The first major biography of a truly formidable king, whose reign was one of the most dramatic and important of the entire Middle Ages, leading to war and conquest on an unprecedented scale. Edward I is familiar to millions as "L...

On November 6, 1817, died the Princess Charlotte, only child of the Prince Regent, and heir to the crown of England. Her short life had hardly been a happy one. By nature impulsive, capricious, and vehement, she had always longed for ...

A lively and poignant biography of the young princess who, at the impressionable age of eleven, found that she was now heiress to the throne, by the New York Times bestselling author of Becoming Queen Victoria.We can hardly imagine a ...

"WEIR'S BOOK OUTSHINES ALL PREVIOUS STUDIES OF HENRY. Beautifully written, exhaustive in its research, it is a gem. . . . She succeeds masterfully in making Henry and his six wives . . . come alive for the reader."–Philade...

Louis-Charles, Duc de Normandie, enjoyed a charmed early childhood in the gilded palace of Versailles. At the age of four, he became the dauphin, heir to the most powerful throne in Europe. Yet within five years he was to lose everyt...

Five women 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 peop...

Poisoner, despot, necromancer -- the dark legend of Catherine de Medici is centuries old. In this critically hailed biography, Leonie Frieda reclaims the story of this unjustly maligned queen to reveal a skilled ruler battling extraor...

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-vio...

The author of best-selling biographies of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Frank Sinatra, and Nancy Reagan draws on more than one thousand face-to-face interviews to present a revelatory biography of Britain's embattled House of Wind...

This biography of Georgiana Cavendish reveals the important role she played in the social and political circle of Whigs in 17th-century England. It shows her to be a woman of high influence but also one caught up in scandalous behavio...

A best-selling international portrait of the lives of eight of Europe's most famous royal brides features women who left their home countries to marry some of the world's most powerful rulers, including Catherine the Great, Marie Anto...

A portrait of the seventeenth-century monarch discusses her pivotal role in ending the Thirty Years War, her 1654 abdication from the throne, her estrangements from such former supporters as the pope and the king of Spain, and the rec...

William and Harry was an overnight sensation when it was published a week before Prince William and Kate Middleton's engagement announcement in November 2010. Now the author, a royal insider and the royal correspondent for The Daily M...

I put it to William, particularly, that if you find someone you love in life, you must hang on to that love and look after it. . . . You must protect it. —Diana, Princess of Wales The book that surprised the industry, now updated w...

 I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong."—The Queen on her 21st birthday, April 1947  Fro...

If you have ever wanted to know more about the totally useless but fascinating history of Britain's Royal Family, then look no furtherThe Book of Royal Useless Information is jam-packed with surprising, shocking, and hilarious facts.Â...

Published to coincide with the tenth anniversary of her death—the definitive biography of Diana, Princess of Wales An icon remembered in death as vividly as she appeared in life, Diana, Princess of Wales, is one of the most endurin...

A behind-the-scenes look into the life of Meghan Markle and her romance with Prince Harry—a dishy, delightful must-read filled with exclusive insights for anyone obsessed with the Royal Family.Leslie Carroll’s books on royalty are...

James's reign marked one of the rare breaks in England's monarchy. Already James VI of Scotland, he rode south on Elizabeth I's death to become James I of England and Ireland, uniting the British Isles for the first time and founding ...

Royally Suited reveals the true story behind Prince Harry’s and Meghan Markle’s romance through a selection of quotations from the couple. Beginning with Prince Harry’s childhood, Royal Correspondent Phil Dampier has dug deep in...

Has the younger son of Charles, the Prince of Wales, and the late Diana, Princess of Wales found love with a feisty American actress? This comic book explores the life of Prince Harry and his bride-to-be and partner, Meghan Markle. Bo...

A Short Narrative of the Life and Actions of His Grace John, D. of Marlborogh, is a classical and a rare book, that has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editi...

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 Sc...

This antiquarian book contains Alexandre Dumas's historical work "Murat". Joachim-Napoleon Murat was the brother-in-law of Napoleon Boneparte, and held many titles in his life including Marshal of France, Grand Admiral of Fr...

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 a...

The scandalous true history of the duchess who became her beloved queen's blackmailer, published in a new and updated edition to coincide with the major motion picture starring Rachel Weisz with Olivia Colman and Emma Stone.Sarah Chur...

In the summer of 1904 as Russia was convulsed in the Russo-Japanese War, an event of great joy occurred when a baby boy was born to Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra. After the arrival four daughters, the longed-for male heir to ...

"Sarah Gristwood has written a masterpiece that effortlessly and enthrallingly interweaves the amazing stories of women who ruled in Europe during the Renaissance period."--Alison Weir Sixteenth-century Europe saw an explosi...

After much speculation in the national media, Harry finally confirmed the rumors about his relationship with Meghan Markle. His fervent declaration, which stated that he would do anything to protect his girlfriend, was most unusual fo...

The stories of four royal women, their lives intertwined by family and bound by persecution, unravel the history of witchcraft in fifteenth-century England. Until the mass hysteria of the seventeenth century, accusations of witchcr...