Titres dans Royauté

Endgame, the explosive book from longtime royal journalist Omid Scobie and author of the international blockbuster Finding Freedom, is a penetrating investigation into the current state of the British monarchy—an unpopular king, a power-hungry heir to the throne, a queen willing to go to...

On Christmas Day, 800, Charlemagne was crowned "Emperor of the Romans" by Pope Leo III. Under his guidance the Carolingian Renaissance flourished, with his capital of Aachen becoming a center of learning and artistic genius. The legacy of Charlemagne on European history and culture is monumental. Yet, within 30 years of his death, his empire had fragmented. Who was this legendary ruler? How had he managed to rule these vast domains? And why has his legacy continued to influence Europeans to this day?

History has lied. Anne Boleyn has been sold to us as a dark figure, a scheming seductress who bewitched Henry VIII into divorcing his queen and his church in an unprecedented display of passion. Quite the tragic love story, right? Wrong. In this electrifying exposé, Hayley Nolan explores for the first time the full, uncensored evidence of Anne Boleyn’s life and relationship with Henry VIII, revealing the shocking suppression of a powerful woman.

A New York Times Notable Book Empress Dowager Cixi (1835–1908) is the most important woman in Chinese history. She ruled China for decades and brought a medieval empire into the modern age. At the age of sixteen, in a nationwide selection for royal consorts, Cixi was chosen as one of the...

Für Harry ist der Moment gekommen, endlich seine Geschichte zu erzählen Es war eines der berührendsten Bilder des 20. Jahrhunderts: Zwei Jungen, zwei Prinzen, die hinter dem Sarg ihrer Mutter gehen, während die Welt voller Trauer und Entsetzen zusieht. Beim Begräbnis von Prinzessin Diana...

The Sunday Times bestseller ‘Highly readable … deserves to take its place among the first rank of modern royal biographies’ Daily Mail 'Sure footed and sparkling' Ferdinand Mount ‘The narrative is as suspenseful as any thriller. Truly, an excellent read’ Lynn Barber, Sunday Times...

Nel 1519 Caterina de‘ Medici, appena nata, rimane orfana di entrambi i genitori; nel 1527 si ritrova sola, senza alcuna protezione, ostaggio dei nemici della sua famiglia, prigioniera in un convento di monache; nel 1533 sposa Enrico di Valois, uno dei figli del re di Francia, che è innamorato di un’altra donna, molto più anziana di lei; nel 1544, dopo anni di dolorosissima sterilità, riesce a partorire il primo figlio, che viene affidato però all’amante del marito.

Robert the Bruce is one of the most iconic figures of Scottish history. Born in Scotland’s desperate hour of need, Robert stepped forward to answer the call. In the early 1300s, the situation looked bleak for the Scottish with the might of England and its eager monarch King Edward I threatening to crush any resistance to his rule. In 1305, the former freedom fighter William Wallace had already been captured and cruelly executed.

When Tsar Nicholas II fell from power in 1917, Imperial Russia faced a series of overlapping crises, from war to social unrest. Though Nicholas's life is often described as tragic, it was not fate that doomed the Romanovs - it was poor leadership and a blinkered faith in autocracy. Definitive and engrossing, The Last Tsar uncovers how Nicholas II stumbled into revolution, taking his family, the Romanov dynasty, and the whole Russian Empire down with him.

An authoritative life of Harold II, the king who died at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 Harold Godwinson is renowned as the king who lost England to the invading William the Conqueror in 1066. Infamous legends, invented by the Victorians, surround his life, corrupting our idea of him. But who...

Casa de Médici: Una guía fascinante de la historia de la familia y la dinastía de los Médici. Casa de Borja: Una fascinante guía sobre los Borja y sus enemistades con la familia Médicis, la dinastía Sforza y Girolamo Savonarola.

The first biography of one of the most fascinating, and unjustly neglected, female rulers of the ancient world: Cleopatra Selene. Princess, prisoner, African queen – and surviving daughter of Cleopatra VII. In 1895, archaeologists excavating a villa outside Pompeii unearthed a hoard of Roman...

Elizabeth the Queen begins as the young Elizabeth I ascends the throne in the wake of her sister Mary's disastrous reign - both a woman and a queen, Elizabeth's story is an extraordinary phenomenon in a patriarchal age. From Elizabeth's intriguing, long-standing affair with Robert Dudley, Earl...

I 2022 kan dronning Margrethe fejre sit 50-års regentjubilæum. I sit virke som regent har hun mødt et hav af mennesker og haft stor indflydelse på Danmark såvel som på den enkelte dansker. I ”Skal man neje?” gives ordet til nogle af de mennesker, som har haft dronning Margrethe inde...

一场跨越生死的极致悲恋，最终淬炼成莫卧儿帝国最耀眼的建筑奇迹。跟着平实亲切的沉浸式旁白，在阿格拉河畔庭园中开启一场跨越时空的漫步。感受一位失去挚爱的帝王如何在无尽的哀思中，用绝美的白色大理石与极致的...

在血火交织的法国宗教战争与残酷的宫廷博弈中，一位孤立无援的异国寡妇必须依靠冰冷的政治手腕与隐秘的外交同盟，硬生生拽住一个濒临绝境的帝国。面对男性主导的权力中心与四面楚歌的绝境，她将自身的弱势转化为最...

在血腥的宗教战争与残酷的宫廷权力斗争中，一位被轻视的外来女性如何凭借母亲的身份，暗中操控着法兰西帝国的命运？这部节奏紧凑的历史传记带你重返十六世纪危机四伏的法国王室，直击一位在夹缝中艰难求生的女性如...

Stap in een wereld vol politieke overlevingsstrijd en keizerlijke intriges met deze meeslepende historische biografie. Vergeet de mythe van de verleidster; maak kennis met een strategisch meesterbrein dat een wankelend imperium overeind hield. Temidden van moordende familievetes en de constante...

在地中海霸权更迭的腥风血雨中，这位被后世情史掩盖了卓越政治才华的最后法老，正以绝境求生的权力斗争策略维系着濒亡的帝国。作为一部客观冷静的历史传记，这里没有罗曼蒂克的幻想，只有关乎家族存亡与大国博弈的...

Ontdek meedogenloze politieke intriges in deze historische biografie van een weeskind dat de Franse troon beheerste. Perfect voor je dagelijkse woon-werkverkeer, neemt dit dramatische, waargebeurde luisterverhaal je mee naar een hof vol bloedige religieuze oorlogen. Hier vocht een buitenlandse...