Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch (Smith Sally Bedell)(Paperback)

Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch (Smith Sally Bedell)(Paperback)

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - This 'excellent, all-embracing' (The New York Times) biography of Queen Elizabeth II is a magisterial study of the woman known only from a distance--and a captivating window into her decades-long reign. From the moment of her ascension to the throne in 1952 at the age of

Elizabeth the Queen - The real story behind The Crown (Smith Sally Bedell)(Paperback / softback)

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

Charles - The Misunderstood Prince. 'The royal biography everyone's talking about' The Daily Mail (Smith Sally Bedell)(Paperback / softback)

Queen - Elizabeth II and the Monarchy (Pimlott Ben)(Paperback / softback)

An updated edition of Ben Pimlott's classic biography of the Queen: 'There is no better biography of Elizabeth II.' PETER HENNESSY, Independent on

Who Was Queen Elizabeth? (Eding June)(Paperback)

Our bestselling series is fit for a queen The life of Queen Elizabeth I was dramatic and dangerous: cast out of her father's court at the age of three and imprisoned at nineteen, Elizabeth was crowned queen in 1558, when she was only twenty-five. A tough, intelligent woman who spoke five languages,

Monarchy and Matrimony: The Courtships of Elizabeth I (Doran Susan)(Paperback)

Monarchy and Matrimony is the first comprehensive study of Elizabeth I's courtships. Susan Doran argues that the cult of the Virgin Queen' was invented by her ministers, and that Elizabeth was forced into celibacy by political necessity. Doran's detailed examination of the different suits is based

Elizabeth II: A Queen for Our Time (Jackson Chris)(Pevná vazba)

ELIZABETH II: A QUEEN FOR OUR TIME is a lively and affectionate celebration of the beloved monarch and a beautiful visual record of her extraordinary reign over the past twenty years leading up to her platinum jubilee. For as long as many of us can remember, Queen Elizabeth II has been an

A Life Story: King Charles III - Sally Morganová

King Charles III: environmental activist, monarch andhead of the Commonwealth.Read all about the life of King Charles III,from his early days at boarding school and watching his mother becomequeen to his dedicated work as an environmental activistand becoming king himself, this book will take youon

Queen of Our Times: The Life of Elizabeth II - Hardman Robert

The definitive biography of Her Majesty The Queen by one of Britain’s leading royal authorities.'This is a beautifully-crafted, deeply informed and rounded portrait of the gold standard monarch and the age to which she has given her name. Queen of Our Times has depth, feel and insight in

The Churchill Secret KBO (Smith Jonathan)(Paperback / softback)

Nineteen-fifty-three is synonymous in the British memory with the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on 2 June. But less well known is what happened in 10 Downing Street on 23 June. With Anthony Eden vying for power, the elderly Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, must maintain the confidence of his

Reflected Glory (Smith Sally Bedell)(Paperback)

A biography of Pamela Churchill Harriman based on over 800 interviews and archival research, charting her life from marriage to Churchill's son, Randolph, through two further marriages to her eventual appointment as US Ambassador to

The Tudor Queens of England (Loades David)(Paperback)

From Elizabeth of York - wife of Henry VII, the first Tudor monarch - through to Elizabeth I, her grand-daughter and the last in the line, this book explores some of the most colourful and dramatic women in British history. Queen consorts were central to the Royal Court but their role has rarely

Gresham's Law - The Life and World of Queen Elizabeth I's Banker (Guy John)(Paperback / softback)

Banker, gaoler, smuggler, spy: the many lives of a Tudor

The Queen Mother: The Official Biography (Shawcross William)(Paperback)

The official and definitive biography of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, the most beloved British monarch of the twentieth century. Consort of King George VI, mother of Queen Elizabeth II, and grandmother of Prince Charles, Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon--the ninth of the Earl of

Temptation Of Elizabeth Tudor (Norton Elizabeth)(Paperback / softback)

The riveting story of the sex scandal that threatened the life of the young Elizabeth Tudor, and whose outcome was pivotal to the creation of the public persona of Elizabeth

Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (Vickers Hugo)(Paperback / softback)

This was partly due to her long life, and the difficulty that always exists when a biography of a living person is attempted, partly because she was a queen - and the real person gets hidden behind the perceived image - and partly because she is hard to pin

The Life of Charlotte Bronte (Gaskell Elizabeth Cleghorn)(Paperback)

Elizabeth Gaskell's The Life of Charlotte Bronte (1857) is a pioneering biography of one great Victorian woman novelist by another. Gaskell was a friend of Bronte's and, having been invited to write the official life, determined to both tell the truth and honor her friend. This edition collates all

Elizabethans: A History of How Modern Britain Was Forged (Marr Andrew)(Paperback)

The Sunday Times bestsellerTHE STORY OF BRITAIN during the long reign of Queen Elizabeth II. Find out how Britain changed in this entrancing, lively portrait of Britain's Elizabethan Age by bestselling writer and broadcaster Andrew Marr Britain changed fundamentally during the Queen's long,

Alžběta II.- Život moderní panovnice - Smith Sally Bedell

Od chvíle, kdy roku 1952 v pětadvaceti letech usedla na trůn, byla královna Alžběta II. cílem nepřetržité pozornosti. Co však o nejznámější korunované hlavě světa doopravdy víme? Známá autorka životopisů Sally Bedell Smithová na základě mnoha rozhovorů a dříve

Alžběta II. - Sally Bedell Smithová - e-kniha

eBook: V knize Alžběta II., Život moderní panovnice se seznámíme s dívkou, jež se nenadále stane „předpokládanou dědičkou“, poté co se její strýc vzdá trůnu. Ve třinácti letech se zamiluje do mladého kadeta Filipa a rozhodne se za něj provdat, ačkoli její rodiče

Faith of Queen Elizabeth - The Poise, Grace, and Quiet Strength Behind the Crown (Delffs Dudley)(Paperback / softback)

Life Cycles (Morgan Sally)(Paperback)

Explore the fascinating life cycle of the salmon, from river life to the big oceans and back to where they hatched, in this highly photographic information book by Sally Morgan. Follow the fish from their very early stages through their journey to adulthood, and find out how other creatures'

Arbella Stuart: The Uncrowned Queen (Armitage Jill)(Paperback)

In 1562, Elizabeth I, the last of Henry VIII's children, lay dying of smallpox, and the curse of the Tudor succession again reared its head. The queen was to recover, but the issue remained: if the queen did not produce an heir, who was next in line to succeed? Lady Arbella Stuart was cousin to