagne
The acclaimed biography of one of the most extraordinary of all European rulers Charles, King of the Franks, is one of the most remarkable figures ever to rule a European...
The Queen 1926-2022: In Her Own Words
Queen Elizabeth II was much more than Britain's oldest or longest-serving monarch. Admired around the world for her serenity, wisdom and unwavering devotion to duty, she was a rock of...
Lady Glenconner's Picnic Papers
Lady Anne Glenconner invites both old friends and new acquaintances to join her in The Picnic Papers . Together, they explore the curious British obsession with dining alfresco, despite our...
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 Windsor Legacy: A Royal Dynasty of Secrets, Scandal and Survival
In an age where resilience is essential The Windsor Legacy delivers an enthralling narrative of inspiration and royal intrigue. Penned by Robert Jobson, a Sunday Times and New York Times...
Manners and Mischief: An A-Z of Royal Tales and Surprising Wisdom from
Filled with sparkling anecdotes and tales of living life to the full, featuring previously unseen photographs from Lady Glenconner's personal collection. Lady Anne Glenconner, Lady-in-Waiting to Princess Margaret and Maid...
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...
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...'...
War of the Windsors: The Inside Story of Charles, Andrew and the
Telling the story of their lives from children to modern day, this fascinating and revelatory new book will look at the fraught relationship (and fiery rivalry) between King Charles and...
Betrayal: Power, Deceit and the Fight for the Future of the Royal
'Tom Bower is the Inspector Morse of investigative biographers, a fluent, phlegmatic story-teller and a master of intricacies.' Sunday Times The British Crown is in crisis, with constitutional threats at...
The Royal Insider: My Life with the Queen, the King and Princess Diana
THE BRAND NEW REVELATORY ROYAL MEMOIR FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR PAUL BURRELL. 'A moving and at times jaw-dropping account - not just of his...
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...
Henry III: Reform, Rebellion, Civil War, Settlement, 1258-1272
"There are few historians working today who know so much and write so well. Taken together, the two volumes of Henry III . . . set a gold standard for...
Frederick the Great
In this biography of Frederick the Great, Nancy Mitford carefully unravels the complex character of one of Europe's brilliant rulers. She re-creates his unhappy youth; his reforming zeal, which paved...
Nemesis: Medieval England's Greatest Enemy
The extraordinary tale of Philip Augustus, one of medieval Europe's greatest monarchs, and the part he played in the downfall of four Plantagenet kings of England. Philip II ruled France...
Fashioning the Crown: A Story of Power, Conflict and Couture
**Features over 100 sumptuous images** From the birth of the house of Windsor in 1917, its leading women - Queen Mary, the Queen Mother, the Duchess of Windsor and Queen...