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Where were you the day Diana died? Like the assassination of John F. Kennedy, the tragic death of the Princess of Wales on August 31, 1997, is one of the defining benchmarks in history - an event that touched each of us so profoundly we will never forget the moment we heard the news. Twenty years after the Paris car crash that ended Diana's life at age 36, the story of her remarkable life and tragic death still have the power to mesmerize. Following her storybook wedding to Prince Charles, she had evolved from "Shy Di" into the most famous person in the world.

As the world's attention traces the reluctant social advances in the Middle East, Princess Sultana and her female friends and family have stepped forward to rescue young women in the region who are cruelly mistreated by their husbands, their fathers, and the brutish ISIS soldiers who kidnap them. But inside the Princess' lavish Saudi Arabian palace, sparks of anger and bolts of fear crackle because of the secrets kept to forward her efforts to help women and children.

Few personalities from classical antiquity are more famous - yet more poorly understood - than Cleopatra VII, queen of Egypt. In this major biography, Duane Roller reveals that Cleopatra was in fact a learned and visionary leader whose overarching goal was always the preservation of her dynasty and kingdom. Roller's authoritative account is the first to be based solely on primary materials from the Greco-Roman period: literary sources, Egyptian documents (Cleopatra's own writings), and representations in art and coinage produced while she was alive.

From the palaces of the Habsburg Empire to the torture chambers of Stalin's Soviet Union, the extraordinary story of a life suspended between the collapse of the imperial order and the violent emergence of modern Europe. Wilhelm Von Habsburg wore the uniform of the Austrian officer, the court regalia of a Habsburg archduke, the simple suit of a Parisian exile, the collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece, and, every so often, a dress.

Em D. Pedro II - A história não contada, o escritor e pesquisador Paulo Rezzutti lança mão de cartas e documentos inéditos para revelar a história não contada do último imperador do Brasil. Do príncipe que se tornou regente ainda menino ao monarca de espírito republicano que morreu no exílio, a obra preenche muitas lacunas com uma extensa pesquisa em documentos, cartas e diários para iluminar a vida um homem que esbanjava cultura e cuja intimidade era bem mais intensa do que as barbas brancas em seus retratos mais famosos podem fazer supor.

In the early 1960s, Marie Christine von Reibnitz (who would later become HRH Princess Michael of Kent) lived with her father on his farm in Mozambique. Then just a teenager, Princess Michael was entranced by the African landscape, by the wildlife and by the people she met. It was one of the happiest times of her life, and she recounts that it was an orphaned cheetah cub (called Tess) who played a huge part in making it so.

Dara Shukoh - the emperor Shah Jahan's favourite son, and heir-apparent to the Mughal throne prior to being defeated by Aurangzib - has sometimes been portrayed as an effete prince, incompetent in military and administrative matters. But his tolerance towards other faiths, and the myths and anecdotes surrounding him, continue to fuel the popular imagination. Even today, over 350 years after his death, the debate rages on: if this 'good' Mughal had ascended the throne instead of his pugnacious younger brother, how would that have changed the course of Indian history?

As Maureen Quilligan wrote in The New York Times Book Review of The First Elizabeth, Anne Boleyn "was a real victim of the sexual scandals her brilliant daughter escaped, and a subject Ms. Erickson's sensitivity to sexual and political nuance should well serve." Indeed, Carolly Erickson could have chosen no more fascinating and appropriate a subject. Alluring and profoundly enigmatic, Anne Boleyn has eluded the grasp of historians for centuries.

In this riveting new book, John Laband, pre-eminent historian of the Zulu Kingdom, tackles some of the questions that swirl around the assassination in 1828 of King Shaka, the celebrated founder of the Zulu Kingdom and war leader of legendary brilliance. In his search for answers, Laband turns to the Zulu voice heard through recorded oral testimony and praise-poems, and to the written accounts and reminiscences of the Port Natal trader-hunters and the despatches of Cape officials.

Filippo ed Elisabetta. Due vite, una coppia. Una storia d’amore che s’intreccia con la storia del Novecento e l’attualità, iniziata nell’estate del 1939 quando Elisabetta aveva tredici anni e Filippo, nato principe di Grecia e Danimarca, diciotto. Era un cadetto navale, ma anche il nipote di Lord Louis Mountbatten. Un amore celebrato nella Londra post bellica con il Royal Wedding del 1947. Un uomo che per seguire il cuore ha rinunciato a molto, dato battaglia all’establishment, cercato con tenacia un ruolo. Grazie a Filippo, la «Firm» dei Windsor si è aperta al mondo, al suo tempo.

Elizabeth II is within a few years of becoming the longest-reigning British monarch. A personally quiet, modest and dutiful person, she is far better-informed about the lives of her subjects than they often realize. She has known every Prime Minister since Winston Churchill and every American President since Eisenhower. Yet what of the woman behind the crown?

Il 10 dicembre del 1936 Edoardo VIII rinuncia al trono d'Inghilterra per amore dell'americana Wallis Simpson. Il nuovo sovrano è suo fratello "Bertie", Giorgio VI, padre di Elisabetta e Margaret. In quei giorni la piccola Margaret, che ha solo sei anni, chiede alla sorella maggiore: "Questo significa che poi diventerai regina anche tu?". "Suppongo di sì", risponde Elisabetta, improvvisamente molto seria. E Margaret commenta, candida: "Povera te".

¿Cómo Juan Carlos I, un rey con una fuerza icónica única en Europa, con un país a sus pies, con ciertos políticos cómplices, con dinero y con las mujeres más guapas del mundo, pudo jugárselo todo? En su carrera hacia el abismo fue dejando atrás familia, amigos, prestigio, honorabilidad… ¿Fue por una mujer? ¿Por amor al dinero? ¿Por inconsciencia o por arrogancia?

César Cervera trae al lector una divertida, curiosa y, sobre todo, histórica crónica sobre los Borbones españoles, sus extravagancias, sus locuras y también su tiempo y corte. Una perspectiva diferente e innovadora para conocer, en sus grandezas y desventuras, a una de las dos grandes estirpes monárquicas que han ocupado el trono de España desde el siglo XVIII.

Lucrecia Borgia. Sumisión, lujuria y pecado hace el recuento de la vida de una mujer producto de su época y circunstancias. Perteneciente a la polémica dinastía Borgia, vivió entre crímenes, incesto y pecado. Es conocida por su gran belleza física, pero también como una libertina y asesina que fue utilizada como moneda de cambio para beneficio de su padre. La suma de dichas condiciones la ha vuelto objeto de duros juicios por parte de la historia.

Intentaron quitarle todo cuanto era suyo. Crearon la leyenda de su locura. Y la encerraron durante cuarenta y seis años. Esta es su verdadera historia. Juana de Castilla fue la reina con peor suerte de nuestra historia. Pudo ser la soberana más poderosa de su tiempo: reina de Castilla, León, Granada, Aragón, Navarra, Sicilia y las tierras de ultramar. Pero fue traicionada por todos los hombres de su vida: por su padre, el rey Fernando el Católico; por su marido, el archiduque Felipe el Hermoso, y por su hijo, el emperador Carlos.

Descubre los grandes secretos de la reina Letizia. ¿Guarda la reina un polémico pasado oculto? ¿Podría repercutir sobre su vida presente? ¿Realmente conocemos quién es nuestra consorte más allá de sus celebrados estilismos y su buena oratoria? ¿Está desempeñando un buen papel como madre de la heredera al trono, la princesa Leonor? ¿Es realmente una historia de amor la de nuestros reyes? ¿Qué decisiones y acciones ocultas han sacudido el núcleo de la monarquía? Si pensábamos que Jaime Peñafiel lo había contado todo sobre la reina Letizia, estábamos muy equivocados, porque estas páginas darán mucho de qué hablar. Pasen y lean.

This comprehensive biography draws from previously unreleased photographs and documents from the Grimaldi family archive and, for the first time, access to the letters between Kelly and Hitchcock. It is also based on interviews with Kelly’s companions and relatives, including an exclusive interview with Prince Albert II of Monaco.

Isabel II del Reino Unido: LA REINA.

Aunque probablemente haya sido la mujer más famosa del mundo y su vida se ha llevado a la pantalla —últimamente en la exitosa serie The Crown—, la verdadera historia de Isabel II no siempre ha sido bien explicada. Más bien lo contrario.

Esta biografía, la primera gran obra en castellano de la reina de Inglaterra, explica la trastienda del poder en Buckingham y cómo una muchachita tímida, sin especial formación ni carisma, llegó a convertirse en un icono indiscutible, un objeto de reverencia...

人間・秋篠宮の実像がいま明らかになる 「令和」という新時代を皇嗣として迎えた秋篠宮だが、コロナ禍のもと皇室行事の多くは中止を余儀なくされ、長女の結婚問題にも揺れた。激動の５年間、秋篠宮邸に