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The Silent Emperor - German Emperor Frederick III (Paperback): Christina Croft The Silent Emperor - German Emperor Frederick III (Paperback)
Christina Croft
R422 Discovery Miles 4 220 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Charles VII, Volume 5 of 6 - The King Victorious, 1449 - 1453 (Paperback): Frank H. Wallis Charles VII, Volume 5 of 6 - The King Victorious, 1449 - 1453 (Paperback)
Frank H. Wallis; Gaston Du Fresne Beaucourt
R789 Discovery Miles 7 890 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
James VI & I - First King of Great Britain (Paperback): Tudor Times James VI & I - First King of Great Britain (Paperback)
Tudor Times
R174 Discovery Miles 1 740 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
The Smartest Student in High School Made the Worst Grades in America - Volume 2 Blessed Are Those O Children of Ancient Israel... The Smartest Student in High School Made the Worst Grades in America - Volume 2 Blessed Are Those O Children of Ancient Israel Ancient America Abyssinia &The Sacred Covenant of El Yahuwa (Paperback)
Prince Sean Alemayehu Tewodros; As told by 9ruby Prince Abyssinia
R6,233 R4,803 Discovery Miles 48 030 Save R1,430 (23%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Eleanor, the Firebrand Queen (Paperback): Helen Rayson-Hill Eleanor, the Firebrand Queen (Paperback)
Helen Rayson-Hill
R641 Discovery Miles 6 410 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
The Queen - 1926 - 2022 (Paperback): Jack Harrison The Queen - 1926 - 2022 (Paperback)
Jack Harrison
R296 R271 Discovery Miles 2 710 Save R25 (8%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days
Farewell Britain's Television Queen (Paperback): Bob Crew Farewell Britain's Television Queen (Paperback)
Bob Crew
R335 Discovery Miles 3 350 Ships in 9 - 17 working days
Charlene - In Search Of A Princess (Paperback): Arlene Prinsloo Charlene - In Search Of A Princess (Paperback)
Arlene Prinsloo
R360 Discovery Miles 3 600 Ships in 2 - 4 working days

When Charlene Wittstock married Prince Albert of Monaco in a starstudded wedding watched by millions across the world in 2011, rumours of her getting cold feet and her unhappiness about his love children swirled around the couple. Ever since then, the statuesque Olympic swimmer has been in the eye of the paparazzi and the centre of endless tabloid speculation and malicious rumour-mongering.

Is the bubbly, down-to-earth South African lonely in glamorous Monaco? Is it a marriage of convenience? What is truth behind her health issues? These are just some of the questions that roil so publicly around her.

Journalist Arlene Prinsloo sifts fact from fiction in this revealing unauthorised biography of Her Serene Highness Princess Charlene. Prinsloo traces her life from humble beginnings in Zimbabwe, Johannesburg and Durban to the Olympic Games, her jet-set romance with the bachelor prince, a ‘fairy-tale’ wedding and becoming a mother to twins.

At its heart, it’s the story of a woman in search of happiness for herself and her family – and also of the beginning of Charlene defining her own space amid the royal protocol.

Tales of Old Singapore (Paperback): Iain Manley Tales of Old Singapore (Paperback)
Iain Manley
R428 Discovery Miles 4 280 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Imperial Lives and Letters of the Eleventh Century (Paperback): Theodore Mommsen, Karl F. Morrison Imperial Lives and Letters of the Eleventh Century (Paperback)
Theodore Mommsen, Karl F. Morrison; Edited by Robert L. Benson
R580 R529 Discovery Miles 5 290 Save R51 (9%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Autobiography of Queen Ratnaprava Devi (Paperback): Ratnaprava Devi Autobiography of Queen Ratnaprava Devi (Paperback)
Ratnaprava Devi; Translated by Tapan Kumar Panda, Julie Mishra
R440 Discovery Miles 4 400 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Diana, William, and Harry - The Heartbreaking Story of a Princess and Mother (Large print, Paperback, Large type / large print... Diana, William, and Harry - The Heartbreaking Story of a Princess and Mother (Large print, Paperback, Large type / large print edition)
James Patterson, Chris Mooney
R764 R715 Discovery Miles 7 150 Save R49 (6%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Darkwater - Voices from Within the Veil (Paperback): W. E. B Du Bois Darkwater - Voices from Within the Veil (Paperback)
W. E. B Du Bois
R174 Discovery Miles 1 740 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Marguerite of Valois - Queen of Navarre and France, 1553-1615 (Paperback): E.R. Chamberlin Marguerite of Valois - Queen of Navarre and France, 1553-1615 (Paperback)
E.R. Chamberlin
R419 Discovery Miles 4 190 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Henry the Young King, 1155-1183 (Paperback): Matthew Strickland Henry the Young King, 1155-1183 (Paperback)
Matthew Strickland
R573 Discovery Miles 5 730 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This first modern study of Henry the Young King, eldest son of Henry II but the least known Plantagenet monarch, explores the brief but eventful life of the only English ruler after the Norman Conquest to be created co-ruler in his father's lifetime. Crowned at fifteen to secure an undisputed succession, Henry played a central role in the politics of Henry II's great empire and was hailed as the embodiment of chivalry. Yet, consistently denied direct rule, the Young King was provoked first into heading a major rebellion against his father, then to waging a bitter war against his brother Richard for control of Aquitaine, dying before reaching the age of thirty having never assumed actual power. In this remarkable history, Matthew Strickland provides a richly colored portrait of an all-but-forgotten royal figure tutored by Thomas Becket, trained in arms by the great knight William Marshal, and incited to rebellion by his mother Eleanor of Aquitaine, while using his career to explore the nature of kingship, succession, dynastic politics, and rebellion in twelfth-century England and France.

The Queen - 70 Chapters in the Life of Elizabeth II (Hardcover): Ian Lloyd The Queen - 70 Chapters in the Life of Elizabeth II (Hardcover)
Ian Lloyd
R569 Discovery Miles 5 690 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

'I get enormously impressed when she walks into a room,' Princess Margaret once said of her sister. 'It's a kind of magic.' Prince William recalled, 'As I learned growing up, you don't mess with your grandmother. What she says goes.' In the year of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, royal biographer Ian Lloyd reveals the woman behind the legend over 70 themed chapters. Drawing on interviews with relatives, friends and courtiers, he explores her relationship with seven generations of the royal family, from the children of Queen Victoria to Elizabeth's own great-grandchildren. He also sheds light on some lesser-known aspects of her character, such as her frugality and her gift for mimicry. In addition, we see her encounters with A-listers, from Marilyn Monroe to Madonna, and her adept handling of several of the twentieth century's most difficult leaders. Above all, Lloyd examines how the Queen has stayed true to the promise she made to the nation at the age of 21, 'that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service'.

Elizabeth - England's Slandered Queen (Paperback): Arlene Okerlund Elizabeth - England's Slandered Queen (Paperback)
Arlene Okerlund 2
R346 Discovery Miles 3 460 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Elizabeth Wydeville, Queen consort to Edward IV, has traditionally been portrayed as a scheming opportunist. But was she a cunning vixen or a tragic wife and mother? As this extraordinary biography shows, the first queen to bear the name Elizabeth lived a life of tragedy, love, and loss that no other queen has since endured. This shocking revelation about the survival of one woman through vilification and adversity shows Elizabeth as a beautiful and adored wife, distraught mother of the two lost Princes in the Tower, an and innocent queen slandered by politicians.

The Duchess of Windsor - A collection of articles (Paperback): Moniek Bloks The Duchess of Windsor - A collection of articles (Paperback)
Moniek Bloks
R483 Discovery Miles 4 830 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
The History and Haunting of the Palace of Versailles (Paperback): Rebecca F. Pittman The History and Haunting of the Palace of Versailles (Paperback)
Rebecca F. Pittman
R815 Discovery Miles 8 150 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Louise de Savoie and Francois I in the French Renaissance - Thirty Years of Youth, 1485-1515 (Paperback): Frank H. Wallis Louise de Savoie and Francois I in the French Renaissance - Thirty Years of Youth, 1485-1515 (Paperback)
Frank H. Wallis; Rene Maulde La Claviere
R615 Discovery Miles 6 150 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Sandringham - The Story of a Royal Home (Paperback): Helen Cathcart Sandringham - The Story of a Royal Home (Paperback)
Helen Cathcart
R390 Discovery Miles 3 900 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Empress Eugenie - A footnote history (Paperback): Joanne Watson Empress Eugenie - A footnote history (Paperback)
Joanne Watson
R489 Discovery Miles 4 890 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

This is the story of the glamorous French Empress who escaped from a vengeful mob in 1870 and spent the next fifty years in exile in England. With a broad brush approach to the political events it shows her life and times from a different angle, exploring subjects often relegated to mere footnotes. Aided by the increased digitalisation of sources which produced many new and interesting discoveries, the book features 53 images of the important people and places Eugenie was born in a makeshift tent during an earthquake in Southern Spain but this impetuous and beautiful young woman's life changed dramatically when she married Napoleon III in 1853. She was to become a worldwide fashion icon but was much more than a trophy wife even though she suffered from a philandering husband. An early feminist with a social conscience, her achievements were negated by many because she wasn't French, becoming the inevitable scapegoat for the ills of the Empire. Yet in November 1869 when Eugenie opened the Suez Canal she was the most famous woman in the world. Less than a year later she made a dramatic escape from those who blamed her for a disastrous war that caused the collapse of the Second Empire. Helped by her American dentist, Eugenie was smuggled out of Paris enroute to England and exile. The early death of her husband was followed a few years later by that of her son whilst with the British army in South Africa. A close friend of Queen Victoria, Eugenie lived in Farnborough, a small Hampshire town for 4 decades, building an Imperial Mausoleum for her husband and son and dressing in black for the rest of her days. Condemned in her own mind to live for a hundred years she then recovered her zest for life. Always keen to move with the times she embraced new technology, travelled extensively and maintained her links with the European royal circle whilst becoming a familiar and much respected figure in her neighbourhood. Eugenie remained remarkably loyal to France and never relinquished her sense of duty, giving up part of her home to be an army hospital during World War 1. She died in 1920, aged 94 and is buried alongside her husband and son in St Michael's Abbey in Farnborough.

Princess Alexandra (Paperback): Helen Cathcart Princess Alexandra (Paperback)
Helen Cathcart
R350 Discovery Miles 3 500 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Queen of Caprice - A Biography of Kristina of Sweden (Paperback): Noel B Gerson Queen of Caprice - A Biography of Kristina of Sweden (Paperback)
Noel B Gerson
R382 Discovery Miles 3 820 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
The Duchess of Kent (Paperback): Helen Cathcart The Duchess of Kent (Paperback)
Helen Cathcart
R389 Discovery Miles 3 890 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
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