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Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Provides an inside look at Prince William and Kate Middleton, delving into their backgrounds, their meeting as students at the University of St Andrews, the ups and downs of their relationship, their engagement, and their wedding.
Author
Publisher
Barron's Educational Series
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Offers a pictorial overview of the Duchess in over forty of her most iconic outfits, with analysis of the clothing and accessories, information about events at which they were worn, and tips for emulating her distinctive style.
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
[2016], p2016
Language
English
Description
A profile of the niece of Henry VIII reveals her contributions to sixteenth century politics, covering her two affairs, arrangement of her son's marriage to Mary Queen of Scots, and role in securing the English throne for her grandson, Scotland's James VI.
8) The real Wallis Simpson: a new history of the American divorcée who became the Duchess of Windsor
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"At the center of the most scandalous love affair of the 20th century, Wallis Simpson was accused of entrapping Prince Edward in a seductive web in order to achieve her audacious ambition to become Queen of England. But in this surprising new biography, Anna Pasternak tells a different story. Although flattered by the prince's infatuation, Wallis never expected it to last. She never wanted to divorce her husband or marry Edward. But she hadn't anticipated...
Author
Language
English
Description
"The critically acclaimed author of Serving Victoria brilliantly illuminates the life of the little-known Bess of Hardwick--next to Queen Elizabeth I, the richest and most powerful woman in sixteenth-century England. Aided by a quartet of judicious marriages and a shrewd head for business, Bess of Hardwick rose from humble beginnings to become one of the most respected and feared Countesses in Elizabethan England--an entrepreneur who built a family...
Author
Publisher
Ryland Peters & Small
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Marks the tenth anniversary of Kate's royal life with an illustrated journey through the Duchess's style evolution, from the Zara dresses to the tiaras, the skinny jeans to the designer gowns and everything in between. -- From book jacket flap.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Discover the adventurous life of the stylish and scandalous Elizabeth Chudleigh, Duchess of Kingston--a woman whose infamous trial was bigger news in British society than the American War of Independence. "Bridgerton fans take note: For sheer incident and drama, Chudleigh's story rivals any episode of the popular Regency-era Netflix series. And it's all true" (The Washington Post). As maid of honor to the Princess of Wales, Elizabeth Chudleigh enjoyed...
Author
Publisher
Thunder Bay Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Four monarchs (crowned and uncrowned); one abdication; one royal investiture; a jewel box of jubilees and many, many royal marriages.... British Vogue has borne witness to a century of royal history. Its first star photographer, Cecil Beaton, was entranced by the House of Windsor and the admiration was mutual. A younger star photographer, Antony Armstrong Jones, left Vogue to marry the Queen's sister and returned as Lord Snowdon. The Queen's cousin,...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"In 1485, Henry Tudor triumphed over staggering odds to become the first Tudor King of England. His victory owed much to his mother, Lady Margaret Beaufort. Born a Lancaster during the War of the Roses, which saw her house fighting with the Yorks for supremacy, Margaret was caught up in male relatives' plans for the fate of England. She was married to Edmund Tudor, half-brother to the Lancaster King Henry VI. At thirteen, with her husband dead from...
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Declassified documents bring to light the secret story of the stunning events of 1936, detailing the most controversial espionage operation in British history, targeting King Edward VIII and his feisty American lover Wallis Simpson, both considered major security threats. Edward and Wallis were bugged, wire-tapped, and followed, on the orders of both the British king and the American president.
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