300円 *Includes pictures of George III and other important people in his life.*Explains George III's role and policies during the American Revolution and Napoleonic Era.*Discusses George III's mixed legacy and whether criticisms of it are fair.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Ta...

1,480円 This is the first biography of the fateful relationship between Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots. It was the defining relationship of their lives, and marked the intersection of the great Tudor and Stuart dynasties, a landmark event in British history. Distinguished biographer Jane Dunn reveal...

369円 Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. In his ambition to provide a male heir to the throne, Henry VIII married six times. Divorce from his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, caused England’s break from the Catholic church in Rome. He went on to divorce Anne of Cleves and behead Ann...

2,004円 ‘This is history as it should be. It is stunningly written, I could not put it down. This is the best account of the French Revolution I have ever read.’ Alison Weir, author of ‘Henry VIII, King and Court’ The fascinating, moving story of the brief life and many possible deaths of Louis XVII, son...

400円 *Discusses the myths and legends surrounding the two rulers. .*Includes passages from Catherine's memoirs and letters she wrote to contemporaries like Voltaire and Diderot.Includes pictures depicting Peter, Catherine and important people, places and events in their lives. Includes a Bibliography ...

2,750円 As the son of Mary Queen of Scots, born into her 'bloody nest', James had the most precarious of childhoods. Even before his birth, his life was threatened: it was rumoured that his father, Henry, had tried to make the pregnant Mary miscarry by forcing her to witness the assassination of her supp...

400円 *Includes pictures of Babylonian artifacts depicting the kings, the Hanging Gardens, and the Code of Hammurabi. *Explains the legends and mysteries surrounding the kings, including Biblical accounts of Nebuchadnezzar and ancient accounts of the Hanging Gardens.*Includes the Code of Hammurabi. *In...

467円 La Restauration, cette période de notre histoire qui fait suite à la chute du Premier Empire et voit le retour des Bourbons sur le trône de France, est une période d’apaisement et d’enrichissement pour la France. Bien que malade et impotent, Louis XVIII, frère de Louis XVI, monte sur le trône en ...

241円 Marie Antoinette : The Last Queen of France (A Short Biography for Children) Marie Antoinette helped provoke the popular unrest that led to the French Revolution and to the overthrow of the monarchy in August 1792. Best Children's Biographies : Write a biography for kids by thinking about what a ...

1,617円 **Winner of THE HW FISHER BEST FIRST BIOGRAPHY PRIZE SPECTATOR,** **SUNDAY TIMES, DAILY TELEGRAPH, TLS, FINANCIAL TIMES, GUARDIAN, DAILY MAIL and SUNDAY TELEGRAPH BOOKS OF THE YEAR 'Imagine Wolf Hall rewritten by John le Carré ... gripping ... a rare achievement' Tom Holland, Guardian** It is 150...

1,896円 The authorised life story of the king who gave up his throne for love, by one of our most distinguished biographers. In this masterly authorized biography, Philip Ziegler reveals the complex personality of Edward VIII, the only British monarch to have voluntarily renounced the throne. With unique...

2,004円 A bestseller in hardback, this is a highly-praised and much-needed biography of the first Duke of Wellington, concentrating on the personal life of the victor of Waterloo, and based on the fruits of modern research. Christopher Hibbert is Britain’s leading popular historian. Wellington (1769–1852...