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Divorziata, carismatica, ambiziosa e regina di stile: per lei Edoardo VIII lasciò il trono inglese. La sua debolezza? Quella di tante donne: affidare il suo destino nelle mani di un uomo.

Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma was the Maharaja of the Kingdom of Travancore. He is also considered as a brilliant music composer and is credited with over 400 classical compositions in both Carnatic and Hindustani style...

Aithihyamala is a collection of century-old stories from Kerala that cover a vast spectrum of life, famous persons and events. It is a collection of legends numbering over a hundred, about magicians and yakshis, feudal rulers and conceited poets, kalari or Kalaripayattu experts, practitioners of...

Step into the world of scandalous Tudor-era marriages in this delicious book from Sylvia Barbara Soberton . . . The newly-wed Anne Hastings faced her husband's wrath when her affair with William Compton was made public. Mary Tudor married to satisfy her brother's political need to ally with...

This is the extraordinary story of Jaqueline; a young girl denied her true identity, whose courageous life was interfered with and strategically manipulated by her narcissistic mother, royalty, spies, raconteurs, and gangsters. And one remarkable secret.

What queens would England have had if firstborn daughters, not firstborn sons, had inherited the throne? We may think of princesses as dutiful, marital conveniences to build alliances, wearing long flowing dresses, but the eldest daughters of our kings have been very different. Political...

'أنا سليل أسرتين وبلدين عريقين: والدتي، لمياء الصلح، هي كريمة رياض الصلح، أحد مؤسسي الدولة اللبنانية المتعددة الطوائف، وأحد مهندسي الاستقلال اللبناني. للتأكيد...

കേരളചരിത്രഗതിയെ മാറ്റിത്തീർത്ത ചരിത്രപുരുഷനായ ടിപ്പു സുൽത്താന്‍റെ ജീവചരിത്രം. സൂക്ഷ്മവും യുക്തിഭദ്രവുമായ...

A BBC History magazine, Esquire, Historia magazine and Waterstones History Book of the Year 'James comes alive in full flamboyance … Russell expertly weaves the bedchamber gossip into the tapestry of a tumultuous reign' SUNDAY TIMES 'Brings the backbiting and power struggles of the Jacobean...

En algunos de los grandes momentos de nuestra historia, los reyes y reinas encontraban en el amor el sosiego, la pasión y la inspiración necesaria para tomar las decisiones más importantes. Santiago Ogando, divulgador histórico detrás de la popular cuenta de Instagram @historiasporlahistoria, nos sumerge en un magnífico y original recorrido a través de las vidas de los reyes y reinas de España.

THE BESTSELLING AND CONTROVERSIAL BIOGRAPHY Britain's leading investigative writer and biographer, Tom Bower turns the full beam of his formidable powers on one of the most controversial figures of present day: Mohamed Al Fayed. Owner of Harrods, bereaved father of Dodi and instigator of the...

From the acclaimed author of In the Shadow of the Empress comes the thrilling chronicle of two of the most influential and glamorous women in nineteenth-century Europe—Elisabeth, empress of Austria, and Eugénie, empress of France—and their efforts to rule amid the scandal, intrigue, tragedy...

In the third drily hilarious volume of A Comic History Of England, we move forward to the thirteenth century, when a succession of Edwards and Henrys gain the throne and immediately use it to steal everything they can from the population, in order to fund attempts to conquer France (or pay their debts from conquering England). Along the way we get the fabled Black Prince, one of the greatest battles in English history, a queen far more powerful than her king or sons, and a consideration of the manners and condition of the English period up to this point in the history.

Brought to you by Penguin. A masterful new translation of Suetonius' renowned biography of the twelve Caesars, bringing to life a portrait of the first Roman emperors in stunning detail The ancient Roman empire was the supreme arena, where emperors had no choice but to fight, to thrill, to...

From the peaks of the Himalayas to the historic grounds of Hampton Court, there’s always a perfect spot for a picnic! Anne Glenconner invites both old friends and new acquaintances to join her in The Picnic Papers. Featuring contributions from Bryan Adams, Graham Norton, Lorraine, Rupert...

To Queen Victoria she was Aunt Julie; to Catherine the Great she was Grand Duchess Anna Feodorovna, granddaughter-in-law. This is the story of Princess Juliane-Henriette-Ulrike of Saxe-Coburg, the Rebel Romanov. Born in 1781 in a small impoverished duchy of Germany, Julie's quiet life took a...

Frederick Douglass (1818–1895) was a former slave who became a social reformer, orator, writer, and statesman. One of the most prominent figures in the anti-slavery movement, Douglass emerged as a national leader of the abolitionist movement, speaking and writing widely on behalf of the cause. In this classic work, Douglass gives a firsthand account of his life from birth through his time spent in slavery, his escape to freedom in 1838, and his transition from bondage to liberty.

'لا توجد كلمة مستحيل إلا في قاموس الضعفاء'. 'الطموح العظيم هو مأرب وشغف الشخصيات العظيمة' هذه من أشهر أقوال القائد العظيم نابليون بونابرت الذي حكم فرنسا وأوروبا...

சர்வவல்லமை பொருந்திய ரோம சாம்ராஜ்ஜியத்தின் முதன்மைநாயகர்கள் ஜுலியஸ் ஸீஸரையும், மார்க் ஆன்ட்டனியையும்...

DESPRE AUDIOBOOK. Rațiunile de stat au obligat-o pe Maria de Edinburgh, nepoata reginei Victoria și a țarului Alexandru al II-lea, să accepte căsătoria cu prințul moștenitor al unui regat foarte tânăr de la porțile Orientului, România. Însă calculele capetelor încoronate și ale politicienilor s-au dovedit cu totul greșite. Ajunsă la București, Maria a descoperit că frumusețea, farmecul și inteligența o îndreptățesc să joace un rol mai important și mai folositor pentru noua sa patrie, pe care a învățat să o iubească pătimaș.