Royal Women

Updated April 16, 2024
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Diana
Bradford, Sarah
Paper Book
More than eight years after her untimely death, Diana, Princess of Wales remains a constant source of intrigue and fascination. This volume draws on new sources and interviews with those close to Diana to paint a portrait of a woman riddled with contradictions and controversy.
Ninety-nine glimpses of Princess Margaret
Brown, Craig
Paper Book
The funny and tragic, bestselling biography of The Queen's sister, Princess Margaret, perfect for fans of Netflix's The Crown. A GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR * A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR * A DAILY MAIL BOOK OF THE YEAR 'I honked so loudly the man sitting next to me dropped his sandwich'...
Young queens : three Renaissance women and the price of power
Chang, Leah L.
Paper Book
LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTIONWATERSTONES' BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: HISTORYThe boldly original, dramatic intertwined story of Catherine de' Medici, Elisabeth de Valois and Mary, Queen of Scots - three queens exercising power in a world dominated by men...
The woman who would be king
Cooney, Kara.
Paper Book
Hatshepsut, the daughter of a general who had usurped the throne of Egypt, was born into a privileged position within the royal household. Married off to her own brother, she was expected to bear sons who would legitimize the reign of her father's family. But she failed to produce...
In the shadow of the empress : the defiant lives of Maria Theresa, mother of Marie Antoinette, and her daughters
Goldstone, Nancy Bazelon
Paper Book
In the Shadow of the Empress is the sweeping family saga of beautiful Maria Theresa, the only woman to inherit and rule the vast Habsburg empire in her own name, and three of her remarkable daughters: lovely, talented Maria Christina, governor general of the Austrian Netherlands; spirited...
Game of queens : the women who made sixteenth-century Europe
Gristwood, Sarah
Paper Book
A BBC History magazine Book of the Year and an amazon.com Best Book of the Month As religion divided sixteenth-century Europe, an extraordinary group of women rose to power. They governed nations while kings fought in foreign lands. They ruled on behalf of nephews, brothers and sons. They...
The Duchess : Camilla Parker Bowles and the love affair that rocked the crown
Junor, Penny
Paper Book
THE #2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'The last untold account of the biggest crisis to hit the royals since the abdication ... Explosive biography by Britain's top royal author ... A gripping story of human frailty, love, loss, sadness, and tragedy' Daily Mail In her relationship with...
Elizabeth & Margaret : the intimate world of the Windsor sisters
Morton, Andrew
Paper Book
The first in-depth dual-biography of Elizabeth & Margaret, written by the bestselling royal biographer, Andrew Morton.They were the closest of sisters and the best of friends. But when, in a quixotic twist of fate, their uncle Edward VIII decided to abdicate the throne, the dynamic between Elizabeth...
The Queen : her life
Morton, Andrew
Paper Book
In this entertaining and insightful biography, award-winning writer Andrew Morton, author of Diana, Her True Story and Elizabeth & Margaret: The Intimate World of the Windsor Sisters, takes you behind the scenes to uncover the woman and her world.For years she prayed for her mother to give birth to...
Blood, fire & gold : the story of Elizabeth I & Catherine de Medici
Paranque, Estelle
Paper Book
'A story told with verve and passion' The Times, Book of the Week 'An alternative and engaging biography...accessible and unpretentious' The Telegraph 'A stunning portrayal of two of the most powerful women in European...
Do let's have another drink! : the dry wit and fizzy life of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
Russell, Gareth
Paper Book
A Times Best Book on the Royal Family of the Year 2022 This is a biography of the Queen Mother with all the dull bits stripped out. When told that Lady Mountbatten was being buried at sea, the Queen Mother replied cheerfully. 'Dear old Edwina,...
Young and damned and fair : the life of Catherine Howard, fifth wife of King Henry VIII
Russell, Gareth
Paper Book
England July 1540: it is one of the hottest summers on record and the court of Henry VIII is embroiled, once again, in political scandal. Anne Cleves is out. Thomas Cromwell is to be executed and, in the countryside, an aristocratic teenager named Catherine Howard prepares to become fifth wife to...
Crown of blood : the deadly inheritance of Lady Jane Grey
Tallis, Nicola
Paper Book
Good people, I am come hither to die, and by a law I am condemned to the same. These were the words uttered by the seventeen-year-old Lady Jane Grey as she stood on the scaffold awaiting death on a cold February morning in 1554. Forced onto the throne...
Queens of the Crusades : England's medieval queens, 1154-1291
Weir, Alison
Paper Book
Read the next volume in Alison Weir's magisterial history of the queens of Medieval England - including the life of Eleanor of Aquitaine. The Plantagenet queens of England played a role in some of the most dramatic events in our history. Crusading queens, queens in rebellion...
The lady in the tower : the fall of Anne Boleyn
Weir, Alison.
Paper Book
The imprisonment and execution of Queen Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII's second wife, in May 1536 was unprecedented in English history. It was sensational in its day, and has exerted endless fascination over the minds of historians, novelists, dramatists, poets, artists and film-makers ever since. ...

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