Before she became known as the woman who enticed a king from his throne and birthright, Bessie Wallis Warfield was a prudish and particular girl from Baltimore. At turns imaginative, ambitious, and spoiled, Wallis’s first words as recalled by her family were “me, me.” From that young age, she was in want of nothing but [read more]
When Russia erupted into revolution, almost overnight the pampered lifestyle of the Imperial family vanished. Within months many of them were under arrest and they became “enemies of the Revolution and the Russian people.” None of them wanted to leave Russia; they expected to be back on their estates soon and live as before. When [read more]
Twice a princess, twice exiled, Neslishah Sultan had an eventful life. When she was born in Istanbul in 1921, cannons were fired in the four corners of the Ottoman Empire, commemorative coins were issued in her name, and her birth was recorded in the official register of the palace. After all, she was an imperial [read more]
Empress: The Astonishing Reign of Nur Jahan Hardcover – 3 July 2018 (US) & 3 August 2018 (UK) Four centuries ago, a Muslim woman ruled an empire. Her legend still lives, but her story was lost―until now. In 1611, thirty-four-year-old Nur Jahan, daughter of a Persian noble and widow of a subversive official, became the [read more]
Former ITV Royal Editor Tim Ewart looks at the life and reign of the woman who has become one of the United Kingdom’s best-loved monarchs, Queen Elizabeth II. With many unique images from the Royal Archives, this beautifully illustrated book—updated to include William and Kate’s marriage and Prince Harry’s engagement to Meghan Markle—covers everything from [read more]
As a pre-war royal whose world was hugely circumscribed by the strictures of another age, Princess Margaret was admired as well as vilified for most of her adult life. She helped usher the monarchy into the modern world—which sometimes led to conflict and misunderstanding in both her private and public life. Christopher Warwick’s superbly researched [read more]
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