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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Historia Alexandri Magni Historia Alexandri Magni Quintus Curtius Rufus The Roman historian's account of the conquests of Alexander the Great is one of the primary sources of our knowledge of the Macedonian conquest and its leader. OL145025W
Empress Maria Theresa and the politics of Habsburg imperial art Empress Maria Theresa and the politics of Habsburg imperial art Michael Elia Yonan "Explores the intersections between monarchy, gender, and art through an investigation of the visual and architectural culture of the eighteenth-century Habsburg empress Maria Theresa"--Provided by p… OL15119810W
Sex with the queen Sex with the queen Eleanor Herman Explores the sexual lives of some of the most beloved and infamous female rulers, including Catherine the Great, Marie Antoinette, and the bastion of virtue, Queen Victoria. OL16026840W
Game of queens Game of queens Sarah Gristwood "Sixteenth-century Europe saw an explosion of female rule. Large swathes of the continent were under the firm hand of a dozen reigning women as queens, regents, mothers, wives, or counselors. From Is… OL20042927W
The Princely Courts of Europe 1500-1750 The Princely Courts of Europe 1500-1750 John Adamson 352 p. : 27 cm OL9012717W