A boy born to be king, he had to wait 73 years to fulfil his destiny. 'King Charles III' looks back at his life thus far - how his childhood shaped him into the man and monarch he is today, his eventful private life, family heartache, his passions and achievements - and projects forward to predict the kind of sovereign he's likely to be.
The Memoir of the Last Tsar of Bulgaria, from Monarchy to Democracy
During World War II, most of Europe’s last monarchies collapsed. Under Tsar Boris III, Bulgaria had been a reluctant ally of Hitler’s Germany, refusing to send troops to fight the Soviets and resisting the Holocaust. But after Boris died in 1943, the Red Army entered the country, and communists executed much of the royal family and sent the ......
This is an account of Queen Victoria's relationships with the Emperors, Empresses of France, Germany, Austria and Russia. Victoria had close connections with the royal houses of Germany long before the King of Prussia became the German Emperor in 1871 and with the exiled former Emperor of the French after the fall of the French Empire in 1870.
Princess Helene of France, Duchess of Aosta 1871-1951
Helene's adventuresome life went from an ill-fated romance in Queen Victoria's court to an Italian royal marriage. She fled from boredom to explore and hunt in Africa, but returned to serve Italy in the national crises of earthquake, epidemic and war-heading the Red Cross nurses in the front lines of the Great War-and watched its move into ......
At the zenith of its power, the 'Workshop of the World' dominated the globe with military might and commercial acuity. The celebration of Victoria's 60 years on the throne was carefully positioned to highlight Britain's strength, especially in the face of rising competition from other nations. The festivities brought together, in a show of force, ......
Designed to complement the main themes of any introductory course, Snow's bestselling text presents original case studies that survey the state of the international system and look in-depth at issues of current interest. The cases are extremely timely, geopolitically diverse, accessibly written, and of high interest and salience amidst today's ......
The whole world will celebrate when American actress Meghan Markle marries Prince Harry of Wales at St George’s Chapel, Windsor and becomes a member of the most famous and fascinating monarchy there is. Royal weddings are the most joyous of occasions and now, as the Windsors’ enjoy a renaissance in the public’s affections and welcome the latest ......
