Books

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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
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
Anne Boleyn	G. W. Bernard	"In this groundbreaking new biography, G.W. Bernard offers a fresh portrait of one of England's most captivating queens. Through a wide-ranging forensic examination of sixteenth-century sources, Bern…	OL15568133W
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
Winter king	Thomas Penn	It was 1501. England had been ravaged for decades by conspiracy, violence, murders, coups and counter-coups. Henry VII had clambered to the top of the heap - a fugitive with a flimsy claim to England…	OL16127019W
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
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
Chocolate fit for a queen	Historic Royal Palaces (Great Britain)	"Through these delectable recipes learn the history of making, drinking and eating chocolate from its very beginnings to the royal chocolate kitchen at Hampton Court Palace right up to the present da…	OL20052487W
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
The queen	John Roy Major,Rhonda Carrier	A leading British authority on the royal family commemorates the life and reign of Queen Elizabeth with a collection of facts, anecdotes and 200 color and black and white photos.	OL24294194W
Grandmama of Europe	Theo Aronson	Genealogy.	OL2674311W
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
Majesty	Robert Lacey	The Queen's personal life and her involvement in political crises are given equal attention in this detailed portrait of the British royal family in the twentieth century.	OL491646W
Henry VIII	Alison Weir	"Henry VIII, renowned for his command of power and celebrated for his intellect, presided over one of the most magnificent - and dangerous - courts in Renaissance Europe. Never before has a detailed,…	OL497244W
The crusader king, Richard the Lionhearted	Richard Suskind	A biography of the second king of the Plantagenet dynasty who lived in England only six months during his ten year reign.	OL7094063W