Book Reviews

Book News July 2018

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]
Book Reviews

Queen Elizabeth II: A Celebration of Her Life and Reign by Tim Ewart Book Review

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]
Book Reviews

Book News May 2018

An American Princess: The Many Lives of Allene Tew Paperback – 1 April 2018 (US) & 1 May 2018 (UK) The true story of a girl from the wilderness settlements of a burgeoning new America who became one of the most privileged figures of the Gilded Age. Born to a pioneering family in Upstate New York [read more]
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Inside the Royal Wardrobe: A Dress History of Queen Alexandra by Kate Strasdin Book Review

Queen Alexandra used clothes to fashion images of herself as a wife, a mother and a royal: a woman who both led Britain alongside her husband Edward VII and lived her life through fashion. Inside the Royal Wardrobe overturns the popular portrait of a vapid and neglected queen, examining the surviving garments of Alexandra, Princess of Wales [read more]
Book Reviews

Book News April 2018

Cecily Neville: Mother of Richard III Hardcover – 30 April 2018 (UK) & 2 August 2018 (US) Wife to Richard, Duke of York, mother to Edward IV and Richard III, and aunt to the famous Kingmaker , Richard, Earl of Warwick, Cecily Neville was a key player on the political stage of fifteenth-century Britain England. Mythologically [read more]