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1) Bloody Mary
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English
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Here is the tragic, stormy life of Mary Tudor, daughter of Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon. Her story is a chronicle of courage and faith, betrayal and treachery-set amidst the splendor, pageantry, squalor, and intrigue of sixteenth-century Europe.
The history of Mary Tudor is an improbable blend of triumph, humiliation, heartbreak, and devotion-and Ms. Erickson recounts it all against the turbulent background of European politics, war, and religious...
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In the Beginning, James.
Orphaned, bullied, lonely, and unloved as a boy, in time the young King of Scots overcame his troubled beginnings to ascend the English throne at the height of England's Golden Age. In an effort to pacify rising tensions in the Anglican Church, and to reflect the majesty of his new reign, he spearheaded the most important literary undertaking in Western history-the translation of the Bible into a beautiful, lyrical, and...
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English
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In “Royal Sisters”, Anne Edwards, author of the bestselling Vivien Leigh: A Biography and Matriarch: Queen Mary and the House of Windsor, has written the first dual biography of Elizabeth, the princess who was to become Queen, and her younger sister, Margaret, who was to be her subject. From birth to maturity, they were the stuff of which dreams are made.
"I'm three and you're four," the future Queen, then a child, imperiously informed her sister....
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The life of Princess May of Teck is one of the great Cinderella stories in history. From a family of impoverished nobility, she was chosen by Queen Victoria as the bride for her eldest grandson, the scandalous Duke of Clarence, heir to the throne, who died mysteriously before their marriage. Despite this setback, she became queen, mother of two kings, grandmother of the current queen, and a lasting symbol of the majesty of the British throne. Her...
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In the tradition of Antonia Fraser, David Starkey, and Alison Weir, prize-winning historian Helen Castor delivers a compelling, eye-opening examination of women and power in England, witnessed through the lives of six women who exercised power against all odds-and one who never got the chance. Exploring the narratives of the Empress Matilda, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Isabella of France, Margaret of Anjou, and other "she-wolves," as well as that of the...
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English
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The acclaimed historian presents a "beautifully perceptive and dynamic reassessment of Henry VIII...in this highly engrossing biography" (Booklist, starred review).
Henry VIII is best known for his tempestuous marriages and the fates of his six wives. But his reign and reputation were hugely influenced by his confidants, ministers, and even occasional rivals-many of whom have been underplayed in previous biographies. Exploring these relationships...
10) Richard II
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Yale University Press
Pub. Date
1999
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xiv, 514 pages, [16] pages of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
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English
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This book offers a radical reinterpretation of Richard II. Nigel Saul paints a picture of the King as a highly assertive and determined ruler, one whose key aim was to exalt the crown
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Royal Collection Publications
Pub. Date
2011
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144 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 20 cm
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English
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Drawing from the Royal Archives, a book of more than 300 photos commemorates the life of Queen Elizabeth and her 60 years as queen and gives the history behind the Diamond Jubilee
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Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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"Renowned biographer Andrew Morton takes an in-depth look at Britain's longest reigning monarch, exploring the influence Queen Elizabeth had on both Britain and the rest of the world for much of the last century. From leading a nation struggling to restore itself after the devastation of the Second World War to navigating the divisive political landscape of the present day, Queen Elizabeth was a reluctant but resolute queen. This is the story of a...
15) Richard I
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Yale University Press
Pub. Date
2002, c1999
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xiv, 380 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
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English
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Pearson/Longman
Pub. Date
c2005
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xii, 488 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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English
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The reign of Charles I ended in defeat during the Civil War and in his subsequent execution, but as Richard Cust shows, Charles ruled sucessfully for most of the two decades for which he wore the crown
18) The queen
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Blackstone
Pub. Date
[2022]
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12 audio discs (14.33 hr.) ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Painfully shy, Elizabeth Windsor's personality was well suited to her youthful ambition of living quietly in the country, raising a family, and caring for her dogs and horses. But when her uncle, King Edward VIII, abdicated, she became heir to the throne, embarking on a journey that would test her as a woman and as a queen.
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English
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The author of The Diana Chronicles takes readers inside the British royal family since the death of Princess Diana, showing the Queen's stoic resolve as family drama raged around her.
“Never again” became Queen Elizabeth II's mantra shortly after Princess Diana's tragic death. More specifically, there could never be “another Diana”—a member of the family whose global popularity upstaged, outshone, and posed an existential threat to the...
20) Henry V
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Series
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University of California Press
Pub. Date
©1992
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xiv, 480 pages, [16] pages of plates : maps, illustrations ; 24 cm.
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English
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This biography of the king famous for the great victory at Agincourt also covers his skills as a leader and diplomat.
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