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A USA TODAY BESTSELLER! From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Queen and Diana, a groundbreaking story of the riveting hot-and-cold relationship between the House of Windsor and Winston Churchill. From an early age, Winston Churchill was convinced that he was a man of destiny...

“Michael Farquhar doesn’t write about history the way, say, Doris Kearns Goodwin does. He writes about history the way Doris Kearns Goodwin’s smart-ass, reprobate kid brother might. I, for one, prefer it.”—Gene Weingarten, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and Washington Post columnist ...

Följ Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte från födelsen år 1763 ända fram till när han blev svensk kronprins. Bernadotte var mycket duglig och modig i sitt militära yrkesutövande och också omtyckt av sina soldater. Napoleon befordrade honom till general, och privat fanns flera trådar dem emellan: Bernadotte gifte sig med Desirée, som tidigare varit förlovad med Napoleon, och hennes syster var i sin tur gift med Napoleons bror Joseph. Men så småningom blev relationen mellan de två starka personligheterna spänd.

Richard Löwenherz, Englands sagenumwobener König: Leben und Werk in einer Kurzbiografie! Alles, was man wissen muss, kurz und knapp. Infotainment, Bildung und Unterhaltung vom Feinsten.

The Crown meets The West Wing in this illuminating history that chronicles the largely unknown story of Queen Elizabeth II’s relationship with thirteen American presidents, from Harry S. Truman to Donald J. Trump, and changed world history. No American or foreign leader has met with as many...

“Brilliant . . . a detailed and disturbing portrait” (The New York Times Book Review, Editors’ Choice) of Saudi Arabia’s secretive and mercurial ruler, a key player in Trump’s vision for the Middle East “Revelatory . . . a vivid portrait of how MBS has altered the kingdom.”—The...

'Riveting' -- The Times 'A triumph' -- David Kynaston 'Lively and informative' -- Miranda Seymour 'The resurrection of a remarkable woman erased from history' -- Katy Hessel 'Extraordinary' -- Peter Jones The spellbinding true story of Emily Cowper, Regency socialite turned Victorian powerbroker...

'A romp through British royal fashion and image-making between the Edwardian era and 1960 . . . Compelling and well-researched' New York Times 'Magnificent . . . A book that is tart, racy and compulsively readable. The pictures, as you might expect, are gorgeous' Kathryn Hughes, The Times This...

Henry V is regarded as the great English hero, lionised in his own day for his victory at Agincourt, his piety and his rigorous application of justice. But what was he really like? In this ground-breaking book, Ian Mortimer portrays Henry in the pivotal year of his reign. Recording the dramatic...

I 2022 kan dronning Margrethe fejre sit 50-års regentjubilæum. I sit virke som regent har hun mødt et hav af mennesker og haft stor indflydelse på Danmark såvel som på den enkelte dansker. I ”Skal man neje?” gives ordet til nogle af de mennesker, som har haft dronning Margrethe inde...

Featuring unreported details and stunning revelations, the long-awaited follow-up to the “fabulous, addictive” (Chicago Sun-Times) New York Times bestseller Diana’s Boys explores the last twenty years in the lives of Princes William and Harry and the evolution of their relationship as...

The Three Edwards is the third audiobook in Thomas B. Costain's The History of the Plantagenet series...

At the end of the ninth century, a large part of what is now England was controlled by the Vikings. In the early 900s, Edward led a great fight against the Viking armies, assisted by the English rulers of Mercia: Lord Æthelred and his wife Æthelflæd, who was also Edward's sister. Known to history as the Lady of the Mercians, she earned a reputation as a capable general who was feared by her enemies. In this authoritative biography, Tim Clarkson tells her remarkable life story from childhood to her vital role in saving England from the Vikings.

Grace Kelly, Schönheitsgöttin, Hollywood-Legende und Fürstin: Leben und Werk in einer Kurzbiografie! Alles, was man wissen muss, kurz und knapp. Infotainment, Bildung und Unterhaltung vom Feinsten!

在血腥的宗教战争与残酷的宫廷权力斗争中，一位被轻视的外来女性如何凭借母亲的身份，暗中操控着法兰西帝国的命运？这部节奏紧凑的历史传记带你重返十六世纪危机四伏的法国王室，直击一位在夹缝中艰难求生的女性如...

Stap in een wereld vol politieke overlevingsstrijd en keizerlijke intriges met deze meeslepende historische biografie. Vergeet de mythe van de verleidster; maak kennis met een strategisch meesterbrein dat een wankelend imperium overeind hield. Temidden van moordende familievetes en de constante...

在血火交织的法国宗教战争与残酷的宫廷博弈中，一位孤立无援的异国寡妇必须依靠冰冷的政治手腕与隐秘的外交同盟，硬生生拽住一个濒临绝境的帝国。面对男性主导的权力中心与四面楚歌的绝境，她将自身的弱势转化为最...

在地中海霸权更迭的腥风血雨中，这位被后世情史掩盖了卓越政治才华的最后法老，正以绝境求生的权力斗争策略维系着濒亡的帝国。作为一部客观冷静的历史传记，这里没有罗曼蒂克的幻想，只有关乎家族存亡与大国博弈的...

Mergulhe nesta biografia histórica tensa e descubra como uma forasteira usou a diplomacia para dominar uma corte hostil. Perfeito para transformar seu trajeto diário em uma jornada imersiva pela Europa renascentista, este relato acompanha uma mulher cercada pelo colapso religioso que forjou...

Deze historische biografie onthult hoe een weeskind de meedogenloze hofintriges van de Franse renaissance overleefde. Terwijl religieuze oorlogen Europa verscheurden, ontpopte zij zich tot het sluwe meesterbrein achter de machtige Valois-dynastie. Maak van je dagelijkse woon-werkverkeer een...