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The remarkable, moving story of Prince Philip's mother by eminent biographer Hugo Vickers, updated in this new edition - for fans of Kingmaker and The Lives and Deaths of the Princesses of Hesse Princess Alice, mother of Prince Phillip, was something of a mystery figure even within her own...

El siglo XVII estuvo marcado por múltiples revoluciones predemocráticas que estallaron en ambos hemisferios. En Europa y sus vecinos del este, se libraron incesantemente guerras que cambiaron las fronteras.

A vivid double biography of two fearless Early Medieval queens, and an enthralling journey of discovery across the unfamiliar and blood-soaked historical landscape of sixth-century Merovingian France. 'Brings the Merovingian empire to thrilling, bewildering, horrifying life' Helen Castor...

« Les Français s'intéressent-ils au Commonwealth ? J'étais prêt à répondre à la reine Elizabeth II qu'ils s'en moquaient éperdument. Mais je choisis de mentir avec élégance : « Bien sûr, Ma'am ». « Oh vraiment », répondit-elle. J'ajoute, « Et il existe une organisation...

Personaje importante en el pensamiento social y político del siglo XX. Gandhi no solo cambió la percepción de la revolución al implementar marchas pacíficas, sino que cuestionó la política imperialista aún reinante. Hombre de paz y de acción, no abandonó sus ideales hasta que murió...

Born as the heir to the English Throne, the Black Prince was trained from a young age to be king. Edward of Woodstock, the Black Prince, had other ideas. His love for chivalry, knighthood, and combat brought him on campaigns all over Europe. How did he become known as the Black Prince? What caused his stunning victories against the numerically superior French? How did the Black Prince almost get himself into financial ruin? Why was he the scourge of the French? In this book, we explore every detail of the action-packed life of Edward, the Black Prince.

La victoria de una mujer en un país de hombres, Presidenta Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo Por primera vez en 200 años México eligió a una mujer como presidenta. El reconocido periodista y escritor, Jorge Zepeda Patterson, construye la narración más completa y documentada sobre la vida personal y...

The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon is a fascinating, detailed account of Japanese court life in the closing years of the 10th century. Written by a lady of the court at the height of Heian culture, this book enthrals with its lively gossip, witty observations and subtle impressions. Lady Shonagon...

“An outstanding book.” —The Wall Street Journal * “Gripping at every turn.” —Outside * “A hell of a ride.” —The Times (London) An extraordinary true story about one man’s attempt to salve the wounds of war and save his own soul through an audacious adventure. In the 1930s, as...

Read by acclaimed actor Alfred Molina, star of The Da Vinci Code, An Education and Chocolat, this is the definitive biography of Leonardo Da Vinci. Based on thousands of pages from Leonardo’s astonishing notebooks and new discoveries about his life and work, Walter Isaacson weaves a narrative...

Camminare nell’ombra con la morte accanto per difendere gli altri e la legge. Questa è sempre stata la linea di condotta del Comandante Alfa, uno dei cinque «soci fondatori» del Gruppo di Intervento Speciale dei carabinieri, meglio noto come Gis. Nato nel 1978, il Gis ha ben presto mostrato...

A fresh look at the endlessly fascinating Tudors - the dramatic and overlooked story of Henry VII and his founding of the Tudor Dynasty - filled with spies, plots, counter-plots, and an uneasy royal succession to Henry VIII. Near the turn of the sixteenth century, England had been ravaged for decades by conspiracy and civil war. Henry Tudor clambered to the top of the heap, a fugitive with a flimsy claim to England’s crown who managed to win the throne and stay on it for 24 years.

Using historical documents and translated by Régine Pernoud, Joan of Arc seeks to answer the questions asked by Joan's contemporaries as well as us: Who was she? Whence came she? What had been her life and exploits? First published in the United States in 1966 by Stein and Day, this book...

Da giovane era stato il figlio ribelle e avventuroso di un padre violento e militarista; amava la musica, suonando e componendo con estro; leggeva instancabilmente, e la conversazione con i filosofi era nella sua giornata la cosa più importante; dichiarava il re «il primo servitore dello Stato» e la «corona un cappello che lascia passare la pioggia».

'Delightful … Venner builds an excellent narrative of a city that was thriving and bustling with life at the very point it was snuffed out.' The Times We all know how the people of Pompeii died. But what about how they lived? __________ In 24 hours, Pompeii will vanish. The morning of the...

A reissue of this classic title, updated with never-before-published material from the original taped interviews and with a new introduction by Andrew Morton that reflects on the extraordinary circumstances surrounding the original publication of Diana: Her True Story. One of the world's best-known biographers, Andrew Morton's groundbreaking and controversial biography Diana: Her True Story changed the public's perception of the British monarchy and became an instant global best seller.

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Thomas Cromwell by Diarmaid MacCulloch, read by David Rintoul. Thomas Cromwell is one of the most famous - or notorious - figures in English history. Born in obscurity in Putney, he became a fixer for Cardinal Wolsey in the 1520s. After Wolsey's fall...

Es difícil imaginar una personalidad argentina del siglo XX que genere más controversias y pasiones que Eva Perón. Amada y odiada con la misma intensidad mientras estuvo en el poder, mitificada y repudiada desde su muerte en 1952, Evita se ha convertido en un icono político y social. Su...

Retrato de una treintena de españoles que han marcado la historia de su tiempo en distintos campos, de la literatura al pensamiento, pasando por la política, la economía o el deporte. De Augusto a Rafa Nadal.

Filled with the twists, pathos and unusual characters that sprang from this novelist's extraordinary imagination, The Mystery of Charles Dickens looks back from the legendary writer's death to recall the key events in his life. In doing so, A.N. Wilson seeks to understand Dickens' creative genius and enduring popularity. Following his life from cradle to grave, it becomes clear that Dickens's fiction drew from his own experiences. Dickens knew first-hand the poverty and pain his characters endured, including the scandal of a failed marriage.