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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
"Old Rowley"	Dennis Wheatley	Historical novel about the life of King Charles II in 1600s England.	OL1174837W
The early Stuart kings, 1603-1642	G. E. Seel	In 1603 King James I ascended the throne to become the first King of a united England and Scotland. There followed a period of increasing religious and political discord, culminating in the English C…	OL14850579W
The Oxford Book of Royal Anecdotes	Elizabeth Longford	A royal biographer par excellence , as is evidenced by Victoria RI , Elizabeth R , and The Queen Mother , Longford is ideally suited to edit this work. It is absolutely jam-packed with tempting tidbi…	OL15858212W
George II	Andrew C. Thompson	Despite a long and eventful reign, Britain's George II is a largely forgotten monarch, his achievements overlooked and his abilities misunderstood. This landmark biography uncovers extensive new evid…	OL16126004W
Sophia of Hanover	J. N. Duggan	Sophia, Electress of Hanover (1630-1714) was daughter of Frederick and Elisabeth of the Palatinate, known as the Winter King and Queen of Bohemia. She was also granddaughter of James I of England and…	OL16127089W
Catherine of Aragon	Giles Tremlett	The image of Catherine of Aragon has always suffered in comparison to the vivacious eroticism of Anne Boleyn. But when Henry VIII married Catherine, she was an auburn-haired beauty in her 20s with a …	OL16631458W
Young Henry	Hutchinson, Robert	"Henry VIII always had problems with women. Born on 28 June 1491, he lived in the shadow of his elder brother Arthur and his dour and autocratic father, Henry VII. Elizabeth of York, Henry's mother, …	OL16769922W
James II	David Womersley	The short, action-packed reign of James II (1685-88) is generally seen as one of the most catastrophic in British history. James managed, despite having access to tremendous reserves of good will and…	OL17310837W
Edward VIII	Piers Brendon	"After my death," George V said of his eldest son and heir, "the boy will ruin himself within twelve months." The forecast proved uncannily accurate. Edward VIII came to the throne in January 1936, p…	OL17629451W
The first Elizabeth	Carolly Erickson	A portrait of the Tudor queen and her times attempts to give an accurate portrayal of Elizabeth's complex personality	OL1866595W
Mary Boleyn	Alison Weir	Mary Boleyn is remembered by posterity as a 'great and infamous whore'. She was the mistress of two kings, Francois I of France and Henry VIII of England, and sister to Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII's seco…	OL18821956W
The Duchess	Penny Junor	The esteemed royal biographer traces the unlikely and extraordinary story of the once-reviled wife of Britain's Prince Charles, detailing her roles in some of the darkest days of the modern monarchy …	OL19732632W
Charles I	Desmond Shawe-Taylor,Per Rumberg,Lucy Chiswell,Niko Munz	During his reign, King Charles I (1600-1649) assembled one of Europe's most extraordinary art collections. Indeed, by the time of his death, it contained some 2,000 paintings and sculptures. 'Charles…	OL19761046W
King John	Marc Morris	King John is one of those historical characters who needs little in the way of introduction. If readers are not already familiar with him as the tyrant whose misgovernment gave rise to Magna Carta, w…	OL20010236W
Alfred	John Peddie	"Afflicted by poor health for most of his life, Alfred nevertheless showed unflagging energy as a warrior, administrator, scholar and educator. He was remarkable for both his extraordinary range of i…	OL2069472W
Bertie	Jane Ridley	Edward Vll, who gave his name to the Edwardian Age and died in 1911, was King of England for the final 10 years of his life. He was 59 when at last he came to power. Known as Bertie, and the eldest s…	OL21055065W
King Arthur's Wars	Jim Storr	King Arthur's Wars describes one of the biggest archaeological finds of our times; yet there is nothing new to see. There are secrets hidden in plain sight. We speak English today because the Anglo-S…	OL24683089W
The people's king	A. Susan Williams	In this candid and moving account Susan Williams tells the story of what really happened to King Edward, drawing on diaries, secret documents and thousands of letters sent to Edward by the public to …	OL2869567W
The earliest English kings	D. P. Kirby	The Earliest English Kings is a fascinating survey of Anglo-Saxon History from the sixth century to the eighth century and the death of King Alfred. It explains and expl…	OL4450121W
Queen Victoria	Christopher Hibbert	The unearthing of lively, telling anecdotes is the special province of Christopher Hibbert, who delights in forcing readers, in the most entertaining way, to reassess all their notions about some of …	OL456645W