Eleanor of Aquitaine: Queen of France and England, Mother of Empires (Cockerill Sara)(Pevná vazba)

Eleanor of Aquitaine: Queen of France and England, Mother of Empires (Cockerill Sara)(Pevná vazba)

Eleanor of Aquitaine's story sometimes seems so extreme it ought to be made up. The headlines: orphaned as a child, Duchess in her own right, Queen of France, crusader, survivor of a terrible battle, kidnapped by her own husband, kidnapped by pirates, divorced for barrenness, Countess of Anjou,

Plantagenet Princes: The Sons of Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry II (Boyd Douglas)(Pevná vazba)

When Count Henry of Anjou and his formidable wife Eleanor of Aquitaine became king and queen of England, they amassed an empire stretching 1,000 miles from the Pyrenees to the Scottish border, including half of France. Henry's grandmother Empress Mathilda of Germany had taught him that ruling is

Eleanor of Castile: The Shadow Queen (Cockerill Sara)(Paperback)

Eleanor of Castile, the remarkable woman behind England's greatest medieval king, Edward I, has been effectively airbrushed from history; yet she had one of the most fascinating lives of any of England's queens. Her childhood was spent in the centre of the Spanish reconquest and was dominated by

Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine: Founding an Empire (Lewis Matthew)(Pevná vazba)

Henry II was the first Plantagenet king, the founder of England's most successful and longest ruling dynasty. But Henry did not come to the throne alone. He had married Eleanor of Aquitaine, a formidable and powerful woman 10 years his elder. Eleanor had spent 15 years married to Louis VII of

Eleanor Of Aquitaine - By the Wrath of God, Queen of England (Weir Alison)(Paperback / softback)

She lived to be 82, but it was only in old age that she triumphed over the adversities and tragedies of her earlier years and became virtual ruler of England. Eleanor has exerted a fascination over writers and biographers for 800 years, but the prevailing myths and legends that attach to her name

Plantagenet Princesses: The Daughters of Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry II (Boyd Douglas)(Pevná vazba)

A unique look at the lives of two daughters that highlights the dichotomy of lives of royal women, as both daughters and mothers of kings, who also knew both prison and power.The names of few medieval monarchs and their queens are better known than Eleanor of Aquitaine, uniquely queen of France and

Queen Elizabeth II's Guide to Life (Dolby Karen)(Pevná vazba)

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-serving monarch, Supreme Governor of the Church of England and the Head of the Commonwealth, has reigned for a record-breaking 76 years. What are the secrets of her success? How does she still approach her day-to-day with such vitality and aplomb, even when

The Two Eleanors of Henry III: The Lives of Eleanor of Provence and Eleanor de Montfort (Baker Darren)(Pevná vazba)

King John, Henry III and England's Lost Civil War (Paul Davis John)(Pevná vazba)

In 1204, the great Angevin Empire created by the joining of the dynasties of Henry II of England and his queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine, was fragmenting. At its height, the family landholdings had been among the largest the world had ever seen. From the border of England and Scotland in the north to

Cathedrals of England (Batsford Harry)(Pevná vazba)

This classic guide from 1934 gives a brief account and pictorial review of every Church of England cathedral in England that existed at the time. Wonderful readable and richly illustrated with photographs and original drawings by Brian Cook, this is still a great read for architectural enthusiasts

Lighthouses of England and Wales (Leach Nicholas)(Pevná vazba)

This newly revised and wholly redesigned edition is a complete guide to the lighthouses of England, Wales and the Channel Islands. It includes every known lighthouse past and present, from the largest and best known, such as Beachy Head, Eddystone and Skerries, to the smallest harbour lights and

England: The Biography - The Story of English Cricket (Wilde Simon)(Pevná vazba)

The most comprehensive and revealing account of the story of England cricket and cricketers yet

Mary, Queen of Scots Book of Days (Times Tudor)(Pevná vazba)

Hugely informative and stunningly produced, the Mary, Queen of Scots Book of Days pairs a practical perpetual diary with a wealth of material on the life and times of Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-1587). The first woman to be crowned as a queen regnant in the British Isles, the tumultuous life and

Muhammad and the Empires of Faith: The Making of the Prophet of Islam (Anthony Sean W.)(Pevná vazba)

In Muhammad and the Empires of Faith, Sean W. Anthony demonstrates how critical readings of non-Muslim and Muslim sources in tandem can breathe new life into the historical study of Muhammad and how his message transformed the world. By placing these sources within the intellectual and cultural

Flavours of England: Soups and Starters (Davies Gilli)(Pevná vazba)

A warming bowl of soup for winter or a cooling bowl of iced soup for summer, England can boast the best of both with recipes such as thick, rich Split Pea and York Ham soup or cool cream of Watercress for a warm summer's day. For a sophisticated starter, why go further than a plate of smoked

Everything is Beautiful: 'the most uplifting book of the year' Good Housekeeping (Ray Eleanor)(Pevná vazba)

Perfect for fans of Eleanor Oliphant and The Keeper of Lost Things, this exquisitely told, uplifting novel shows us that however hopeless things might feel, beauty can be found in the most unexpected of

Pocket Bios: Marie Antoinette (Berenger Al)(Pevná vazba)

A colorfully illustrated, pocket-size picture book biography of the last queen of France, Marie Antoinette.Marie Antoinette was born Archduchess of Austria and married Louis-Auguste, future King Louis XVI, when she was only 14 years old. At the age of 19, she became the last queen of France before

Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off (Lochhead Liz)(Paperback)

The tale of the enmity between Elizabeth I of England and Mary Queen of Scots, retold by Scotland's unofficial Poet

Empires of the Mind: The Colonial Past and the Politics of the Present (Gildea Robert)(Pevná vazba)

'The empires of the future would be the empires of the mind' declared Churchill in 1943, envisaging universal empires living in peaceful harmony. Robert Gildea exposes instead the brutal realities of decolonisation and neo-colonialism which have shaped the postwar world. Even after the rush of

Queen of Versailles: Madame de Maintenon, First Lady of Louis XIV's France (Bryant Mark)(Pevná vazba)

The rise to power of Fran oise d'Aubign , Marquise de Maintenon (1635-1719), a queen in all but name, was nothing short of extraordinary. Born into poverty and ignominy, she used her intellect, charisma, and connections to join the ranks of fashionable society, eventually establishing herself at

Isabella - She-Wolf of France, Queen of England (Weir Alison)(Paperback / softback)

Described by Christopher Marlowe as the 'She-Wolf of France', Isabella was one of the most notorious femme fatales in history. According to popular legend, her angry ghost can be glimpsed among church ruins, clutching the beating heart of her murdered husband. But how did Isabella aquire this

Warriors of Wing and Flame (Larson Sara B.)(Pevná vazba)

In Warriors of Wing and Flame, acclaimed author Sara B. Larson continues her enchanting YA fantasy duology with a timeless fairytale feel in an original voice. The doorway between the magical Visempirum and the human world has been reopened. Paladin are once more living in the citadel where Zuhra

King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table (Pyle Howard)(Pevná vazba)

The legend of Arthur, King of England, and his Knights of the Round Table of Camelot, including Sir Lancelot, Sir Galahad, Sir Gawain, Merlin and Guinevere. The legend herein tells of the sword in the stone, the Lady of the Lake, the forming of the Round Table and of course, the search for the

M for Mammy (O'Reilly Eleanor)(Pevná vazba)

For fans of Roddy Doyle and Marian Keyes, a heartwarming and funny debut of an Irish family, the Augustts, all bound together with love and language. There's a son who doesn't speak, a mother who has a stroke, a granny who talks enough for all of them and a daughter who is writing it all