Royalty category: 1453 books

This engrossing biography of George IV, king of England from 1820 to 1830, gives a full and objective reassessment of the monarch’s character, reputation, and achievement. Previous writers have tended to accept the unfavorable verdicts of the king’s contemporaries that he was a dissolute, pleasure-loving...

The book features the following warriors of India.  1. ABHIMANYU 2. BHISHMA 3. EKALAVYA 4. KARNA 5. VIBHEESHANA 6. LAKSHMANA 7. SHIVAJI

Extrait : J’écris l’histoire de Napoléon pour répondre à un libelle. C’est une entreprise imprudente puisque ce libelle est lancé par le premier talent du siècle contre un homme qui, depuis quatre ans, se trouve en butte à la vengeance de toutes les puissances de la terre. Je suis enchaîné...

Стефан Цвейг — признанный мастер романизированной биографии, каждый раз избиравший объектом описания яркую историческую личность. Вниманию читателя предлагается...

Napoléon III (1808-1873) : Fils de Louis Bonaparte et d'Hortense de Beauharnais. Ayant connu une jeunesse d'exil et d'aventures, il revient en France après la révolution de 1848 et entame une carrière politique qui le conduit à la Présidence de la République. L'année suivant le...

Nineteenth-century German historians portrayed Maximilian I as a fascinating but enigmatic dignitary - the first modern ruler and the last medieval knight, the model humanist, a true Renaissance man. He has since been ridiculed as a spineless misadventurer, a Don Quixote whose head was full of magnificent...

Did you know that England is a country where women rule - literally? England has had many queens, and all of them as brave and brilliant as any king can be. Let’s meet and greet the queens of England in this wonderful picture book for kids. Who is your favorite queen?

«No quisiera que este libro fuera una hagiografía de un personaje de la realeza, sino la crónica de un ser humano con responsabilidades reales que ha tenido siempre presente la importancia del cumplimiento del deber, el servicio a los demás y que ha vivido y sufrido las adversidades de la existencia...

In the past, tens of great empires were created by our famous forebears. The Timurid and Bobur’s dynasties are the most well-known among them. They shone as the sun in the scene of the history. The unique and great Tamerlane was the founder of these two empires. He became public’s real hero and...

English Lands Letters and Kings: From Elizabeth to Anne is a short overview of many figures in English history.

The Afterlife of King James IV explores the survival stories following the Scottish king's defeat at the battle of Flodden in 1513, and how his image and legacy were used in the years that followed when he remained a shadow player in the politics of a shattered kingdom. Keith John Coleman has written...

Seit ihrer Entdeckung vor mehr als 20 Jahren lebt Heidi Klum auf der Überholspur. Sie ist nicht nur eines der bekanntesten Models weltweit, sondern eine der wenigen Deutschen, die es in diesem harten Business geschafft hat. Aber ihr Weg an die Spitze war nicht immer mit Rosen gebettet. Trotz aller auch...

And then they were five! On April 23, 2018, Prince William and Kate Middleton added another son to their family: Prince Louis Arthur Charles of Cambridge. A new baby is always a cause of great joy, but a new little Windsor is a cause for celebration for royal-watchers around the world. People’s...

In 1785, a sensational trial began in Paris that would divide the country and captivate Europe. A leading Catholic cardinal and scion of one of the most distinguished families in France stood accused of forging the queen's signature to obtain the most expensive piece of jewelry in Europe: a 2,800-carat...