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Twelve kingdoms (Jeffe Kennedy) volume 2
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"Three sisters. Motherless daughters of the high king. The eldest is the warrior-woman heir; the middle child is shy and full of witchy intuition; and the youngest, Princess Amelia, she is as beautiful as the sun and just as generous. Ami met her Prince Charming and went away to his castle on the stormy sea-cliffs-and that should have been her happily ever after. Instead, her husband lies dead and a war rages. Her middle sister has been taken into...
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"Ruled by responsibility, forbidden from marrying for true love ... royal love stories are often far removed from the fairy tale romances of children's storybooks. In Royal Love Stories the true tales of royal affairs of the heart are laid bare. From the tragic love story of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette to the controversial marriage of Edward VIII to American divorcee Wallis Simpson; and from Ludwig I of Bavaria's obsession with his mistress Lola...
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Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
386 pages
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"Morton takes us through the cacophonous Jazz Age, a period of casual sex, cocaine, and screeching trombones; Wallis's romantic adventures in Washington and friendship with Eleanor Roosevelt; her exploits in China and beyond; to her entrance into the strange wonderland that is London Society. During her journey, we meet an extraordinary array of characters, many of whom smoothed the way for her dalliance with the king of England, Edward VIII, and...
4) The real Wallis Simpson: a new history of the American divorcee who became the Duchess of Windsor
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Publisher
Atria
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
xxiv, 338 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits, genealogical tables ; 24 cm
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The story that has been told repeatedly is this: The handsome, charismatic, and popular Prince Edward was expected to marry a well-bred virgin who would one day become Queen of England when he ascended the throne. But when the prince was thirty-seven years old, he fell in love with a skinny, divorced American woman-Wallis Simpson. No one thought the affair would last, and when the prince did become king, everyone assumed the affair would end. But...
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St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2012
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xvi, 344 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
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"One of Britain's most distinguished biographers turns her focus on one of the most vilified women of the last century. Historian Anne Sebba has written the first full biography by a woman of Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor, which sheds light on the fascinating and enigmatic American divorcee who nearly became Queen of England."--Provided by publisher.
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Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2007
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1 videodisc (94 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert (1 sheet ([2] p.) : ill. ; 19 cm.)
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In 1936, Edward VIII abdicated in order to marry the woman he loved, Wallis Simpson, a twice divorced American. These events caused a scandal around the world and Wallis has since been demonized as the woman who stole the King of England. Wallis and Edward presents these events from Wallis's point of view. The drama follows the beginning of their affair, when Edward was the playboy Prince of Wales and Wallis was married to Ernest Simpson. When...
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St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2011
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203 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), geneal. tables ; 26 cm.
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Provides an inside look at Prince William and Kate Middleton, delving into their backgrounds, their meeting as students at the University of St Andrews, the ups and downs of their relationship, their engagement, and their wedding.
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-- tells a different story: that Wallis was the victim of the abdication, not the villain. Warm, well-mannered, and witty, Wallis was flattered by Prince Edward’s attention, but like everyone else, she never expected his infatuation to last. She never wanted to divorce her second husband or marry Edward. She never anticipated his jealous, possessive nature — and his absolute refusal to let her go.Edward’s true dark nature, however, was no secret...
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Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
296 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
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"When a young Princess Elizabeth met and fell in love with the dashing Naval Lieutenant Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, it wasn't without its problems. The romance between the sailor prince and the young princess brought a splash of colour to a nation still in the grip of post-war austerity. When they married in Westminster Abbey in November 1947, there were 3000 guests, including six kings and seven queens. Within five years, as Queen Elizabeth...
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Publisher
Aguilar
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
334 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
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"When a young Princess Elizabeth met and fell in love with the dashing Naval Lieutenant Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, it wasn't without complications. The romance between the sailor prince and the young princess brought a splash of color to a nation still in the grip of post-war austerity. When they married in Westminster Abbey in November 1947, there were 3,000 guests, including six kings and seven queens. Within five years, as Queen Elizabeth...
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Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2023
Physical Desc
xxx, 699 pages, [32] pages of unnumbered plates] : illustrations (black and white) portraits, photographs ; 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 outgoing...
13) The winter queen
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Series
Elizabeth of Bohemia trilogy volume 1
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
c2001
Physical Desc
307 p. ; 22 cm.
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