British Monarchy

Anthony Holden / Diana: A life and a legacy (Coffee Table Book)

Bringing an informed perspective to this new account of Princess Diana's life, Holden writes of her pursuit of often unpopular causes, her qualities as a mother, her personal charisma, and the...

Arthur Edwards MBE / Magic Moments: The Greatest Royal Photographs of All Time (Coffee Table Book)

Arthur Edwards has been Royal Photographer for Britain's best-selling daily newspaper, The Sun , for more than 30 years. He has captured the most poignant and memorable moments in the recent history...

Brandy Purdy / The Tudor Throne (Large Paperback)

In the wake of King Henry VIII's death, England's throne is left in a precarious state—as is the peculiar relationship between his two daughters. Mary, the elder, once treasured, had been...

Cecil Woodham-Smith - Queen Victoria : Her Life and Times 1819-1861 - HB -1972

Covers the initiual years of Victoria's life, from her youth to 1861 Hardcover, Hamish Hamilton UK , 1972

Dermot Morrah - To Be a King - HB - Prince of Wales - Prince Charles - 1969

Hardcover first edition, published by Hutchinson UK, 1969. Previous owner's nameplate to front endpaper.   Subtitled  'A privileged account of the early life and education of HRH...

Hugo Vickers / The Quest for Queen Mary (Hardback)

'A scary portrait of put-upon servants and potty aristos ... this is arguably the most riotously funny volume published this year'Max Hastings, Sunday Times'One of the funniest, most eccentric...

Ian Lloyd / The Duke: 100 Chapters in the Life of Prince Philip (Hardback)

 'A fascinating account of Prince Philip as seen from every conceivable angle. Ian Lloyd demonstrates that there is much we didn't know about this much-loved  – and at times...

Ida Macalpine , Richard A. Hunter / George III & The Mad Business (Large Paperback)

      All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing stickers from a book may...

Jeffrey Richards / Diana - The Making of a Media Saint (Large Paperback)

Cultural critics across disciplines present here a thoughtful, illuminating discussion of the huge cultural influence of Princess Diana--her career,  her lasting appeal and iconicity. Chapters...

John Leslie Miller / The Stuarts - The History of A Dynasty (Large Paperback)

 When James VI of Scotland succeeded Elizabeth as James I on the throne of England in 1603, the Stuarts became the first dynasty to rule Britain as a whole. The problems that James and his...

Kate Williams / Becoming Queen: How a tragic and untimely death shaped the reign of Queen Victoria

Our perception of Victoria the Queen is coloured by portraits of her older, widowed self - her dour expression embodying the repressive morality propagated in her time. But Becoming...

Kitty Kelley / The Royals (Hardback)

   The author of best-selling biographies of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Frank Sinatra, and Nancy Reagan draws on more than one thousand face-to-face interviews to present a revelatory...