Royal Feud
Author : Michael Thornton
Publisher : Michael Joseph
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 37,4 MB
Release : 1985
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
William and Harry
Author : Katie Nicholl
Publisher : Weinstein Books
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 40,35 MB
Release : 2010-11-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1602861404
Book Description
Nicholl delivers a fascinating insight into the lives and loves of two extraordinary young men who have captured the hearts and minds of not only the British public, but those the world over. This is the definitive book about the princes, bringing their story up to date.
A Treasury of Royal Scandals
Author : Michael Farquhar
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 14,94 MB
Release : 2001-05-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780140280241
Book Description
From Nero's nagging mother (whom he found especially annoying after taking her as his lover) to Catherine's stable of studs (not of the equine variety), here is a wickedly delightful look at the most scandalous royal doings you never learned about in history class. Gleeful, naughty, sometimes perverted-like so many of the crowned heads themselves-A Treasury of Royal Scandals presents the best (the worst?) of royal misbehavior through the ages. From ancient Rome to Edwardian England, from the lavish rooms of Versailles to the dankest corners of the Bastille, the great royals of Europe have excelled at savage parenting, deadly rivalry, pathological lust, and meeting death with the utmost indignity-or just very bad luck.
Royal Maladies
Author : Alan R. Rushton
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 39,51 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 1425168108
Book Description
An intensive historical study of the hereditary diseases hemophilia and porphyria in the personal and political lives of the European royal families Part I Nineteenth century medical knowledge of hemophilia as a hereditary bleeding disorder will be considered. Hemophilia appeared in a son born to Queen Victoria in 1853. Hemophilia was transmitted through Victoria’s unaffected daughters to the ruling houses in Germany, Russia and Spain. The political consequences of a chronically ill male heir to the throne fostered the demise of the royal families in these countries. The royal physicians were well aware of the hereditary nature of hemophilia and failed to advise the British royal family on this matter that had significant political consequences for the modern world. Part II The “Madness of King George III” resulted from variegate porphyria, an inherited disorder of heme metabolism. The disorder was evident in: The immediate family of George III, Ancestors from at least the 13th century, Descendents into the 20th century. The malady was inherited by other ruling houses in continental Europe and affected political life there for over six centuries. Genetic analysis will consider how such an anomaly could have been inherited through so many successive generations. Preliminary DNA evidence will be considered to document variegate porphyria in living relatives of the British royal family. Alternate history if these disorders had not plagued the royal families will be considered in conclusion.
Battle of Brothers
Author : Robert Lacey
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 579 pages
File Size : 22,76 MB
Release : 2021-10-26
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0063238705
Book Description
A New York Times bestseller. From bestselling author and historical consultant to the award-winning Netflix series The Crown, an unparalleled insider account of tumult, secrecy and schism in the Royal family. The world has watched Prince William and Prince Harry since they were born. Raised by Princess Diana to be the closest of brothers, how have the boy princes grown into very different, now distanced men? From royal insider, biographer and historian Robert Lacey, this book reveals the untold details of William and Harry’s closeness and estrangement, asking what happens when two sons are raised for vastly different futures – one burdened with the responsibility of one day becoming king, the other with the knowledge that he will always remain spare. How have William and Harry both agreed and diverged in their views of what a modern royal owes to their country? Were the seeds of damage sowed by Prince Charles and Princess Diana as their marriage unraveled for all the world to see? In the previous generation, how have Prince Charles and Prince Andrew’s own relations strained under the Crown? What role has Queen Elizabeth II played in marshalling her feuding heirs? What parts have Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle played in helping their husbands to choose their differing paths? And what is the real, unvarnished story behind Harry and Meghan’s dramatic departure? In the most intimate vision yet of life behind closed doors, with its highs, lows and discretions all laid out, this is a journey into royal life as never offered before.
Britain's Royal Families
Author : Alison Weir
Publisher : Random House
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 21,89 MB
Release : 2011-04-18
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1446449114
Book Description
Fascinating and authoritative of Britain's royal families from Henry VIII to Elizabeth I to Queen Victoria, by leading popular historian Alison Weir 'George III is alleged to have married secretly, on 17th April, 1759, a Quakeress called Hannah Lightfoot. If George III did make such a marriage...then his subsequent marriage to Queen Charlotte was bigamous, and every monarch of Britain since has been a usurper, the rightful heirs of George III being his children by Hannah Lightfoot...' Britain's Royal Families provides in one volume, complete genealogical details of all members of the royal houses of England, Scotland and Great Britain - from 800AD to the present. Drawing on countless authorities, both ancient and modern, Alison Weir explores the crown and royal family tree in unprecedented depth and provides a comprehensive guide to the heritage of today's royal family – with fascinating insight and often scandalous secrets. 'Staggeringly useful... combines solid information with tantalising appetisers.’ Mail on Sunday
The Mountbattens
Author : Andrew Lownie
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 47,85 MB
Release : 2021-09-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1643137921
Book Description
The intimate story of a unique marriage spanning the heights of British glamour and power that descends into infidelity, manipulation, and disaster through the heart of the twentieth century. DICKIE MOUNTBATTEN: A major figure behind his nephew Philip's marriage to Queen Elizabeth II and instrumental in the royal family taking the Mountbatten name, he was Supreme Allied Commander of South East Asia during World War II and the last Viceroy of India. EDWINA MOUNTBATTEN: Once the richest woman in Britain—and a playgirl who enjoyed numerous affairs—she emerged from World War II as a magnetic and talented humanitarian worker who was loved throughout the world. From British high society to the South of France, from the battlefields of Burma to the Viceroy's House, The Mountbattens is a rich and filmic story of a powerful partnership, revealing the truth behind a carefully curated legend. Was Mountbatten one of the outstanding leaders of his generation, or a man over-promoted because of his royal birth, high-level connections, film-star looks and ruthless self-promotion? What is the true story behind controversies such as the Dieppe Raid and Indian Partition, the love affair between Edwina and Nehru, and Mountbatten's assassination in 1979?
The Royals
Author : Kitty Kelley
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Page : 620 pages
File Size : 30,76 MB
Release : 2009-10-31
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0446568546
Book Description
The #1 New York Times bestselling, controversial portrait of the British royal family -- as told from behind the palace walls -- for fans of Netflix's The Crown and all royal watchers They are the most chronicled family on the face of the globe. Their every move attracts headlines. Now Kitty Kelley has gone behind the scenes at Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and Kensington Palace to raise the curtain on the men and women who make up the British royal family. Queen Elizabeth, Prince Charles, Princess Diana...here are the scandals of the last decades: the doomed marriages and the husbands, wives, lovers and children caught in their wake and damaged beyond repair. No one is spared.
A looking glass for the Royal Family, with documents for British ladies and all foreigners residing in London. Being a postscript to the new Brighton Guide
Author : John WILLIAMS (Dramatic and Miscellaneous Writer.)
Publisher :
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 46,40 MB
Release : 1797
Category :
ISBN :
Book Description
A Looking-glass for the Royal Family
Author : Anthony Pasquin
Publisher :
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 32,16 MB
Release : 1797
Category : Women
ISBN :
Book Description
Has "three points in view ... viz. -- the unmasking of the false adherents to the Princess of Wales: the refutation of the slanders ... towards her august husband; and the present general condition of the women of fashion in this country."--Page 5.
