Biography: Royalty

Isabel de Clare, the descendant of kings, dukes and freebooters, was one of the wealthiest heiresses in Henry IIs kingdom thanks to the ambitions o...

'Royal court intrigue at its finest.'  Historical Writers Association   'A stunning novel about the birth of the United Kingdom that demonstrates...

The death of Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022 was a moment of profound shock and grief for the nation. She had been a steadfast presence for se...

It is generally accepted that Queen Victoria reigned but did not rule. This couldnt be more wrong. In Queen Victo...

The Afterlife of King James IV explores the survival stories following the Scottish king's defeat at the battle of Flodden in 1513, and how his ima...

Richard III, the most notorious and most discussed of English kings, was also unusual among his contemporaries in regularly signing his books. This...

  Discover all the foul facts about the history of royalty with history's most horrible headlines: Top 50 Kings and Queens edit...

Mangkunagara I (1726-95) was one of the most flamboyant figures of 18th-century Java. A charismatic rebel from 1740 to 1757 and one of the foremost...

Fully revised and updated.Queen Elizabeth II was the longest-serving monarch in British history, with a reign even longer than Queen Victoria. Her ...

On 31 August 1997, the world was stunned by the tragic death of the most popular and photographed woman of the modern age: Diana, Princess of Wales...

FEATURING A BRAND NEW CHAPTER ON KING CHARLES III AND HIS CORONATION'Fascinating' The Times'Tantalising' TelegraphThe gripping account of how the r...

'This riotous and engaging biography has it all'GUARDIAN'As much fun to read as a good political thriller'WALL STREET JOURNALAt the outbreak of war...