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Author
Publisher
Times Books/Henry Holt
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
384 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
Description
" 'Regime change' did not begin with the administration of George W. Bush, but has been part of U.S. foreign policy for more than one hundred years. Starting with the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy in 1893 and continuing into our own time, the United States has not hesitated to overthrow governments that stood in the way of its political and economic goals. The invasion of Iraq in 2003 is the latest, though perhaps not the last, example of the...
Author
Publisher
Erewhon Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
464 pages ; 22 cm.
Description
Kalyna’s family has the Gift: the ability to see the future. For generations, they traveled the four kingdoms of the Tetrarchia selling their services as soothsayers. Every child of their family is born with this Gift—everyone except Kalyna. So far, Kalyna has used informants and trickery to falsify prophecies for coin, scrounging together a living for her deteriorating father and cruel grandmother. But Kalyna’s reputation for prophecy precedes...
5) Fire & Blood
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
Centuries before the events of 'A Game of Thrones', House Targaryen, the only family of dragonlords to survive the Doom of Valyria, took up residence on Dragonstone. Their tale begins with the legendary Aegon the Conqueror, creator of the Iron Throne, and goes on to recount the generations of Targaryens who fought to hold that iconic seat, all the way up to the civil war that nearly tore their dynasty apart. With all the fire and fury fans have come...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (162 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Join Lucy Worsley on a journey across Europe to visit the incredible locations where royal history was made. From the rule of Henry VIII to the Russian Revolution, learn how royal history is a mixture of facts, exaggeration, manipulation and mythology.
Pub. Date
2015
Physical Desc
1 DVD (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Lucy Worsley gets into bed with the past monarchs to uncover the "Tales from the royal bedchamber". She reveals that the obsession with royal bedrooms, births and succession is nothing new. In fact, the rise and fall of their magnificent beds reflects the changing fortunes of the monarchy itself.
Author
Series
Song of ice and fire volume 4
Description
The uneasy peace that exists following the death of Robb Stark is threatened by new plots, intrigues, and alliances that once again will plunge the Seven Kingdoms back into all-out war for control of the Iron Throne.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (ca. 776 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
David Starkey examines the story of the English crown from the fall of Rome to the reign of Queen Elizabeth. Starkey covers nearly 250 years, from Charles II to Victoria. Replete with infidelities, betrayals, and rivalries, English history emerges as a compelling family saga.
12) Captive prince
Author
Series
Captive prince trilogy volume 1
Formats
Description
From global phenomenon C. S. Pacat comes the first novel in her critically acclaimed Captive Prince trilogy.
Damen is a warrior hero to his people, and the rightful heir to the throne of Akielos, but when his half brother seizes power, Damen is captured, stripped of his identity, and sent to serve the prince of an enemy nation as a pleasure slave.
Beautiful, manipulative and deadly, his new master Prince Laurent epitomizes the worst of...
Damen is a warrior hero to his people, and the rightful heir to the throne of Akielos, but when his half brother seizes power, Damen is captured, stripped of his identity, and sent to serve the prince of an enemy nation as a pleasure slave.
Beautiful, manipulative and deadly, his new master Prince Laurent epitomizes the worst of...
Author
Publisher
Grove Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
464 pages cm
Description
"In The Private Lives of the Tudors, Tracy Borman delves deep behind the public face of the monarchs, showing us what their lives were like beyond the stage of court. Drawing on the accounts of those closest to them, Borman examines Tudor life in fine detail. What did the monarchs eat? What clothes did they wear, and how were they designed, bought, and cared for? How did they practice their faith? And in earthlier moments, who did they love, and how...
14) Greythorne
Author
Series
Bloodleaf volume 2
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
360 pages : illustration ; 24 cm.
Description
As the people of Achlev struggle to survive the instability fueled by Dominic Castillion, Aurelia is determined to save them and her loved ones at any cost.
Author
Formats
Description
"Clive Irving's stunning new narrative biography The Last Queen probes 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 dutiful matriarch has managed to persevere with dignity, yet in doing so made a Faustian pact with the media"--...
16) Gilded youth: a history of growing up in the royal family: from the Plantagenets to the Cambridges
Author
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
[2023].
Physical Desc
xviii, 277 pages ; 24 cm
Description
"For as long as the British royal family has existed, their children have been brought up in ways that seem bizarre and eccentric to the rest of us—the royal family’s obsession with making their children tough and independent as early as possible, often by delegating their parental duties to staff, goes back centuries. Gilded Youth looks at centuries of growing up aristocratic and royal—from Edward VII smashing up his schoolroom...
17) Music & monarchy
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (approximately 234 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Explores how Britain's monarchs, from Henry V through Elizabeth II have molded the story of British music. For the kings and queens of England, a trumpet fanfare or crash of cymbals could be as vital a weapon as a cannon. Showcasing a monarch's power, prestige and taste, music has been the lifeblood of many a royal dynasty. Works like Handel's Water music and Tallis' Mass for four voices can be seen as more than entertainment-- they were pieces signalling...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
xi, 489, [11] p., [16] p. of plates : ill., geneal. tables ; 24 cm.
Description
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.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Formats
Description
Throughout history, the British monarchy has relied on its courtiers--the trusted advisers in the King or Queen's inner circle--to ensure its survival as a family and a pillar of the country. Today, as ever, a carefully selected team of people hidden from view steers the royal family's path between public duty and private life. Queen Elizabeth II, after a remarkable 70 years of service, saw the final seasons of her reign without her husband Philip...
20) Spencer
Publisher
Decal
Pub. Date
[2022]
Formats
Description
A fictionalized account of Princess Diana's decision to end her marriage to Prince Charles, and separate from the royal family.
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