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  • Kings and Queens - A Very Peculiar History

    by Antony Mason ...
    Series Book 12 - A Very Peculiar History
    Which king's guards massacred a group of his supporters by mistake? Who had an oversized tongue and had to slobber when they ate food? Who was so large when they died that they had to be buried in a square coffin? Who survived seven assassination attempts? As you can tell from the bizarre questions above, it wasn't all thrones and sceptres for British kings and queens. Some of them were completely ... Read more

    $9.89 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Waterloo & Beyond

    by Antony Mason ...
    Two hundred years after the battle, the area around Waterloo is a lovely landscape of rolling farmland containing dozens of key sites, memorials and monuments to discover. Butthe Waterloo region offers far more than just a battlefield. A wealth of sights beckons the curious tourist, including the historic town of Nivelles with its towering Collegiate Church of Saint Gertrude, the exhilarating ... Read more

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  • Youth Quotas and other Efficient Forms of Youth Participation in Ageing Societies

    Edited by Jörg Tremmel, Antony Mason, Petter Haakenstad Godli, Igor Dimitrijoski ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book examines ways to ensure that the rights, interests and concerns of young people are properly represented in Western democracies. One new proposal is the introduction of youth quotas in political institutions in order to counter the possible marginalization of young people caused by demographic ageing and, thereby, an overrepresentation of the interests of the elderly.The book explores ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

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    The story of the five daughters of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert who shared one of the most extraordinary and privileged sisterhoods of all time.Vicky, Alice, Helena, Louise, and Beatrice were historically unique sisters, born to a sovereign who ruled over a quarter of the earth's people and who gave her name to an era: Queen Victoria. Two of these princesses would themselves produce children ... Read more

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  • Royal Babylon

    The Alarming History of European Royalty

    by Karl Shaw ...
    An uproarious, eye-opening history of Europe's notorious royal houses that leaves no throne unturned and will make you glad you live in a democracy.Do you want to know which queen has the unique distinction of being the only known royal kleptomaniac? Or which empress kept her dirty underwear under lock and key? Or which czar, upon discovering his wife's infidelity, had her lover decapitated and ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Royal Pains

    A Rogues' Gallery of Brats, Brutes, and Bad Seeds

    by Leslie Carroll ...
    The author of Notorious Royal Marriages presents some of history's boldest, baddest, and bawdiest royals.The bad seeds on the family trees of the most powerful royal houses of Europe often became the most rotten of apples: über-violent autocrats Vlad the Impaler and Ivan the Terrible literally reigned in blood. Lettice Knollys strove to mimic the appearance of her cousin Elizabeth I and even stole ... Read more

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  • Behind the Palace Doors

    Five Centuries of Sex, Adventure, Vice, Treachery, and Folly from Royal Britain

    by Michael Farquhar ...
    Spanning 500 years of British history, a revealing look at the secret lives of some great (and not-so-great) Britons, courtesy of one of the world’s most engaging royal historiansBeleaguered by scandal, betrayed by faithless spouses, bedeviled by ambitious children, the kings and queens of Great Britain have been many things, but they have never been dull. Some sacrificed everything for love, ... Read more

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  • 101 Amazing Facts about the Royal Family

    by Jack Goldstein ...
    Series Book 9 - 101 Amazing Facts
    Are you a fan of the modern generation of royals? How much do you know about the lives of Prince William, his wife Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and the rest of the Royal Family? If you're a fan, then this is a great book which will give you fascinating information about royals both past and present. Separated into sections containing information on individual royals, traditions of the monarchy, ... Read more

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  • Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period

    by P. L. Jacob ...
    "Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period" by P. L. Jacob offers a detailed exploration of the social practices and attire that defined two significant eras in European history. The book delves into the intricate customs that governed daily life, from courtly behavior to the roles of different social classes. Jacob meticulously describes how clothing ... Read more

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  • Life in a Medieval Castle

    by Brenda Ralph Lewis ...
    How would you feel if you woke up in a medieval castle tomorrow morning? What would your bed be like? What would you eat? What sights and smells would be around you? Whisking you back in time, this little book will show you exactly what it would be like to be there. ... Read more

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  • George V's Children

    by John Kiste ...
    The six children of King George V and Queen Mary all lived to maturity except the youngest, Prince John. The eldest, who was Prince of Wales and heir to the throne, reigned as King Edward VIII for less than a year. His infamous romance with Mrs Simpson plunged the country into the abdication crisis and led both of them into a long period of exile. King George VI, who reluctantly and unexpectedly ... Read more

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  • Anne of Cleves: Henry VIII's Discarded Bride

    Henry VIII's Discarded Bride

    by Elizabeth Norton ...
    I like her not! was the verdict of Henry VIII on meeting his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves, for the first time. Anne could have said something similar on meeting Henry and, having been promised the most handsome prince in Europe, she was destined to be disappointed in the elderly and corpulent king. Henry also felt that Anne was not as she had been described, complaining that he had been sent a ... Read more

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