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1	Nicholas & Alexandra. more books like this by Robert K. Massie add to wishlist Nicholas & Alexandra is the internationally famous biography from Pulitzer prize-winner Robert Massie. Massie shows conclusively how the personal curse of the young heir's haemophilia, and the decisive influence it brought Rasputin, became fatally linked with the collapse of Imperial Russia. As an engrossing account of one of the century's most ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Children of Henry VIII more books like this by B Alison Weir, Alison Weir add to wishlist At his death in 1547, King Henry VIII left four heirs to the English throne: his only son, Prince Edward; his two daughters, Mary and Elizabeth; and his great-niece, Lady Jane Grey. In this riveting account, Alison Weir paints a unique portrait of these extraordinary rulers, examining their intricate relationships to each other and to history. of ... see all copies from $4.79! new only from $9.44! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Henry VIII: The King and His Court more books like this by Alison Weir add to wishlist Weir's popular biography of the most famous king in English history deals with his life and life in the court--and conveys a prodigious amount of historical research. see all copies from $2.35! new only from $8.43! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Six Wives of Henry VIII more books like this by B Alison Weir, Alison Weir add to wishlist This volume profiles each of Henry VIII's six wives, describing their backgrounds, personalities, relationship to the king, and ultimate demise, and shows how each reflected the perceptions of women and marriage at the time. see all copies from $6.71! new only from $10.00! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire more books like this by Amanda Foreman add to wishlist Sex, intrigue and adultery in the world of high politics and huge wealth in late eighteenth-century England. Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire was one of the most flamboyant and influential women of the eighteenth century. The great-great-great-great aunt of Diana, Princess of Wales, she was variously a compulsive gambler, a political savante and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.42! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Leap of Faith: Memoirs of an Unexpected Life more books like this by Queen Noor add to wishlist The Arab-American Lisa Halaby married King Hussein in 1978, becoming Queen Noor of Jordan. In this memoir, she writes candidly about her life as the wife of a king, with insights into the politics of the Middle East as well as details of her humanitarian activism, her children's upbringing, and the sad death of her husband in 1999. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Duchess more books like this by Amanda Foreman add to wishlist Winner of Britain's prestigious Whitbread Prize, Foreman's bestselling work--soon to be a major motion picture starring Keira Knightley and Ralph Fiennes--is a penetrating, marvelously written account of Lady Georgiana Spencer. Two 8-page b&w photo inserts. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.75! \| SVS
8	Marie Antoinette: The Journey more books like this by Antonia Fraser add to wishlist This biography of Marie Antoinette describes her royal upbringing, her arranged marriage, the difficulties she had getting accepted, her indiscretions, and the political turmoil--which her behavior helped stir up--that led to her death by guillotine in 1793. A New York Times Notable Book for 2001. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Princes in the Tower more books like this by B Alison Weir, Alison Weir add to wishlist Despite five centuries of investigation by historians, the sinister deaths of the boy king Edward V and his younger brother Richard, Duke of York, remain one of the most fascinating murder mysteries in English history. Did Richard III really kill "the Princes in the Tower", as is commonly believed, or was the murderer someone else entirely? In ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	The Life of Elizabeth I more books like this by B Alison Weir, Alison Weir add to wishlist Acclaimed biographer Alison Weir brings the enigmatic Elizabeth to life as never before in a brilliantly researched, fascinating book that is both an enthralling epic and an amazingly intimate portrait. 16-page photo insert. see all copies from $3.00! new only from $5.00! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Mary, Queen of Scots and the Murder of Lord Darnley more books like this by Alison Weir add to wishlist Historian Alison Weir investigates a true crime from 1567 involving Mary, Queen of Scots. After Mary's second husband, Lord Darnley, is killed in an explosion at his residence, it is discovered that he had actually died by suffocation. Darnley was thought to have been an opportunist who only married Mary in order to gain the crown. Weir sifts ... see all copies from $2.07! new only from $3.09! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Life more books like this by Alison Weir add to wishlist This biography of Eleanor of Aquitane, who was married to both Louis VII of France and, later, to Henry II of England, reviews her wealthy background, her reportedly voracious sexual appetite (which was a source of much gossip in her time), and the political intrigues in which she was involved. Eleanor wielded considerable power in 12th-century ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.61! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Love and Louis XIV: The Women in the Life of the Sun King more books like this by Antonia Fraser add to wishlist With consummate skill, Fraser pens a magnificent, sweeping portrait of the self-proclaimed Sun King Louis XIV, who ruled over the most glorious and extravagant court in 17th-century Europe, and explores in riveting detail his intimate relationships with women. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.81! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Warriors of God: Richard the Lionheart and Saladin in the Third Crusade more books like this by James Reston, Jr. add to wishlist The story of the Third Crusade, and the two men who dictated its outcome: Saladin, hero of the Islamic world and Richard the Lionheart. Richard and the King of France led a European army of several hundred thousand warriors, but Saladin's manoeuvres resulted in the crusaders retreat and the demise of the Third Crusade, see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.73! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	A Treasury of Royal Scandals: The Shocking True Stories of History's Wickedest, Weirdest, Most Wanton Kings, Queens, Tsars, Popes, and Emperors more books like this by Michael Farquhar add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.20! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Queen Isabella: Treachery, Adultery, and Murder in Medieval England more books like this by Alison Weir add to wishlist The acclaimed historian and bestselling author of "Eleanor of Aquitaine" turns her expert eye on the dark reign of another notorious and charismatic medieval monarch, Queen Isabella of France. see all copies from $2.72! new only from $10.01! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Day Lincoln Was Shot more books like this by Jim Bishop add to wishlist Well-known journalist and historian Jim Bishop begins this book at 7:00 a.m., April 14, 1865, with Lincoln emerging from his bedroom, worried about a dream in which he saw himself dead. The book ends 24 hours later, with the surgeon general placing two silver dollars on the president's eyelids. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $17.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Sex with Kings: 500 Years of Adultery, Power, Rivalry, and Revenge more books like this by Eleanor Herman add to wishlist What does Camilla see in Charles? Did the Duchess of Windsor REALLY think she was going to get the crown of England? Learn the scandalous truth about the illicit relationships of some of history's most powerful men-and the women who slept with them to get to the top. SEX WITH KINGS is the perfect book for anyone who revels in the scandalous goings ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	The Sun King more books like this by Nancy Mitford add to wishlist This work takes as its subject Louis XIV at Versailles - from the moment he decided to transform his father's hunting lodge into the greatest palace in Europe to his death there 54 years later. It covers the daily life of the king, the court and the government during the period of France's apogee in military power and artistic achievement. The ... see all copies from $2.60! new only from $24.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Hitler: A Study in Tyranny more books like this by Alan Bullock add to wishlist One of the most respected biographies of Hitler, this book looks less at the psychology of the man and more at how Hitler acquired power. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.47! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Eleanor of Aquitaine and the four Kings more books like this by Amy Ruth Kelly add to wishlist This account of Queen Eleanor and her century is offered as a study of individuals who set their stamp upon the events of their time, rather than as a study of developing systems of politics, economics, or jurisprudence. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.99! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	King, Kaiser, Tsar: Three Royal Cousins Who Led the World to War more books like this by Catrine Clay add to wishlist The extraordinary family story of George V, Wilhelm II, and Nicholas II: they were tied to one another by history, and history would ultimately tear them apart. Known among their families as Georgie, Willy, and Nicky, they were, respectively, the royal cousins George V of England, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, and Nicholas II of Russia--the first ... see all copies from $3.48! new only from $6.78! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Six Wives: The Queens of Henry VIII more books like this by David Starkey add to wishlist Catherine of Aragon, the pious Spanish Catholic who suffered years of miscarriages and failed to produce a male heir; Anne Boleyn, the pretty, clever, French-educated 'Protestant' whose marriage to Henry changed England forever; Jane Seymour, the demure and submissive contrast to Anne's radical and vampish style; Anne of Cleves, 'the Mare of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Royals more books like this by Kitty Kelley add to wishlist The no-holds-barred account of the House of Windsor, from Queen Elizabeth's childhood to the much-publicized split between Prince Charles and Princess Diana. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Personal Memoirs more books like this by Ulysses S Grant add to wishlist Faced with cancer and financial ruin, the Civil War's greatest general and former president, Ulysses S. Grant wrote his personal memoirs to secure his family's future. In doing so, he won himself a unique place in American letters. Acclaimed by writers as diverse as Mark Twain and Gertrude Stein, Grant's memoirs demonstrate the intelligence, ... see all copies from $2.15! new only from $8.50! \| first editions \| SVS

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