Biography: Royalty

When the Tsars eighteen-year-old niece Princess Irina Romanov announced her marriage to Prince Felix Youssoupov, heir to the richest fortune in Rus...

'A brilliant, funny and thought-provoking book' - Jonn Elledge'Compelling, provocative, and utterly brilliant' - Dr Estelle ParanqueTHIS PAPERBACK ...

Katheryn Parr is mainly remembered today as being the sixth wife of King Henry VIII, the one who survived. Katheryn was not only a wife but a queen...

During 2022, Queen Elizabeth II will celebrate the 70th anniversary of her role as Queen of England. The American and British people have shared a ...

Queen Elizabeth II is the longest-serving monarch in British history. She has been a towering presence in British national life and throughout the ...

WITH NEW AFTERWORD FROM THE AUTHOR.When you're the most famous woman in the world, can you really love in secret?When Princess Diana flew to Pakist...

WITH NEW AFTERWORD FROM THE AUTHOR.When you're the most famous woman in the world, can you really love in secret?When Princess Diana flew to Pakist...

This is the story of the glamorous French Empress who escaped from a vengeful mob in 1870 and spent the next fifty years in exile in England. With ...

The very best of the Kings wisdom and humour, covering a huge range of topics that have been close to his heart. Lighthearted and revelatory, this ...

Charles Philip Arthur George, Prince of Wales and heir apparent for more than seventy years, became King on 8 September 2022. On 6 May 2023, the wo...

An amazing woman from Bourne, Collyweston and Maxey who had a profound impact on history but has been virtually forgotten in our Lincolnshire local...

'(A)sensational book by one of our greatest and best-loved historians... Astoundingly good.' - Alison Weir 'Masterful, captivating, page-turning, t...

This is the story of Messalina - third wife of Emperor Claudius and one of the most notorious women to have inhabited the Roman world. According t...

Edward II is one of the most unsuccessful and unconventional kings in English history, and is well-known for having passionate and probably intimat...

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...