History - Royalty

Marie Antoinette

Hilaire Belloc

The book is a scholarly biography that treats Marie Antoinette not as a collection of anecdotes but as a…

Anne Hyde, Duchess of York

J. R. Henslowe

The work is a nineteenth‑century biography of Anne Hyde, Duchess of York, assembled from the fragments of a…

Memoirs of Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough, and of the Court of Queen Anne Vol. 2 (of 2)

Mrs. A. T. Thomson

The work is a two‑volume memoir that records the lives of Sarah Jennings Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough,…

Louis XIV and La Grande Mademoiselle, 1652-1693

Arvède Barine

The work is a historical study that intertwines the early reign of Louis XIV with the life of his cousin…

Henrietta Maria

Henrietta Haynes

The work is a scholarly biography of Henrietta Maria, queen consort of Charles I, written by Henrietta…

The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History

Martin A. S. Hume

Martin A. S. Hume’s work is a scholarly examination of the six queens who married Henry VIII, presented as a…

History of Frederick the Second, Called Frederick the Great.

John S. C. Abbott

The work is a concise, single‑volume synthesis of John S. C.

The Last Days of the Romanovs

N. Sokolov

The work is a historical compilation that brings together official depositions and a contemporary narrative…

The Greville Memoirs, Part 2 (of 3), Volume 1 (of 3) A Journal of the Reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1852

Charles Greville

The Greville Memoirs, Part 2 is a three‑volume diary that continues Charles C.

Christina of Denmark, Duchess of Milan and Lorraine, 1522-1590

Julia Cartwright

The work is a scholarly biography of Christina of Denmark, Duchess of Milan and Lorraine, written by Julia…

Robert Curthose, Duke of Normandy

Charles W. David

The work is a scholarly biography of Robert Curthose, eldest son of William the Conqueror, placed firmly…

The early court of Queen Victoria

Clare Jerrold

Clare Jerrold’s The Early Court of Queen Victoria is a biographical study that seeks to peel back the layers…

The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 2

Fanny Burney

The second volume of The Diary and Letters of Madame D’Arblay gathers Fanny Burney’s court observations,…

Champions of the fleet: Captains and men-of-war and days that helped to make the empire

Edward Fraser

The work is a Victorian‑era survey of Britain’s naval heritage, written by Edward Fraser to celebrate the…

A Short History of Italy (476-1900)

Henry Dwight Sedgwick

Henry Dwight Sedgwick’s A Short History of Italy is a concise, outline‑style survey that spans from the…

Speeches and Addresses of H. R. H. the Prince of Wales: 1863-1888

King of Great Britain Edward VII

The volume is a curated collection of the public speeches and addresses delivered by Albert Edward, Prince of…

A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6

François Guizot

Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, Volume II.

Walter Scott

Walter Scott’s Life of Napoleon Volume II is a sprawling historical narrative that picks up where the first…

History of the Mackenzies, with genealogies of the principal families of the name

Alexander Mackenzie

Alexander Mackenzie’s History of the Mackenzies is a revised, expanded clan chronicle first issued in 1879…

Frederick the Great and the Rise of Prussia

William Fiddian Reddaway

The work is a scholarly history that seeks to trace Frederick the Great’s career and its impact on the…

清代野记

Zuoguanlaoren

Canute the Great, 995 (circa)-1035, and the Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age

Laurence Marcellus Larson

Laurence Marcellus Larson’s study is a scholarly biography that places King Cnut the Great at the centre of a…

A Short History of the Royal Navy, 1217-1815. Volume II, 1689-1815

David Hannay

David Hannay’s A Short History of the Royal Navy, 1217‑1815, Volume II, covering 1689‑1815, offers a concise,…

The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power

John S. C. Abbott

John S. C. Abbott’s work is a sweeping historical survey that treats the Austrian Empire as a single, living…