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Princess Masuma lived during the time when Afghanistan was ruled by kings. In this real-life Cinderella story, as relayed by her granddaughter Dr. Sherzai, Masuma is transformed from a simple Hazara orphan into a princess when she marries the son of Prince Regent Nasrullah Khan. Her fairy tale life is filled with both tragedy and triumph as political intrigue, rivalry, assassinations, and arrests directly affect her life, fortune, and family.

Lucrecia Borgia. Sumisión, lujuria y pecado hace el recuento de la vida de una mujer producto de su época y circunstancias. Perteneciente a la polémica dinastía Borgia, vivió entre crímenes, incesto y pecado. Es conocida por su gran belleza física, pero también como una libertina y asesina que fue utilizada como moneda de cambio para beneficio de su padre. La suma de dichas condiciones la ha vuelto objeto de duros juicios por parte de la historia.

La princesa Diana: Secretos prohibidos de la realeza recorre la vida de Diana de Gales, una muchacha sencilla que se convirtió en la “princesa del pueblo” al casarse con el príncipe Carlos de Inglaterra. Lo que debió ser un cuento de hadas, se convirtió en una vida llena de infelicidad, desórdenes alimenticios e infidelidades que fueron objeto de la prensa sensacionalista de la época y que la enfrentaron a la poderosa realeza británica. Fue la mujer más fotografiada del mundo, carismática, elegante, entregada a sus obras de ca.

La llegada al trono de Isabel II, cuando aún era una niña, suscitó una guerra civil y abrió el camino para la ruptura liberal con el absolutismo. Reinó bajo la larga sombra de una madre poderosa que la despreciaba, de un marido que la odiaba y de unos partidos liberales que, incapaces de entenderse entre ellos, trataron de manipularla en beneficio propio.

La marquesa de Gange es una joven adornada con todas las virtudes (porque en Sade, tanto las virtudes como los vicios sólo se manifiestan en sus casos más estremos) y casada con un hombre igualmente encantador, a la que el destino no deja de perseguir con tristezas. Su cuñado, que es sacerdote, la desea y la persigue continuamente, reteniéndola incluso contra su voluntad.

January, 1649. After seven years of fighting in the bloodiest war in Britain’s history, Parliament faced a problem: what to do with a defeated king who refused to surrender? Parliamentarians resolved to do the unthinkable, to disregard the Divine Right of Kings and hold Charles I to account for the suffering and slaughter endured by his people. On a winter’s day outside Whitehall, the king of England was executed. When the king’s son, Charles II, was restored to the throne, he set about enacting a deadly wave of retribution against all those responsible for his father’s death.

Margrete den Første var en ener. En af de største statsmænd i Nordens historie og hjernen bag Kalmarunionen. En begavet, viljestærk og ambitiøs kvinde, der hensynsløst forstod at udnytte øjeblikkets politiske muligheder. Men også en kvinde, der betalte en høj personlig pris for sin succes.

Marie Louise Bruce's engrossing account of Anne Boleyn charts the rise and fall of this remarkable young woman through the course of her short life, from her early days at Hever Castle, to the luxurious courts of France and England, to her terrifying last days in the Tower of London. By utilizing a wealth of primary sources, including the love letters between Henry and Anne along with innumerable documents written by courtiers and ambassadors, Bruce brings to life the splendor of the Tudor court and its most famous king and queen.

Impératrice d'Autriche-Hongrie, la monarchie la plus autoritaire et la plus compassée qui fût en Europe, elle haïssait l'Etiquette et se disait démocrate; Bavaroise d'origine et autrichienne par son mariage avec François-Joseph, elle n'aimait que la Hongrie; censée animer la Cour et rehausser l'éclat de Vienne, elle vivait le plus souvent à la campagne ou dans de lointains séjours méditerranéens.

Princess Diana is seen as the first member of the British royal family to tear up the rulebook, and the duchess of Cambridge is modernizing the monarchy in strides. But before them was another who paved the way: Princess Mary.

'Never again', became Queen Elizabeth II's mantra shortly after Diana's death. More specifically, there could never be 'another Diana'—a member of the family whose global popularity upstaged, outshone and posed an existential threat to the British monarchy. Picking up where The Diana Chronicles left off, The Palace Papers reveals how the royal family reinvented itself after the traumatic years when Diana's blazing celebrity ripped through the House of Windsor like a comet.

People all over the world are fascinated with royalty. And Queen Victoria herself, despite being gone for over 120 years, still holds us spellbound when we consider her life and legacy. She came to power during a time of great change. Technological change in the form of new inventions and rapid industrialization were taking place, as well as the great political changes that were occurring in governance.

With 1000 years of royal history from 1066 to the present day, Domesday Book to Magna Carta the Field of Cloth of Gold to King Charles' accession, Crown & Sceptre is an unparalleled exploration of the British monarchy. From Sunday Times bestselling author and joint Chief Curator of Historic Royal Palaces Tracy Borman, comes a fresh, engaging and authoritative account of the crown's tumultuous history—including a chapter on King Charles III.

Tina Brown has been observing and chronicling the British monarchy for three decades, and her sweeping account is full of powerful revelations, newly reported details, and searing insight gleaned from remarkable access to royal insiders. Stylish, witty, and erudite, The Palace Papers will irrevoca­bly change how the world perceives and under­stands the royal family.

The grandfather of Queen Elizabeth II, King George V reigned over the British Empire from 1910 to 1936, a period of unprecedented international turbulence. Yet no one could deny that as a young man, George seemed uninspired. As his biographer Harold Nicolson famously put it, "he did nothing at all but kill animals and stick in stamps.” The contrast between him and his flamboyant, hedonistic, playboy father Edward VII could hardly have been greater.

Princess Eugenie of France was the original Lady Diana of Parisian-Revolutionary-Victorian Society. Her life was full of turmoil and triumphs, encouraging anyone who has suffered to embrace her strength of character and compassion. This work was originally translated from German in 1910, 10 years before her death. The seconda author has attempted to shed new light on her impact on European History. Though this attempt is light indeed.

This is the first major biography for a generation of a truly formidable king. Edward I is familiar to millions as 'Longshanks', conqueror of Scotland and nemesis of Sir William Wallace ('Braveheart'). Edward was born to rule England, but believed that it was his right to rule all of Britain. His reign was one of the most dramatic of the entire Middle Ages, leading to war and conquest on an unprecedented scale and leaving a legacy of division that has lasted from his day to our own.

La vida de las infantas Pilar y Margarita ha sido la de dos mujeres en busca de su lugar. Nacidas en el exilio, la primera en Cannes y la segunda en Roma, crecieron educadas en el amor a una patria que no conocían, entre los desvelos de un padre que soñaba con regresar a España como rey. Al igual que toda su familia, sufrieron las consecuencias de los deseos de Franco, quien alimentaba en vano las esperanzas de don Juan.

The vibrant, sprawling saga of Empress Maria Theresa - one of the most renowned women rulers in history - and three of her extraordinary daughters, including Marie Antoinette, the doomed queen of France.

La periodista de Público Ana Pardo de Vera; la directora del programa 360 grados de ETB, Eider Hurtado; y el corresponsal de TV3 en Madrid, Albert Calatrava, se han unido para realizar un audiolibro sobre la figura del rey emérito y de su sucesor, Felipe VI, como nunca antes se ha realizado.