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Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch by Sally Bedell Smith Publisher Comments In this magisterial new biography, New York Times bestselling author Sally Bedell Smith brings to life one of the world’s most fascinating and enigmatic women: Queen Elizabeth II. From the moment of her ascension to the throne in 1952 at the age of... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $21.00 Used - Hardcover 
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Henry VIII: The King and His Court by Alison Weir Publisher Comments Stimulating and tumultuous, the court of Henry VIII attracted the finest minds and greatest beauties in Renaissance England. Meticulous in historic detail, narrated with high style and grand drama, Weir brilliantly brings to life the king, the court, and... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Life of Elizabeth I by Alison Weir Publisher Comments Perhaps the most influential sovereign England has ever known, Queen Elizabeth I reigned prosperously for more than forty years, from 1558 until her death in 1603. During her rule, however, she remained an extremely private person, keeping her own... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Making of a Royal Romance: William, Kate, and Harry--A Look Behind the Palace Walls by Katie Nicholl Publisher Comments William and Harry was an overnight sensation when it was published a week before Prince William and Kate Middleton’s engagement announcement in November 2010. Now the author, a royal insider and the royal correspondent for The Daily Mail, has... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Richard the Third by Paul Murray Kendall Publisher Comments Paul Murray Kendall's masterful account of the life of England's King Richard III has remained the standard biography of this controversial figure.... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $8.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Sisters Who Would Be Queen: Mary, Katherine, and Lady Jane Grey: A Tudor Tragedy by Leanda De Lisle Publisher Comments Mary, Katherine, and Jane Grey-sisters whose mere existence nearly toppled a kingdom and altered a nations destiny-are the captivating subjects of Leanda de Lisles new book. The Sisters Who Would Be Queen breathes fresh life into these three young women,... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Wives of Henry VIII by Antonia Fraser Publisher Comments The six-week New York Times bestselling history of the legendary six wives of Henry VIII--from an acclaimed biographer. "Admirably succeed(s) in bringing to life the six women who married England's ruler. . . ."--New York Times Book Review. 16... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Queen: A Life in Brief by Robert Lacey Publisher Comments the Queen Elizabeth II was not born to be queen. She came into the world on April 21, 1926, the equivalent of the modern Princess Beatrice, first-born daughter of the Duke of York, destined to flutter on the royal fringe. So while Lilibet was brought up... (read more) Your price: $15.99 New - Trade Paper
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Arbella: England's Lost Queen by Sarah Gristwood Publisher Comments In this U.K. bestseller, Lady Arbella Stuart emerges as a most contemporary royal, a young woman determined to shape her own destiny in the midst of her plot-ridden world. Arbella was niece to Mary Queen of Scots and cousin to Elizabeth I — who... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $12.95 Used - Hardcover
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We Two: Victoria and Albert: Rulers, Partners, Rivals (09 Edition) by Gillian Gill Publisher Comments It was the most influential marriage of the nineteenth century-and one of historys most enduring love stories. Traditional biographies tell us that Queen Victoria inherited the throne as a naïve teenager, when the British Empire was at the... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $10.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Mistress of the Monarchy: The Life of Katherine Swynford, Duchess of Lancaster by Alison Weir Publisher Comments Acclaimed author Alison Weir brings to life the extraordinary tale of Katherine Swynford, a royal mistress who became one of the most crucial figures in the history of Great Britain. Born in the mid-fourteenth century, Katherine de Roët was only... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $11.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Royal Affairs: A Lusty Romp Through the Extramarital Adventures That Rocked the British Monarchy by Leslie Carroll Publisher Comments A funny, raucous, and delightfully dirty history of 1,000 years of bedroom-hopping secrets and scandals of Britain?s royals. Insatiable kings, lecherous queens, kissing cousins, and wanton consorts?history has never been so much fun. Royal unions have... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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A Magnificent Obsession: Victoria, Albert, and the Death That Changed the British Monarchy by Helen Rappaport Publisher Comments As she did in her critically acclaimed The Last Days of the Romanovs, Helen Rappaport brings a compelling documentary feel to the story of this royal marriage and of the queens obsessive love for her husband - a story that began as fairy tale and ended... (read more) Your price: $26.99 New - Hardcover
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On Royalty: A Very Polite Inquiry Into Some Strangely Related Families by Jeremy Paxman Publisher Comments The notable characteristic of the royal families of Europe is that they have so very little of anything remotely resembling true power. Increasingly, they tend towards the condition of pipsqueak principalities like Liechtenstein and Monaco—fancy... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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The First Queen of England: The Myth of "Bloody Mary" by Linda Porter Publisher Comments It is the tragedy of Queen Mary that today, 450 years after her death, she remains the most hated, least understood monarch in English history—remembered best for burning hundreds of Protestant heretics at the stake. Linda Porters pioneering... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $10.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Elizabeth: The Struggle for the Throne (P.S.) by David Starkey Publisher Comments In this spirited United Kingdom bestseller, Starkey presents a brilliant examination of the formative years of the "Virgin Queen, " recreating a host of extravagant characters, mad-cap schemes, and tragic plots, while using original documents to depict... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $2.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Elizabeth and Leicester: The Truth about the Virgin Queen and the Man She Loved by Sarah Gristwood Publisher Comments View our feature on Sarah Gristwoodandrsquo;s Elizabeth and Leicester. Though the story has been told on filmandmdash;and whispered in historic gossipandmdash;this is the first book in almost fifty years to solely explore the great queenandrsquo;s... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Elizabeth and Mary: Cousins, Rivals, Queens by Jane Dunn Publisher Comments The political and religious conflicts between Queen Elizabeth I and the doomed Mary, Queen of Scots, have for centuries captured our imagination and inspired memorable dramas played out on stage, screen, and in opera. But few books have brought to life... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Elizabeth: The Struggle for the Throne by David Starkey Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. [325]-351) and index.... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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After Elizabeth: The Rise of James of Scotland and the Struggle for the Throne of England by Leanda De Lisle Publisher Comments This debut work from a promising young historian offers a unique, close focus on the fascinating, troubled end of the Elizabethan era and the union under one crown of two ancient enemies: Scotland and England.... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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