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When she got hired to drive for the Saudi royal family vacationing in Beverly Hills, Larson thought she’d been handed the golden ticket. Each day the royal women spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on plastic surgery and mega-shopping sprees on Rodeo Drive. But Driving the Saudis also reveals how Larson grew to understand the complicated nuances of a society whose strict customs remain intact even across.

Sayyida Salme lived a remarkable life in remarkable times and told the tale more than a century ago in her Memoirs of an Arabian Princess, the first book published by an Arab woman. She was born in 1844 as a princess on the island of Zanzibar, daughter of the great Omani Sayyid Said bin Sultan and his Circassian slave Djilfidan. By the time she published her Memoirs in German in 1886, she had moved from Arab royalty amidst harem politics to the challenges of raising a family as a single mother in a foreign land, with her new Christian name, Emily Ruete.

In this incredible companion to the second and third seasons of Netflix's acclaimed series The Crown, renowned biographer and the show's historical consultant Robert Lacey takes us through the real history that inspired the drama. Covering two tumultuous decades in the reign of Elizabeth II, Lacey looks at the key social, political and personal moments and the effect they had not only on the royal family but also on the world around them.

James I of England and VI of Scotland was the first king to rule both countries. He was faced with division between his realms and caught between the religious wars of the Reformation. Spending most of his reign at odds with the religious and parliamentary powers around him, James did little to unite his people. Unable to take a firm stand on critical issues, he spent his life avoiding them.

Florence Bramford was a ladies' maid to the ladies-in-waiting of two Queen Elizabeths from 1939 to 1974. Think real-life The Queen, Downton Abbey, or Upstairs Downstairs...inside the British Royal Family from the servant's perspective half a century ago. Margaret Bramford presents the life of her aunt, told in her own words. Florence had a Victorian childhood and Edwardian adolescence. She was privileged to reside in many royal residences with her ladies-in-waiting and joined many royal tours around the world.

From the moment she first enchanted the world as a youthful princess, Queen Elizabeth II found a unique place in American hearts—and she also played an unprecedented role in forging transatlantic ties. Over her seventy-year reign, she developed extraordinary and varied personal bonds with thirteen U.S. presidents—Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, both Bush Sr. and Jr., Clinton, Obama, Trump, and Biden—that other diplomats and leaders could only dream of.

I den första delen av två om Sveriges konung Gustav Vasa behandlas tiden mellan hans födelse 1496 och fram till 1540. Vi får följa hans barndom, genom upproret mot danskarna i Dalarna fram till hans kröning den 6 juni 1523. Vidare genom reformationen, reduktionen och alla uppror mot honom, genomförda av de som inte gillade hans styre och önskan om förändring. Vid den första delens slut är relationen med Danmark mycket ansträngd, något som snart kom att leda till konflikt.

Henry VII was not destined to be the well-known (or perhaps better described as infamous) king that his son was after him, but his place in history remains important. With his victory over Richard III in 1485, Henry brought England out of the Middle Ages and ushered it into the modern era. His reign ended decades of bloody civil wars and provided the wealth and stability necessary for commerce and art to thrive in England. When Henry’s son, Henry VIII, ascended the throne in 1509, it marked England’s first uncontested transfer of power in almost 90 years.

Jeden Mittwoch eine neue Folge. Der Adel ist nicht totzukriegen. Vor hundert Jahren wurde er in Deutschland abgeschafft und dennoch scheint auch für uns kaum etwas so spannend wie die glamourösen Geschichten aus den Königshäusern Europas. Vor Popstars und Oscarroben gab es royale Stilikonen, die die Welt in Atem hielten. Und auch heute schauen wir noch immer neugierig auf Schlösser und ihre Bewohner. Mit modernen Cinderellastorys und historischen Königen und Königinnen ist "GALA Royals" nichts weniger als Champagner für die Ohren.

The complete story of Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII. Historically accurate account of Anne’s life. Anne’s great-grandfather’s death at Bosworth with Richard III. Her grandfather jailed in the Tower of London. Her parent’s scandalous marriage. The death of her two brothers. Anne’s relationship to Henry VIII through their mutual aunt, Anne of a York. Anne’s life in the Flemish Court with her mentor Margaret of Austria. And much more!

The first of the characters of the Heroic Women of the French Revolution is Marie Antoinette, entitled to this preeminence, whether in reference to the elevation of her rank, the great influence she had on the Revolution, or the immensity of her misfortunes.

Did you know that Queen Victoria could speak five different languages? Or that her closest childhood friend was a King Charles spaniel by the name of Dash? What did she ask staff to do instead of knocking on her door? And how did she deliberately annoy Prime Minister William Gladstone? All of these facts and more can be found in this fantastic guide to the long-reigning monarch and Empress of India. This audiobook is perfect for those studying Queen Victoria at school, or even for those who are just interested in learning more about one of history's most fascinating figures.

19-vuotiaan Diana Spencerin elämä on kuin satua: hän on kihloissa kruununprinssi Charlesin kanssa ja tulevaisuus näyttää loistavalta. Pilvilinnat romahtavat kuitenkin ylellisten häiden jälkeen, ja Diana huomaa pian, että satu on muuttumassa painajaiseksi, jolle ei näy loppua. Charles ei pysty luopumaan elämänsä rakkaudesta Camilla Parker Bowlesista, ja nuori Diana tuntee jäävänsä aivan yksin jäykän monarkian armoille.

Kun prinsessa Elisabet on kymmenenvuotias, hänen kohtalonsa muuttuu dramaattisesti. Elisabetin setä, kuningas Edward VIII, luopuu kruunusta viedäkseen vihille eronneen Wallis Simpsonin, ja Elisabetin isä, Yrjö IV, nousee äkkiarvaamatta kuninkaaksi. Elisabetista tulee siten Britannian imperiumin perillinen, ja isän menehdyttyä ennenaikaisesti on Elisabetin vuorostaan ryhdyttävä kuningattareksi. Vasta 25-vuotias Elisabet saa kantaakseen raskaan velvollisuuksien taakan: hänen on asetettava kruunun ja valtakunnan hyvinvointi kaiken muun edelle.

Kun prinssi ja näyttelijätär tapaavat sokkotreffeillä, on ilmassa kipinöitä. Harry ja Meghan aloittavat suhteensa salassa, mutta uutiset leviävät pian ja pariskunta joutuu lehdistön suurennuslasin alle. Avioliiton solmiminen ja hulppea hääseremoniakaan eivät rauhoita tilannetta toivotulla tavalla. Meghan ei tunnu sopeutuvan kuninkaallisen perheen jäseneksi, ja äitinsä kohtaloa sureva Harry pelkää historian toistavan itseään...

En prins och en skådespelerska träffas på en blind date. Det slår gnistor mellan dem, och snart inleder de ett hemligt förhållande. Men när nyheterna kommit ut är pressen obeveklig i sin granskning. Paret gifter sig under en överdådig ceremoni, men bröllopet är inte början på det långa och lyckliga liv som paret hade hoppats på. Meghan har svårt att finna sig till rätta som medlem av kungafamiljen och Harry fruktar att hans mors olyckliga öde ska upprepas.

En prins og en skuespillerinde mødes på en blind date. Det slår gnister imellem dem, og snart efter indleder de et hemmeligt forhold. Men da nyheden slipper ud, vil pressens nærgående historier ingen ende tage. De bliver gift ved en overdådig ceremoni, men brylluppet er ikke starten på det lange, lykkelige liv, som parret havde håbet på. Meghan har svært ved at finde sig tilpas som medlem af kongefamilien, og Harry frygter, at hans mors ulykkelige skæbne vil gentage sig.

Da Elizabeth er 10 år gammel, tager hendes liv en drastisk drejning. Hendes onkel, kong Edvard VIII, abdicerer for at gifte sig med den fraskilte Wallis Simpson, og Elizabeths far bliver konge. Den unge prinsesse bliver med ét tronarving til Det Britiske Imperium. Allerede som 25-årig bliver Elizabeth dronning, da hendes far dør en alt for tidlig død, og hun må påtage sig pligtens tunge byrde og sætte Kronens ve og vel frem for alt andet. DEN UVENTEDE DRONNING er første del af to om dronning Elizabeth II’s lange og omskiftelige liv.

När Elizabeth är tio år gammal tar hennes liv en drastisk vändning. Hennes farbror, kung Edward VIII, abdikerar för att gifta sig med den frånskilda Wallis Simpson, och Elizabeths far blir kung. Den unga prinsessan blir plötsligt tronarvinge till det brittiska imperiet. Redan vid 25 års ålder blir Elizabeth drottning då hennes far dör i förtid och hon måste ta på sig pliktens tunga börda och sätta kronans välfärd före allt annat.

This book focuses on the history of several kings and queens. Learn about Anne Boleyn, her execution for treason, and her political and religious upheaval, and Bloody Mary, or Mary Tudor, the queen who took on the Protestant revolt. In France, learn about Charlemagne, King of the Franks, King of Lombardy, and Emperor of the Romans; Eleanor of Aquitaine, one of the wealthiest women in Western Europe; and Marie Antoinette, the last queen of France before the French Revolution. Last, return to England with Queen Victoria and Richard the Lionheart.