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From the first Saxon king to Charles, Prince of Wales, this compact visual guide to the royal heritage of Great Britain and Scotland conveys the drama and history of Britain's royal lineage .
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The bestselling author of A Rose for the Crown and Daughter of York takes a young woman that history noticed only once and sets her on a quest for the truth about the murder of two boys and a man who claims to be king.

All that history knows of Grace Plantagenet is that she was an illegitimate daughter of Edward IV and one of two attendants aboard the funeral barge of his widowed queen. Thus, she was half sister of the famous young princes, who -- when this story begins in 1485 -- had been housed in the Tower by their uncle, Richard III, and are presumed dead.

But in the 1490s, a young man appears at the courts of Europe claiming to be Richard, duke of York, the younger of the boys, and seeking to claim his rightful throne from England's first Tudor king, Henry VII. But is this man who he says he is? Or is he Perkin Warbeck, a puppet of Margaret of York, duchess of Burgundy, who is determined to regain the crown for her York family? Grace Plantagenet finds herself in the midst of one of English history's greatest mysteries. If she can discover the fate of the princes and the true identity of Perkin Warbeck, perhaps she will find her own place in her family..
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The feminine spirit soars as Eleanor of Aquitaine dictates her memoirs "Power of a Woman. Memoirs of a turbulent life: Eleanor of Aquitaine" reveals the mind of medieval Europe's most exceptional woman recalling her own astonishing odyssey. Why did Eleanor wait until her eighty-first year to dictate her life story? Because "Life was for living. Bloodless recall is better suited to old age!" Betrayals and loyalties; triumphs and trials; stormy marriages to two warring kings, France's Louis VII and England's Henry II: "They left me worn, these men, but they didn't level me." Eleanor recalls wars, intrigues, her travels, troubadours and ruthless diplomacy while confessing her loves, hopes for her children and their fates: "God Almighty, let me die before You gather in another child, or the child of a child, of mine!" To secure her children's wellbeing she even tries threatening God: "I would prefer to relinquish this old body quietly, but be warned! If I must be borne hence cursing Christ, as Henry was, I shall." Eleanor looks back dispassionately, analyzing the Grace she enjoyed as the femme fatale of her day--"This old carcass once embodied the feminine ideal"--and she explains the role her Court of Ladies played in freeing women's minds from an "iron, bearded world." Chicago's Margaret Schmidt calls author Robert Fripp "a rare magician, a 'writer's writer'.".
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"A masterful picture of Wales in the 13th century ..vivdly pictured as grandly beautiful, its people volatile, stubborn and mystic."
THE SAN DIEGO UNION
Thirteenth-century Wales is a divided country, ever at the mercy of England's ruthless, power-hungry King John. Then Llewelyn, Prince of North Wales, secures an uneasy truce with England by marrying the English king's beloved, illegitimate daughter, Joanna. Reluctant to wed her father's bitter enemy, Joanna slowly grows to love her charismatic and courageous husband who dreams of uniting Wales. But as John's attentions turn again and again to subduing Wales--and Llewelyn--Joanna must decide to which of these powerful men she owes her loyalty and love.
A sweeping novel of power and passion, loyalty and lives, this is the book that began the trilogy that includes FALLS THE SHADOW and THE RECKONING..
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Who were the first dwellers on earth? What were the Dark Ages? What started the Russian revolution? These and many other key questions are answered in the History of the World, a year-by-year account of landmark events from the first humans to the present day. Allowing readers to see the history of human advancement in a journey through time, this thoroughly revised edition of the international bestseller details the lives of the men and women who have made their mark, from religious leaders and politicians to inventors and scientists, and covers major historical events from the origin of man right up to the present day. AUTHOR BIO: Somerset Plantagenet Fry was a senior member of Wolfson College, Cambridge, and the author of more than 50 history books. In 1972, he published his children's History of the World, an international bestseller that sold more than 1 million copies in six languages. His book The Kings & Queens of England and Scotland is also published by DK.
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This book provides detailed information about descents from the Plantagenet Kings of England for over 185 individuals who emigrated from the British Isles to the North American colonies in the seventeenth century. It combines research in original documents with the use of published literature and features new ancestral lines for virtually all American colonists who possess royal ancestry, with many corrections to existing lines. Plantagenet Ancestry treats all known descents, both legitimate and illegitimate, for seventeenth-century colonists from Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou (died 1151), founder of the Plantagenet dynasty which ruled England from 1154 to 1485. It features hundreds of biographical sketches as well as over 14,000 citations to published materials, making it the most documented source book of its kind. In addition, the book includes a massive 75-page bibliography - probably the most exhaustive listing of royal and noble genealogy ever published - a special study of "king's kinsfolk," and an index of over 10,000 entries.

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Eleanor of Aquitaine, wife to two kings, mother to two others, has been waiting in Heaven a long time -- eight centuries, more or less -- to be reunited with her second husband, Henry II of England Finally, the day has come when Henry will be judged for admission While Eleanor, never a patient woman in life or afterlife, waits, three people, each of whom was close to Eleanor during a time of her life, join her. Their reminiscences do far more than help distract Eleanor -- they also paint a rich portrait of an extraordinary woman who was front and center in a remarkable period in history and whose accomplishments have had an important influence on society through the ages..
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-Based on the original, classic book by Plantagenet Somerset Fry

-The most comprehensive book of its kind

-Full descriptions of all the important castles, along with fascinating accounts of sieges, battles, and personalities From the glory days of European history comes this riveting and classic guide to Britain and Ireland's most famous castles. The scene for some of Europe's greatest historical events--battles, sieges, executions, negotiations, kidnappings, and betrayals--castles today are fascinating and romantic places to visit.

This edition of the classic work Castles has been completely revised and redesigned with hundreds of stunning color photographs and illustrations. The most comprehensive book of its kind, the guide provides complete descriptions of influential castles--including Windsor, Carreg Cennen, Hermitage, and Blarney--along with the stories that still echo through their halls..
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