Brenda Ralph Lewis

Arranged chronologically by dynasty, Kings and Queens of England details the most notorious events throughout British royal history. Hundreds of fascinating tales of murder, mayhem, and scandal are brought to life with contemporary accounts, archival paintings, photographs and vivid illustrations--together with detailed family trees showing the tangled lineage of each royal dynasty.

Kings and Queens of England

Explore the fascinating history of the British monarchy with The Kings & Queens of England from Reader's Digest. The scandal, the murders, and the intrigue - history has never been so exciting Charting the progress of the monarchy from the invasion of the Normans in 1066, to the Wars of the Roses, Henry VIII's divorce and Charles I's execution, right up to the present day, this is a definitive guide to the rule of the kings and queens of England. The Kings & Queens of England looks at each royal dynasty in turn, concentrating on the most exciting aspects of each era, including war, conspiracy, treachery, betrayal and unrequited love. Read about the mysterious death of William II, shot by an arrow while hunting in the New Forest in 1100, or about the retinue of mistresses Charles II kept in grand style in houses all over London during the Restoration period. The book follows the royal family histories right up to the present day, looking at the adulteries and divorces of the House of Windsor, and the tragic death of Princess Diana in a Paris car crash in 1997. Including analysis about how the Monarchy has managed to survive the scandals that have followed it down the centuries, and

A Dark History - 1066 to the Present Day

Kings & Queens of England

‘Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.’ William Shakespeare ‘I shall be an autocrat: that’s my trade. And the good Lord will forgive me: that’s his.’ Catherine the Great To many, Europe has been the pinnacle of world sophistication and culture. Yet beneath the power, the glamour, and the splendour there has also been scandal, mystery and skullduggery. Kings & Queens of Europe: A Dark History peels away the glory and the glitz to take a wry look at what has really gone on in the corridors, bedrooms and dungeons of European power from the fourteenth century up to the present day. Including Vlad the Impaler’s stakes, Elizabeth Bathory’s razor blades, Philip IV’s starvation of the Knights Templars, the man in the iron mask, many mad monarchs from Juana I the Mad of Spain to Ludwig II of Bavaria, zand the troubled life of Princess Grace of Monaco, Kings & Queens of Europe: A Dark History is illustrated throughout and offers a lively, highly varied portrait of continental European monarchy.

Dark History of the Kings & Queens of Europe

Ernst Künzl

Grundzüge der Geschichte Roms von sagenhaften Anfängen bis zur Eroberung Konstantinopels im Jahre 1453.

Das alte Rom

Sejarah Gelap Para Raja & Ratu Eropa

Sejarah Gelap Raja & Ratu Inggris

Sejarah Gelap Para Paus

A Chronicle of History's Most Interesting Monarchies

Kings & Queens

Brenda Ralph Lewis Staff

A Comprehensive Guide to Solitaire Games

Card Games for One

The Vikings

the Popes : vice, murder and corruption in the Vatican

A dark history

Conspirators and conquerors: A dirty business -- The Normans -- Unholy alliances -- The Plantagenets Part I -- Crusading kings and troublesome barons -- The Plantagenets Part II -- Lovers, land and treason -- The Plantagenets Part III -- Insanity, civil war and child murder -- The Plantagenets part IV -- Conspiracy and bloodshed -- The Tudors Part I -- Decapitation and divorce -- The Tudors Part II -- Turmoil, terror and fatal illness -- The Tudors Part III -- Gloriana and gore -- The Tudors Part IV -- Roundheads and regicide -- The Stuarts Part I -- The not-so-merry monarchy -- The Stuarts Part II -- Mistresses and madness -- The Hanoverians Part I -- Battle royal -- The Hanoverians Part II -- Scandal behind closed doors -- The House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha -- A loose canon -- The Windsors Part I -- A modern monarchy? -- The Windsors Part II.

1066 to the Present Day

Dark History of the Kings & Queens of England

Despite its reputation as the longest established in Europe, the history of the English monarchy is punctuated by scandal, murders, betrayals, plots, and treason. Since William the Conqueror seized the crown in 1066, England has seen three civil wars; six monarchs have been murdered or executed; the throne of England has been usurped four times, and won in battle three times; and personal scandals and royal family quarrels abound. Dark History of The Kings & Queens of England provides an exciting and dramatic account of English royal history from 1066 to the present day. This engrossing book explores the scandal and intrigue behind each royal dynasty, from the ‘accidental’ murder of William II in 1100, through the excesses of Richard III, Henry VIII and ‘Bloody’ Mary, to the conspiracies surrounding the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, in 1997. Carefully researched, superbly entertaining and illustrated throughout with more than 200 colour and black-and-white photographs and artworks, this accessible and immensely enjoyable book highlights the true personalities and real lives of the individuals honoured with the crown of England—and those unfortunate enough to cross their paths.

Describes what life was like for a royal prince and for ordinary children growing up in the Incan Empire when the Spaniards arrived.

Growing Up in Inca Times

To many, Europe has been the pinnacle of world sophistication and culture. Yet beneath the power, the glamor, and the splendor there has also been scandal, mystery and skullduggery. Kings & Queens of Europe: A Dark History peels away the glory and the glitz to take a wry look at what has really gone on in the corridors, bedrooms and dungeons of European power from the fourteenth century up to the present day.

The Untold History of the Kings and Queens of Europe

Our Future Queen

Diana, Princess of Wales

Hitler and Nazi Germany

Stuart Barrie

People in Living History

Between 1933 and 1945 the entire youth of Germany became a limb of the Nazi Party, educated and trained to serve the needs and desires of National Socialism in its quest to establish a 1,000-year Reich. Hitler Youth examines the manipulation and corruption of a whole generation of German youth under the Nazis: the various youth organizations, the Nazi education system, and how the authorities gradually weaned children from their families. Includes a chapter on the military record of the infamous Hitlerjugend Division.

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