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Secrets, Scandals and Betrayals. The genuine love match between
Prince William and Kate Middleton has rekindled enthusiasm for the
British monarchy. In the past, young princes reluctantly entered
into arranged marriages and took mistresses. Perdita Robinson, a
famous actress, was enticed from the stage with promises of money
to live with the fickle Prince of Wales, who turned her and her
child onto the street. Perdita fought back, won a financial
settlement and became a pioneer of women's writing. Edward VII's
most fascinating mistresses were aristocrats' wives like the
multi-talented unconventional Lady Jennie Churchill, mother of
Winston, and the headstrong heiress, Daisy, Countess of Warwick,
mother of one of Edward's love children. Beautiful Alice Keppel
became the love of Edward's life and was the great-grandmother of
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, yet another royal mistress. Edward's
grandson, Edward VIII suffered an attack of mumps that left him
physically and mentally immature. He implored Mrs Freda Dudley Ward
to elope but she refused. Another mistress, Lady Thelma Furness,
star of Hollywood's silent screen, introduced Edward to the
domineering Wallis Simpson who insisted the impotent king seek
psychiatric help. In order that Wallis could look like a queen the
Duke of Windsor lavished her with jewels and forgave her
infidelities in this most intriguing of all royal stories.
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Great, Volume 28; History Of Friedrich II. Of Prussia, Called
Frederick The Great; Thomas Carlyle Thomas Carlyle Scribner,
Welford, and company, 1873 Prussia (Germany)
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Frederick The Great; Thomas Carlyle Thomas Carlyle Scribner,
Welford, and company, 1873 Prussia (Germany)
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Welford, and company, 1873 Prussia (Germany)
Judgment and prudence were not the qualities most naturally to be
expected in a young princess not yet fifteen years old. The best
prospect which Marie Antoinette had of surmounting the numerous and
varied difficulties which beset her lay in the affection which she
speedily conceived for her husband, and in the sincerity, we can
hardly say warmth, with which he returned her love. Maria Teresa
had bespoken his tenderness for her in a letter which she wrote to
him on the day on which her daughter left Vienna, and which has
often been quoted as a composition worthy of her alike as a mother
and as a Christian sovereign.
Volume One of Two. Other volumes in this set are ISBN(s):
1417971207.
1901. Being her journals, letters, and conversations during her
confidential relations with Marie Antoinette with original and
authentic anecdotes of the royal family and other distinguished
personages during the revolution. Edited by Catherine Hyde,
Marquise De Gouvion Broglie Scolari in the confidential service of
the unfortunate princess. Because of the loyalty of her nature the
Princess de Lamballe was fated to be not only an eyewitness but a
victim of the Reign of Terror.
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THIS 34 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Little Journeys
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Welford, and company, 1873 Prussia (Germany)
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Great, Volume 31; History Of Friedrich II. Of Prussia, Called
Frederick The Great; Thomas Carlyle Thomas Carlyle Scribner,
Welford, and company, 1873 Prussia (Germany)
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Ain's Song
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Alice A. Moerk; Illustrated by Joan S Peters
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12th-century Europe revolves around the remarkable life of Eleanor
of Aquitaine - Duchess, Queen of both France and England, and
mother of Richard Lionheart and John Lackland. Eleanor and her
husbands, Louis VII and Henry II, set the tone for an era. Ain's
Song follows Eleanor's story through the eyes of her cousin, Ain of
Poitiers. The adventures moves from the taverns, courts and cities
of medieval France, England and Italy, from Celtic lore, the
construction of great cathedrals, crusades and pilgrimages, to the
courts of love and music, poetry and plays of the troubadours and
jongleurs. Ain's Song is the winner of the Florida National League
of American Pen Women award for best in unpublished fiction. "I
love this story. Alice Moerk has captured the mood and tone of the
period with credible accuaracy and rousing humour." Dannie Russell,
Uganda "I love Ain, a strong, insightful woman." -Rev. Rosemary
Backer, Holmes Beach, Florida - ..".a very sense of places and
travels." Dr. Elizabeth Waterson, London, Ontario -Alice is also
the author of the New Found Souls series of novels.
The explosive evidence in Diana Inquest: The British Cover-Up blows
the lid on the events that took place in the 24 hours following the
death of Princess Diana in 1997. Diana's body was subjected to two
embalmings and two post-mortems - in both France and the UK -
within that first 24 hour period. In disturbing new findings -
based on documentary evidence withheld from the 2007-8 inquest jury
- the book reveals that Princess Diana's UK post-mortem samples
were switched prior to toxicology testing. This shocking action
means that the testing was carried out on blood and other samples
that did not come from Diana's body. The book is based on evidence
heard at the inquest, but also draws heavily on documents from
within the British police investigation - Operation Paget. These
official documents were not made available to the jury at the
London inquest. In particular, this volume shows that the jury -
who were expected to reach a verdict on the cause of the deaths -
were prevented from seeing the UK post-mortem and toxicology
reports for both Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed. Out of 23 documents
connected to the post-mortem of Princess Diana, the inquest jury
got to see just 2, and they heard evidence from only 3 of 14 key
witnesses. Another surprising revelation in this fourth volume of
the Diana Inquest series is that Diana's pre-post-mortem embalming,
conducted in the Paris hospital within hours of her death, was
ordered by the royals in Balmoral. The evidence in The British
Cover-Up also reveals that on 31 August 1997 the then royal
coroner, John Burton, took illegal jurisdiction over Princess
Diana's body. These volumes on the Diana Inquest are essential
reading for anyone who wishes to understand the events surrounding
the deaths of Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed resulting from the car
crash in the Alma Tunnel on 31 August 1997. A leading UK QC,
Michael Mansfield, who served throughout the six months of the
London inquest, stated in 2010: "I have read all of the books that
John Morgan has produced.... I have no doubt that the volumes
written by him] will come to be regarded as the 'Magnum Opus' on
the crash ... that resulted in the unlawful killing of Diana,
Princess of Wales and Dodi Al Fayed and the cover-up that
followed." Dodi's father, Mohamed Al Fayed has said: "I believe
that John Morgan has done more to expose the facts of this case
than the police in France and Britain."
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the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions
that are true to the original work.
The Untold True History of Love, Power and Revenge Amidst the
Gaslights & Carriages of Old Paris & Madrid that Changed
the World from China to Mexico
If you think you know Paris and Madrid, think again
This is the book that unlocks the charm, romance, heart-ache and
mysteries of Paris and Madrid that directly preceded the
contemporary. After reading this incredible history, you'll never
think of either city in the same way
Composed between 1500 and 1502, "The Life of Henry VII" is the
first "official" Tudor account of the triumph of Henry VII over
Richard III. Its author, the French humanist Bernard Andre, was a
poet and historian at the court of Henry VII and tutor to the young
Prince Arthur. Steeped in classical literature and familiar with
all the tropes of the ancient biographical tradition, Andre filled
his account with classical allusions, invented speeches, and
historical set pieces. Although cast as a biography, the work
dramatizes the dynastic shift that resulted from Henry Tudor's
seizure of the English throne at the Battle of Bosworth Field in
1485 and the death of Richard III. Its author had little interest
in historical "facts," and when he was uncertain about details, he
simply left open space in the manuscript for later completion. He
focused instead on the nobility of Henry VII's lineage, the moral
character of key figures, and the hidden workings of history.
Andre's account thus reflects the impact of new humanist models on
English historiography. It is the first extended argument for
Henry's legitimate claims to the English crown. "The Life of Henry
VII" survives in a single manuscript, edited by James Gairdner in
the nineteenth-century Rolls Series. It occupies an important place
in the literary tradition of treatments of Richard III, begun by
Andre, continued by Thomas More and Polydore Vergil, and reaching
its classic expression in Shakespeare. First English translation.
Introduction, bibliography, index.
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