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  • Ferdinand II, Counter-Reformation Emperor, 1578-1637
    Robert Bireley
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    39,00 €

  • How to Become a Knight - Ancient History of Europe | Children’s Ancient History
    Baby Professor
    You know knights to rescue princesses and slay dragons but did you know that they actually existed? Knights were important figures in the history of Europe. If you want to find out the reason why, then you better start reading. Reading can be fun if you there’s a good balance of humor and technicalities. Don’ forget cool pictures, too! ...
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    18,19 €

  • Do All Knights Have Gallant Steeds? Learning about Knights and their Horses - Ancient History Books | Children’s Ancient History
    Baby Professor
    In literature, knights always have their gallant steeds to accompany them. But sometimes literature can be wrong or it could have a mix of imagination. In this nonfiction book, we’re going to take a peek into the real world of real knights. Be ready for some surprising facts! Open this book today! ...
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    18,19 €

  • Justinian I
    Baby Professor
    How can a peasant boy become a mighty emperor? You will know by reading the life story of Emperor Justinian 1, also known as Saint Justinian the Great. Was it sheer luck that brought him to the palace or was it fate? What lessons can be learned from his life story? Find out today! ...
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    18,19 €

  • Royal Sisters
    Anne Edwards
    In Royal Sisters, Anne Edwards, author of the best-selling Vivien Leigh: A Biography and Matriarch: Queen Mary and the House of Windsor, has written the first dual biography of Elizabeth, the princess who was to become Queen, and her younger sister, Margaret, who was to be her subject. From birth to maturity, they were the stuff of which dreams are made.“I’m three and you’re fo...
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    18,60 €

  • The Turbulent Crown
    Roland Hui
    Ten remarkable women.One remarkable era.In the Tudor period, 1485–1603, a host of fascinating women sat on the English throne. The dramatic events of their lives are told in The Turbulent Crown: The Story of the Tudor Queens of England.The Turbulent Crown begins with the story of Elizabeth of York, who survived conspiracy, murder, and dishonour to become the first Tudor Queen, ...
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    18,98 €

  • Diana Always There
    Chris Hutchins / Peter Thompson
    AT LAST the full story of Diana, Princess of Wales with moving accounts of her life from those who knew her best – what made her laugh, what made her cry.  Princes William and Harry say that not a day goes by without them thinking of their beloved mother as they do their best to draw a veil over her acrimonious marriage to their father, Charles, Prince of Wales, England’s next ...
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    35,64 €

  • Elizabeth
    Lisa Hilton
    'Game-changing . . . How history should be written.' -- Andrew Roberts, author of Napoleon: A Life [An] ambitious re-examination of the intersection of gender and monarchy.' -- New York Times Book Review Queen Elizabeth I was all too happy to play on courtly conventions of gender when it suited her 'weak and feeble woman’s body' to do so for political gain. But in Elizabeth, ...
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    21,39 €

  • Illustrated Kings and Queens of England
    Claire Ridgway
    With stunning colour illustrations of the 59 English kings and queens from Alfred the Great to Elizabeth II, Illustrated Kings and Queens of England is packed with interesting facts about the wonderful English monarchy.This full-colour book shows the fascinating progression of English history. Every monarch has a biography plus details of their birth and death dates, the dates ...
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    27,89 €

  • The Countess of Albany
    Vernon Lee
    First published in 1884, this book contains a biography of Princess Louise Maximilienne Caroline Emmanuele of Stolberg-Gedern (1752–1824) written by Vernon Lee. Often referred to as the Countess of Albany, she was the wife of the Jacobite claimant to the English and Scottish thrones Charles Edward Stuart. A fascinating biographical sketch not to be missed by those with an inter...
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    28,04 €

  • Grace Kelly of Monaco
    Jennifer Warner
    She has been called America’s princess – and with good reason. Long before she married a prince, Grace Kelly had the looks and bearing of royalty. Born and raised in Philadelphia, the daughter of an Irish Catholic father and a German immigrant mother, Grace’s blend of blonde-haired, blue-eyed beauty and poise was dubbed a “snow-covered volcano” by director Alfred Hitchcock. But...
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    7,69 €

  • A Royal Patient
    Ingar Palmlund
    A story about a young man who goes out into the world, meets trials, and finds a princess — so what’s new? The young man is adventurous Axel Munthe from Stockholm, Sweden, desiring to become a doctor and position himself in high society. Later in his life he would write The Story of San Michele, an international bestseller.  One day in 1891, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden-...
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    27,98 €

  • IRON BLOOD--300 Years of the Dmitri Kantemir Dynasty
    Princess Eleonora Borisovna Kantemir
    In the course of history, Prince Dmitri Kantemir-who was also the Prince of Moldavia, Prince of the Russian Empire, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire and Imperial Chancellor to Peter the Great of Russia-lived in forced exile for 22 years. He became a great writer, statesman, scientist, and composer of Ottoman music. His children were prominent in Russian history: Antioch Kantemir...
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    21,22 €

  • Fergie Confidential
    Chris Hutchins / Peter Thompson
    IT SEEMS that almost every week Sarah Ferguson - the Duchess of York, known to one and all as Fergie - makes headlines with her efforts to re-brand herself and explain her troubles. There are the weight-loss problems, the ongoing differences with the Royal Family and her financial difficulties. But how did it all start? It seemed like a fairy-tale come true when Sarah married t...
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    34,10 €

  • Harry
    Chris Hutchins
    PRINCE HARRY is the most interesting – indeed the most exciting - member of the Royal Family and this no-holds-barred biography tells his story for the first time. Son of the late Princess Diana – the most famous woman on Earth – and Prince Charles, the next king, and brother of William, the king after that, he is determined to live by his mantra: ‘I am what I am’. From a child...
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    33,77 €

  • Diana’s Nightmare
    Chris Hutchins / Peter Thompson
    Even before Lady Diana Spencer married into the most revered family on earth, she hadher suspicions that the kith and kin of Prince Charles were not all they seemed-to-be. Nosooner had she become the Princess of Wales and moved into Kensington Palace thanher fears were confirmed: the House of Windsor constituted a flawed dynasty. Diana’sNightmare reveals the previously untold s...
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    33,76 €

  • Mary Stuart - 1587 (Celebrated Crimes Series)
    Alexandre Dumas
    This antiquarian book contains Alexandre Dumas’s work 'Mary Stuart'. It was first published as part of his eight-volume series 'Celebrated Crimes' (1839-40), and recounts the fascinating story of Mary Queen of Scots from her early childhood to her abdication, exile in England, and execution. Told by the master story-teller Alexandre Dumas, it constitutes a thrilling and highly ...
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    27,74 €

  • The Cenci (Celebrated Crimes Series)
    Alexandre Dumas
    This antiquarian book contains Alexandre Dumas’s work, 'The Cenci'. It was first published as part of his eight-volume series 'Celebrated Crimes' (1839-40), and recounts the shocking story of the the Cenci family. Extremely powerful and well-known in sixteenth century Rome, the story of the Cenci is one of the most gruesome in Roman History, one that is expertly and authentical...
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    13,71 €

  • Murat - 1815 (Celebrated Crimes Series)
    Alexandre Dumas
    This antiquarian book contains Alexandre Dumas’s historical work 'Murat'. Joachim-Napoléon Murat was the brother-in-law of Napoleon Boneparte, and held many titles in his life including Marshal of France, Grand Admiral of France, Grand Duke of Berg, and King of Naples. The story was first published as part of Dumas’s eight-volume series 'Celebrated Crimes' (1839-40), and recoun...
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    15,05 €

  • The Queen’s Necklace
    Alexandre Dumas
    This antiquarian book contains Alexandre Dumas’s 1849 novel, 'The Queen’s Necklace'. It is based on a famous case of fraud and royal scandal concerning Marie Antoinette’s complicity in a plot to deceive the crown jewellers as to the cost of a diamond necklace, which further spoiled the already-tarnished reputation of the queen. Although seeming to present an idealised picture o...
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    35,60 €

  • Marie Antoinette’s Head
    Bashor / Will Bashor
    The Devil Wears Prada comes to Versailles in the story of the rise and fall of Leonard Autie, Marie Antoinette's loyal hairdresser, the man responsible for the style that made her the envy of France and for the uproar that dragged her to the guillotine. ...
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    14,09 €

  • King Okukenu IV
    Oloye Oludotun Akanni Koleoso
    This book deals with the place of monarchy in Yorubaland which the author has creatively used to pay homage to the paramount king of Egbaland, King Okukenu IV.In this compelling mini-biography and insights on monarchical rule in Yorubaland, the author of KING OKUKENU IV: Long May He Reign, Oloye Oludotun Koleoso chronicled the childhood, youth and ascendance to the throne of on...
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    17,62 €

  • Ferdinand II, Counter-Reformation Emperor, 1578-1637
    Robert Bireley
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    134,80 €

  • Elizabeth
    David Starkey
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    12,63 €

  • THE RANI OF JHANSI
    Prince Michael
    A fictional account of the life of Lakshmibai, the heroic warrior-queen, The Rani of Jhansi vibrantly portrays one of the bravest women in Indian history. Along with the throne, Lakshmibai inherits steep challenges-she becomes a widow to a deceased king and mother to an adopted heir. Her brother-in-law aggressively contends her right to the throne, and the ominous presence of t...
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    15,09 €

  • Kaiser Wilhelm II
    John C. G. Rhl / John C. G. Rohl / John CGRhl / John CGRohl
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    101,95 €

  • The Golden Dragon
    Alf J. Jr. Mapp / Alf J. Mapp / Alf JJrMapp
    A fascinating history of Alfred the Great that recounts his expulsion of the Viking invaders as well as his wide-ranging intellectual accomplishments, this book is both engaging and well researched. ...
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    12,60 €

  • The Royal Life Guard, The Flight of the Royal Family
    Alexandre Dumas
    The Royal Life Guard is a historical romance about the suppression of the French monarchy. It is a time of change in French society and politics, King Louis XVI had sworn to defend the new Constitution but not attended the Te Deum at the Paris Cathedral. The people were, therefore, on their guard against him, while they felt that his Queen, Marie Antoinette, the daughter of Aus...
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    17,56 €

  • The Adventures of King David
    Joseph Agbi
    This book is a detailed account of the life of king David. It vividly narrates his life and helps you to understand the spiritual strength he gathered as he grew in obedience and faith under the watchful eyes of the Almighty. As a young shepherd, he killed a lion and a bear thereby saving his sheep. Also, David watched by cowardly men, defeated Goliath the Philistine giant, set...
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    55,03 €

  • The Adventures of King David
    Joseph Agbi
    This book is a detailed account of the life of king David. It vividly narrates his life and helps you to understand the spiritual strength he gathered as he grew in obedience and faith under the watchful eyes of the Almighty. As a young shepherd, he killed a lion and a bear thereby saving his sheep. Also, David watched by cowardly men, defeated Goliath the Philistine giant, set...
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    38,01 €