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Filament Publishing Ltd Their Majesties’ Mixers
Book SynopsisFamed as much for their love of the drink as they are for their prosperous or tumultuous reigns, Britain’s monarchs have always indulged in their favourite choices of ales, liquors and spirits. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the members of the House of Windsor are no exception. Written by Royal expert and historian Thomas J Mace-Archer-Mills, the Chairman of British Monarchist Society, this meticulously researched and beautifully crafted book is a real in-depth celebration of the monarchy. Filled with fascinating historical facts, anecdotes and timelines, it is lavishly illustrated with photographs taken from his private collection that have never been seen before. With contributions by such political greats as Sir David Amess MP and Andrew Rosindell MP, this celebratory book contains over 300 pages of glorious colour and is a fascinating and amusing celebration of the lesser known facts which blend spirits with the monarchy. Filled with refreshing drink recipes, Royal canape recipes by Sandhurst's Former Executive Chef Robert Kennedy, fun facts, quotes and timelines, this inclusive celebration of the monarchy and its colourful members encompass the latest Royal weddings, births, anniversaries and international milestones that you can continue to be a part of. Their Majesties’ Mixers is sure to delight and appeal to those who enjoy a good tipple, great food, decadent Royalty and the one-thousand-year history of the British Isles.
£21.24
September Publishing Queen Elizabeth II: The Oral History - An
Book SynopsisA full, detailed and global portrait of a life lived in service. Lieutenant Commander Michael Parker, then equerry-in-waiting to Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh, speaking about the death of King George VI: 'The Queen was really bowled over. Forlorn. Fully conscious of the fact that she was Queen, and that she must tend to affairs immediately, but at the same time carrying the load of this new, awful news. A brave person. Gosh! If I loved her before, boy did I love her after that!' Queen Elizabeth II paints a spirited, global portrait of a life lived in service. It is packed full of fascinating eye-witness accounts; from the early years of Queen Elizabeth II's reign - the shocking death of her father and the adjustment required of a newly married couple - through to the children's marriages, the death of Princess Diana, and Prince Harry and Meghan's move to the United States. It features interviews from diverse sources: staff (recognisable from their portrayals in The Crown), family and friends, such as Lady Pamela Hicks, and public figures including Rabbi Julia Neuberger, Michael Heseltine and Andy Burnham. Originally published in 2002, it also contains memories from crucial figures now lost to us, such as Winston Spencer Churchill and Nelson Mandela. This extraordinary oral history presents revealing view into the workings of Buckingham Palace and the strengths and weaknesses of the Royal Family, asking questions about conflict and change, and the monarchy's journey as colonial institution. With a broad spectrum of views on Queen Elizabeth II - from her role as leader of the Commonwealth to her personality in private - this unique book offers a remarkable insight into our Monarch. 'Both of us having dogs, mine being my seeing eye dog, Her Majesty and I had something in common and we always used to talk about ours. During Vladimir Putin's state visit to the United Kingdom, my dog barked at the Russian visitor and Her Majesty patted him, as if to say: ""Good dog! Good dog!""' David Blunkett
£20.00
Nomad Publishing Effendina: The Story of the young King Farouk of
Book SynopsisKing Farouk came to the throne in 1936, at the tender age of 16. The young monarch? s rule was to the be the last in a dynasty that had run this ancient land since 1805. Melekper Toussoun? s account is a history told from the inside, as someone who was part of that final dynasty which held the helm until the monarchy was toppled in a coup d''é tat in 1952 ? a coup d? é tat that would probably not have taken place had the young king not suffered an accident that affected the neuronal pathways in his brain.This evocative and highly personal narrative tells the story of the young monarch, and pivots on one central event that was to change everything - Farouk? s car accident on a country road in 1943, in which he sustained an injury which, without damaging his intellectual faculties, changed instantly and permanently his behaviour and personality. Melekper Toussoun evocatively conveys the stresses and strains the king was under through those tortured years, and highlights the gulf between his behaviour before and after the accident where ''Farouk was no longer Farouk.''
£23.60
Parthian Books Charles: The King and Wales
Book SynopsisFor a man who has spent almost a lifetime waiting to be King, Huw Thomas reveals how Wales prepared Charles for the crown. Despite his initial reluctance to come to Wales as a student, his time spent learning the history and language of the Welsh at Aberystwyth in the 1960s fostered a passionate commitment to the nation. Wales has not always returned the compliment, with popular protests and more subtle snubs to his involvement in Welsh affairs. And yet those who have worked with him, and who call him a friend, cite a remarkable ability to make a difference without making a fuss. As a diplomat he is credited with bringing major employers to south Wales, offering jobs to a workforce that had been decimated by the collapse of the coal industry. As a cultural ambassador he revived royal patronage for the arts in Wales and sponsored the finest performers to emerge from the land of song. And as a champion of the natural environment, he has backed the farmers and conservationists who are nurturing the Welsh countryside, not least by employing traditional crafts to create the first royal home in Wales for 400 years.
£9.50
Danann Media Publishing Limited King Charles III: A Modern Monarch
Book SynopsisA boy born to be king, he had to wait 73 years to fulfil his destiny – the longest wait by an heir apparent in British history. ‘King Charles III’ looks back at his life thus far – how his childhood shaped him into the man and monarch he is today, his eventful private life, family heartache, his passions and achievements – and projects forward to predict the kind of sovereign he’s likely to be.
£19.79
Loving Healing Press The Windsor Beauties: Ladies of the Court of Charles II
£17.95
Mage Publishers Salar al-Dowleh: A Delusional Prince and Wannabe
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£37.39
Museyon Guides Lust, Lies and Monarchy: The Secrets Behind
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£15.29
Atria Books Prince Philip Revealed
Book SynopsisDiscover the full and fascinating story of Prince Philip—one of the most important, elusive, and intriguing royals—in “the first major biography of Philip in more than thirty years” (Vanity Fair) written by the renowned royal family expert and editor-in-chief of Majesty magazine. The son of Greek and Danish royalty, consort to the queen, and the grandfather of Princes Harry and William, Prince Philip was at the heart of the royal family for decades—yet he remained an enigma to many. Now, Ingrid Seward, the editor-in-chief of Majesty magazine, brings her decades of experience covering the royal family to this “authoritative and thorough” (Kirkus Reviews) biography of Queen Elizabeth II’s husband, and father, grandfather, and great-grandfather of the next three kings of England. From his early childhood in Paris among aristocrats and his mother’s battle with schizophrenia to his military service during World War II and marriage to Elizabeth in 1947, Seward chronicles Philip’s life and reveals his many faces—as a father, a philanthropist, a philanderer, and a statesman. Though it took years for Philip to find his place in a royal court that initially distrusted him, he remained one of the most complex, powerful, yet confounding members of Britain’s royal family until his death in April 2021. Entertaining, eye-opening, and informative, Prince Philip Revealed gets to the heart of his multi-faceted character and his crucial role in shaping the monarchy in the twenty-first century.
£15.30
Simon & Schuster A Woman of Influence
Book SynopsisThis “engrossing, fast-paced, extremely well-researched biography” (Booklist) transports us to Tudor and Stuart England as Alice Spencer, the daughter of an upstart sheep farmer, becomes one of the most powerful women in the country and establishes a powerful dynasty that endures to this day. Perfect for fans of The Duchess Countess and Georgiana.Alice Spencer was born in 1560 to a family on the rise. Her grandfather had amassed a sizeable estate of fertile grazing land and made a small fortune in sheep farming, allowing him to purchase a simple but distinguished manor house called Althorp. With her sizable dowry, Alice married the heir to one of the most powerful aristocratic families in the country, eventually becoming the Countess of Derby. Though she enjoyed modest renown, it wasn’t until her husband’s sudden death (after he turned in a group of Catholics for plotting against Queen Elizabeth I) that Alice a
£10.44
Simon & Schuster Brothers and Wives: Inside the Private Lives of
Book SynopsisFeaturing unreported details and stunning revelations, the long-awaited follow-up to the “fabulous, addictive” (Chicago Sun-Times) New York Times bestseller Diana’s Boys explores the last twenty years in the lives of Princes William and Harry and the evolution of their relationship as adults, with one brother the designated heir, and the other doomed to life as the spare—perfect for fans of Netflix’s The Crown. Diana’s Boys revealed the powerful bond between the teenaged princes, and how it strengthened even more in the wake of their mother’s tragic death. Now, twenty years later, Queen Elizabeth II is in her mid-nineties, Prince Charles is in his seventies, and all eyes are turned increasingly toward William and Harry again. Christopher Andersen picks up where he left off, covering everything that has happened to the brothers as they have grown up, gotten married to two remarkable women, and had children—all while facing continual waves of controversy and questions about the ways their relationship has shifted. Andersen examines how the Queen’s behind-the-scenes maneuvering to mold her grandsons in the Windsor image after Diana’s death, and her expectations of William as the future king, played out. He questions whether the brothers’ famously close relationship can survive Harry’s departure from the Royal Family—the first time this has happened since their great-great-uncle King Edward abdicated the throne to marry a divorcée. He delves into the impact sisters-in-law Kate and Meghan have had on each other as well as on their princes, and how marriage and fatherhood have changed the brothers and, in some ways, also driven a wedge between them. Andersen also looks with an honest eye at how the princes and their wives have been continuously buffeted by scandal—including headline-making allegations of bullying, racism, betrayal, and emotional abuse that has pushed more than one royal to the brink of self-destruction. Based on in-depth research and with his “fascinating and insightful” (The Christian Science Monitor) writing, Andersen leaves no stone unturned in this intimate and riveting look into the private lives of the world’s most famous princes.
£22.39
Gallery Books Brothers and Wives: Inside the Private Lives of
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£16.14
Atria Books The Windsor Diaries: My Childhood with the
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£24.00
Penguin Putnam Inc The Last King of America: The Misunderstood Reign
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£20.00
The Sutherland House Inc. Funeral for a Queen: Twelve Days in London
Book SynopsisThe death of the Queen was only the beginning for the men and women behind the Crown.On September 8, 2022, an announcement was posted on the gates of Balmoral Castle in Scotland and Buckingham Palace in London that Queen Elizabeth II, the longest serving monarch in British history, had died. That set in motion a remarkable ten days of official mourning and ceremony unlike anything seen in any nation for decades.Members of the royal family gathered—the new King Charles III and his Queen Consort Camilla; the newly-minted Prince of Wales, William and his princess, Kate; Harry the Bolter and his celebrity wife Meghan; and even the bad boy himself, "Prince" Andrew—along with hundreds of royals and heads of states from around the world.Hordes of people, many from overseas, spent long hours lining up in the rain to pay tribute to the beloved monarch, a presence in their lives for seventy years. On the scene for these events, renowned journalist John Fraser takes the reader from inside St. James Palace where the new King was proclaimed to Queen Elizabeth''s final resting place at St. George''s Chapel in Windsor Castle, from deeply moving scenes to the occasional hilarious screw-up, capturing the magic of the occasion with trenchant observations and witty commentary informed by a lifetime’s experience and curiosity about all things monarchical and his own encounters with the royals.
£12.34
Zuleika The Crown: Truth & Fiction: An Analysis of the
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£5.96
Hachette Livre - BNF La Flandre Sous Jeanne Et Marguerite de Constantinople, (Éd.1856)
£18.65
Les Belles Lettres Geoffroy de Monmouth, Histoire Des Rois de
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£32.00
Les Belles Lettres Louis II de Baviere: Ou Hamlet Roi
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£21.81
Bohlau Verlag Queens within Networks of Family and Court
Book SynopsisThe volume edited by the historian Aleksandra Skrzypietz presents seven queens from the early modern era in Europe. Seven contributions highlight the respective queens role within the complex web of court and family arrangements. Individual agency as well as the social structures of the courtly world of intrigue and shifting coalitions determined whether a queen was able to retain her position of power or lost it. Often enough, they became the victims of their own kin, new and old, in these struggles for power. Queens within Networks of Family and Court Connections is ideal for students and scholars of royal history and early modern European history.
£42.75
Wilhelm Goldmann Verlag GmbH Ich Prinzessin Aus Dem Hause AI Saud
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£10.59
Brill Schoningh Ludwig XIV.: König Im Großen Welttheater
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£37.42
Schnell & Steiner Das Wirken Von Catharina Pavlovna (1788-1819) ALS
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£30.00
Schnell & Steiner GmbH, Verlag Otto der Große 912–973: Kaiser der Römer, König
Book SynopsisThe chronicler Widukind of Corvey described Otto I as "Emperor of the Romans, King of the Nations" when he wrote about his death on 7 May 973. This new biography on the 1050th anniversary of Otto’s death combines written, pictorial and archaeological testimonies to create a new overview of the great emperor. The book describes Otto's life, as well as the most important symbols of power and his European significance through the re-establishment of the Roman Empire in 962. Aimed at a wider interested audience and scholars alike, this new biography critically summarizes the research of the last 20 years.
£39.17
Manohar Publishers and Distributors Akbar and the Jesuits: An Account of the Jesuit
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£45.59
Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Mi marido y yo: Toda la verdad del matrimonio de
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£29.87
LOS SILENCIOS DE LETIZIA
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£14.62
Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Los reyes también lloran / Kings Also Cry
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£28.70
Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Letizia. La reina impaciente / Letizia. The
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£17.13
L'Erma Di Bretschneider Una Regina Polacca in Campidoglio
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£371.45
Peeters Publishers Chronicle of King Gälawdewos (1540-1559): T.
Book SynopsisThe Chronicle of King Gälawdewos (r. 1540–1559), reporting the nineteen years of the king’s reign, is one of the most useful and significant historical sources for the history of Christian-Muslim relation in the sixteenth century of Ethiopia and the Horn. It represents a peculiar text in Gǝʿǝz historiography both because of its narrative structure and the underlying sources used by the chronicler. Numerous Arabisms appear in the text, which eventually suggest that the Chronicle was written by a person with an outstanding knowledge of Arabic, in 1561. The book presents a new critical edition based on all available manuscripts and provides some detailed introductory notes and an English translation. The new edition yields philological findings concerning the Chronicle of King Gälawdewos in particular and new inputs that call for re-editing the Ethiopian royal chronicles in general. It also adds valuable by now not recorded items for Gǝʿǝz lexicography and corrects historical distortions resulted from the previous edition. Above all, the work provides a text-critically established edition of the Chronicle of King Gälawdewos accompanied by an up-to-date concisely annotated translation, which offer new insights into the late medieval history and historiography of Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa.
£94.00
Peeters Publishers Chronicle of King Gälawdewos (1540-1559): V.
Book SynopsisThe Chronicle of King Gälawdewos (r. 1540–1559), reporting the nineteen years of the king’s reign, is one of the most useful and significant historical sources for the history of Christian-Muslim relation in the sixteenth century of Ethiopia and the Horn. It represents a peculiar text in Gǝʿǝz historiography both because of its narrative structure and the underlying sources used by the chronicler. Numerous Arabisms appear in the text, which eventually suggest that the Chronicle was written by a person with an outstanding knowledge of Arabic, in 1561. The book presents a new critical edition based on all available manuscripts and provides some detailed introductory notes and an English translation. The new edition yields philological findings concerning the Chronicle of King Gälawdewos in particular and new inputs that call for re-editing the Ethiopian royal chronicles in general. It also adds valuable by now not recorded items for Gǝʿǝz lexicography and corrects historical distortions resulted from the previous edition. Above all, the work provides a text-critically established edition of the Chronicle of King Gälawdewos accompanied by an up-to-date concisely annotated translation, which offer new insights into the late medieval history and historiography of Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa.
£84.00
Alpha Edition Catherine De' Medici And The French Reformation
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£12.43
Vitasta Publishing Pvt.Ltd Maharaja Ranjit Singh:: The Rise of the Sikh
Book SynopsisRanjit Singh, a remarkable ruler of the Indian subcontinent, rose to power in the 1770s and created a new empire based on statecraft principles. He stemmed Afghan raids, built a modern army, and defended India against British and Russian expansion. His life story is detailed in RNP Singh's biographical work.
£30.39
Vitasta Publishing Pvt.Ltd Rani Lakshmi Bai: Jhansi
Book SynopsisLakshmi Bai, Jhansi Ki Rani, a fearless voice against British rule, stood up for the weak, fought oppression, and became a legendary role model in Indian history.
£9.93
Independently Published Harry & Meghan: All the Answers to the Story You
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£8.99
