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Pub. Date
[2021]
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1 videodisc (160 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Join Lucy Worsley on a journey across Europe to visit the incredible locations where royal history was made. From the Spanish Armada to the French Revolution, learn how royal history is a mixture of facts, exaggeration, manipulation and mythology. Host: Lucy Worsley.
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2021.
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483 pages ; 21 cm
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"After a scandalous secret turns their fairy-tale wedding into a nightmare, Rebecca "Bex" Porter and her husband, Prince Nicholas, are in self-imposed exile. The public is angry. The Queen is even angrier. Cutting themselves off from friends and family, and escaping the world's judgmental eyes, feels like the best way tor protect their all-consuming romance. But when a crisis forces them back to London, the Band-Aid they'd placed over their problems...
3) The Crown
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Selection series volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 9
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When Eadlyn became the first princess of Illéa to hold her own Selection, she didn't expect to fall in love the way her parents did twenty years ago. But sometimes the heart has a way of surprising you... and soon Eadlyn must make a choice that feels more impossible -- and more important -- than she ever imagined.
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"1939. As the wife of the King George VI and the mother of the future queen, Elizabeth--"the queen mother"--shows a warm, smiling face to the world. But it's no surprise that Hitler himself calls her the "Most Dangerous Woman in Europe." For behind that soft voice and kindly demeanor is a will of steel. Two years earlier, George was thrust onto the throne when his brother Edward abdicated, determined to marry his divorced, American mistress Mrs. Simpson....
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On today's world stage, there is one leader who stands apart from the rest. Queen Elizabeth II has seen more of the planet and its people than any other head of state and has engaged with the world like no other monarch in modern history.
The iconic monarch never ventured further than the Isle of Wight until the age of 20 but since then has now visited over 130 countries across the globe in the line of duty, acting as diplomat, hostess and dignitary...
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Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
x, 354 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), genealogical table ; 24 cm.
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Kate Middleton is universally acknowledged as the brightest jewel in the British royal family. From her decade-long courtship with Prince William, to their fairy-tale wedding and rejuvenation of the monarchy, Kate has enchanted the public and media alike. Now, as her dreams of being a mother have come true, she and William face the challenge of bringing up their son under the watchful eyes of the world. So how has this once shy, middle-class girl...
8) Ebonwilde
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(Crystal Campbell).Bloodleaf trilogy volume 3
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A bitter prince keeps lonely vigil in a darkened tomb, a wounded knight fights for his life in a gladiatorial arena, and a fledgling king wanders the perilous streets of a dangerous city while the errant princess who sealed their fates drifts in spell-cast slumber within a coffin made of glass.
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (75 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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A woman caught between ruling a nation, duty, and family, and how she has led a monarchy through some of the greatest changes in modern history. A woman who never chose her life, but who has become the world's longest-ever serving Queen.
10) Fire & blood
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Pub. Date
[2018]
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706 pages : illustrations, genealogical table ; 25 cm.
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The first volume of a definitive two-part history of the Targaryens in Westeros is set centuries before the events of "A Game of Thrones" and answers key questions about the dynasty's origins, conflicts and relationships with dragons.
House Targaryen was the only family of dragonlords to survive the Doom of Valyria, and took up residence on Dragonstone. Rehear tales of the legendary Aegon the Conqueror, creator of the Iron Throne. Meet the generations...
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A timely and revelatory new biography of Queen Elizabeth (and her family) exploring how the Windsors have evolved and thrived, as the modern world has changed around them, and probing the question of the British monarchy's longevity. In 2021, the Queen Elizabeth II finally appears to be at ease in the modern world, helped by the new generation of Windsors. But through Irving's unique insight there emerges a more fragile institution, whose extraordinarily...
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Pub. Date
c2010
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xxvi, 612 p., [8] p. of plates : col. ill., map ; 25 cm.
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Meyer's fresh storytelling ability breathes new life into the history of the Tudor family and Tudor England's precarious place in world politics, the critical role religion played in government, and the blossoming of English theater and literature.
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Pub. Date
2012
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xi, 489, [11] p., [16] p. of plates : ill., geneal. tables ; 24 cm.
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Campbell shows us that the untold life of Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, is far more interesting and moving than the official version that has been peddled since 1923. Elizabeth's life has been filled with controversy, beginning with the mysterious circumstances of her birth, the roles she played in her daughters' marriages, and her relationship with Princess Diana.
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"New York Times bestselling author Alison Weir explores the life of Henry VIII's mother, Elizabeth, the first queen of the Tudor dynasty, in this stunning historical novel. Elizabeth of York is the oldest daughter of King Edward IV. Flame-haired, beautiful, and sweet-natured, she is adored by her family; yet her life is suddenly disrupted when her beloved father dies in the prime of life. Her uncle, the notorious Richard III, takes advantage of King...
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (160 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
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Lucy Worsley brings to life key events in European royal history, covering: Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, and England's parting of ways with Catholic Europe; the Regency, and the reasons that George III reliquished power; the Russian Revolution, revealing that the Czar had actually been deposed by an uprising that had preceded the October Revolution of 1917.
Join Lucy Worsley on a journey across Europe to visit the incredible locations where royal history...
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"When Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were set up by a mutual friend on a blind date in July 2016, little did they know that the resulting whirlwind romance would lead to their engagement in November 2017 and marriage in May 2018. Since then, our fascination with the woman who has smashed the royal mold has rocketed. So different from those coy brides of recent history, Meghan is confident, charismatic, and poised; her warm and affectionate engagement...
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Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
xxx, 699 pages ; 25 cm
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"When the Duke of Windsor abdicated the throne in 1936, his shy, uncertain, unprepared younger brother became King. Sally Bedell Smith was granted by Queen Elizabeth II special access to the letters and diaries of George VI and Elizabeth, to tell the story of how their love, devotion, and strong marriage led George VI to overcome insecurities and difficulty speaking and to become an exceptional leader. His wife Elizabeth, a pretty, confident, and...
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[2009]
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5 videodiscs (ca. 947 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. ; 18 cm.
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"When An Age of Kings was first broadcast, it was the most conceptually ambitious Shakespeare project ever attempted for either film or television. Its fifteen parts encompassed Richard II, both parts of Henry IV, Henry V, all three parts of Henry VI and Richard III, effectively presenting a chronological history of British royalty from 1377 to 1485. An age of kings' adapter Eric Crozier cut the text into schedule-friendly 60 and 75 minute episodes....
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Pub. Date
2017
Physical Desc
xxxiv, 556 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
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"Spanning the years from the Norman conquest in 1066 to the dawn of a new era in 1154, when Henry II succeeded to the throne and Eleanor of Aquitaine, the first Plantagenet queen, was crowned, this ... book brings to ... life five women, including Matilda of Flanders, wife of William the Conqueror, the first Norman king; Matilda of Scotland, revered as the common mother of all England; and Empress Maud, England's first female ruler, whose son King...
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