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Louis XIV and the Zenith of the French Monarchy (Paperback): Arthur Hassall Louis XIV and the Zenith of the French Monarchy (Paperback)
Arthur Hassall
R364 Discovery Miles 3 640 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Queen Elizabeth II - The Life and Legacy of Britain's Second Longest Reigning Monarch (Paperback): Charles River Editors Queen Elizabeth II - The Life and Legacy of Britain's Second Longest Reigning Monarch (Paperback)
Charles River Editors
R251 Discovery Miles 2 510 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
The Organ Grinder's Monkey (Paperback): Robert Rangel Hui, Steve The Organ Grinder's Monkey (Paperback)
Robert Rangel Hui, Steve
R610 Discovery Miles 6 100 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

A riveting saga of deceit, scandal, sex, greed and power

I've traveled all over the world. I've stayed in the best hotels and eaten in the best restaurants. But that isn't me. I'm a simple man. I have simple tastes and I live in a simple house.

But people who knew of my past life still want to know . . . what's it like? What's it like to work for the richest family on earth, the Royal Family of Brunei?

"Well they have money and they spend it," I answer them. I tire of the subject. I know once they get a taste of the story, the questions will keep coming.

"No," they answer. "That's not what I mean. What's it like to travel with the Royal Family? What are they like?"

How can I answer that?

What are they like? They are one of the last true monarchies here on earth. They still rule with a word and with a wave of their hand, no different than they did centuries ago. I worked for a true monarchy, which could have been taken straight out of the movie, "The King and I."

There is not enough time in a day or even a week to tell them all there is to tell.

Yet this story is true. It is no movie nor is it a fairy tale.

I lived it.

For a simple man like me who lives in a simple house, to become a slave of the highest order and to have lived in their world is still surreal.

I see you interrupting me, "A slave you say. There are no longer any slaves."

I scoff at you. I was indeed a slave. What do you call a person who has no life other than what the prince or princess gives them as their daily morsel. What do you call a man who does not sleep but maybe three hours a night waiting by the phone for orders or instructions for twelve years on end? Shall I tell those who ask that the work almost killed me several times over? Shall I tell them that I was indeed a slave who lost his wife because of years of neglecting her and who did not get to see his own children grow up?

Shall I tell them of the deceit, lies, and backstabbing which were the normal part of my everyday existence. Shall I tell them that maybe only one out of ten thousand men could have done my job because of the miracles that they expected me to perform?

No slaves indeed

Welcome to my life.

Queen Elizabeth I (Paperback): Jacob Abbott Queen Elizabeth I (Paperback)
Jacob Abbott
R333 Discovery Miles 3 330 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This accessible, immensely readable biography of Elizabeth I by Jacob Abbott is part of the 'Makers of History' series, and is the best single-volume introduction to the life and times of the Virgin Queen.

British Legends - The Life and Legacy of Freddie Mercury (Paperback): Charles River Editors British Legends - The Life and Legacy of Freddie Mercury (Paperback)
Charles River Editors
R181 Discovery Miles 1 810 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Anne of Brittany (Paperback): Helen Sanborn Anne of Brittany (Paperback)
Helen Sanborn
R206 Discovery Miles 2 060 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Louis XIV (Paperback): John Abbott Louis XIV (Paperback)
John Abbott
R232 Discovery Miles 2 320 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Alexander III of Russia (Paperback): John Van Der Kiste Alexander III of Russia (Paperback)
John Van Der Kiste; Charles Lowe
R412 Discovery Miles 4 120 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Memoirs of an Arabian Princess (Paperback): Emilly Ruete Memoirs of an Arabian Princess (Paperback)
Emilly Ruete
R193 Discovery Miles 1 930 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Noble Flight - Large Print Edition - A Familys Exodus and Survival During World War II (Paperback): Christopher J Gniewosz,... Noble Flight - Large Print Edition - A Familys Exodus and Survival During World War II (Paperback)
Christopher J Gniewosz, Teresa Bisping Gniewosz
R738 Discovery Miles 7 380 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
History of Friedrich II of Prussia - Volume XVIII (Paperback): The Perfect Library History of Friedrich II of Prussia - Volume XVIII (Paperback)
The Perfect Library; Thomas Carlyle
R522 Discovery Miles 5 220 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Everything You Need To Know About The Crown Jewels - Find Out All You Need Know About The Magnificent Treasures Of The Tower of... Everything You Need To Know About The Crown Jewels - Find Out All You Need Know About The Magnificent Treasures Of The Tower of London And Their Fascinating Stories (Paperback)
Joanne Hayle
R322 Discovery Miles 3 220 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
George and Marina - Duke and Duchess of Kent (Paperback): Christopher Warwick George and Marina - Duke and Duchess of Kent (Paperback)
Christopher Warwick
R237 Discovery Miles 2 370 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
History Of Friedrich II of Prussia - Volume VIII (Paperback): The Perfect Library History Of Friedrich II of Prussia - Volume VIII (Paperback)
The Perfect Library; Thomas Carlyle
R358 Discovery Miles 3 580 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
From She-Wolf to Martyr - The Reign and Disputed Reputation of Johanna I of Naples (Hardcover): Elizabeth Casteen From She-Wolf to Martyr - The Reign and Disputed Reputation of Johanna I of Naples (Hardcover)
Elizabeth Casteen
R1,371 Discovery Miles 13 710 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In 1343 a seventeen-year-old girl named Johanna (1326-1382) ascended the Neapolitan throne, becoming the ruling monarch of one of medieval Europe's most important polities. For nearly forty years, she held her throne and the avid attention of her contemporaries. Their varied responses to her reign created a reputation that made Johanna the most notorious woman in Europe during her lifetime. In From She-Wolf to Martyr, Elizabeth Casteen examines Johanna's evolving, problematic reputation and uses it as a lens through which to analyze often-contradictory late-medieval conceptions of rulership, authority, and femininity.When Johanna inherited the Neapolitan throne from her grandfather, many questioned both her right to and her suitability for her throne. After the murder of her first husband, Johanna quickly became infamous as a she-wolf-a violent, predatory, sexually licentious woman. Yet, she also eventually gained fame as a wise, pious, and able queen. Contemporaries-including Francesco Petrarch, Giovanni Boccaccio, Birgitta of Sweden, and Catherine of Siena-were fascinated by Johanna. Drawing on a wide range of textual and visual sources, Casteen reconstructs the fourteenth-century conversation about Johanna and tracks the role she played in her time's cultural imaginary. She argues that despite Johanna's modern reputation for indolence and incompetence, she crafted a new model of female sovereignty that many of her contemporaries accepted and even lauded.

The Story of King Arthur and His Knights (Paperback): Howard Pyle The Story of King Arthur and His Knights (Paperback)
Howard Pyle
R604 Discovery Miles 6 040 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Queen Victoria (Paperback): Lytton Strachey, 1stworld Publishing Queen Victoria (Paperback)
Lytton Strachey, 1stworld Publishing
R414 Discovery Miles 4 140 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Purchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - - On November 6, 1817, died the Princess Charlotte, only child of the Prince Regent, and heir to the crown of England. Her short life had hardly been a happy one. By nature impulsive, capricious, and vehement, she had always longed for liberty; and she had

Fergie Confidential - The Duchess of York's True Story (Paperback): Chris Hutchins, Peter Thompson Fergie Confidential - The Duchess of York's True Story (Paperback)
Chris Hutchins, Peter Thompson
R514 Discovery Miles 5 140 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Lives of the Queens of England - From the Norman Conquest, Volume 6 (Hardcover): Agnes Strickland Lives of the Queens of England - From the Norman Conquest, Volume 6 (Hardcover)
Agnes Strickland
R1,171 Discovery Miles 11 710 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Diana's Babies - Kate, William and the repair of a broken family (Paperback): Angela Levin Diana's Babies - Kate, William and the repair of a broken family (Paperback)
Angela Levin
R164 Discovery Miles 1 640 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Ma`afu, prince of Tonga, chief of Fiji - The life and times of Fiji's first Tui Lau (Paperback): John Spurway Ma`afu, prince of Tonga, chief of Fiji - The life and times of Fiji's first Tui Lau (Paperback)
John Spurway
R2,004 Discovery Miles 20 040