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Author
Publisher
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
vii, 325 pages, 8 pages unnumbered plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Description
Anne Glenconner has been at the center of the royal circle from childhood, when she met and befriended the future Queen Elizabeth II and her sister, the Princess Margaret. Though the firstborn child of the 5th Earl of Leicester, who controlled one of the largest estates in England, as a daughter she was deemed "the greatest disappointment" and unable to inherit. Since then she has needed all her resilience to survive court life with her sense of humor...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2019.
Formats
Description
A landmark account of the life of one of history's greatest monarchs. With an ensemble cast of award-winning talent, the series draws on real-life events and the Queen's own exhaustive diaries to paint a vivid portrait of her transformation from an impulsive 18-year-old to her early years as wife, mother, and head of a global empire.
Author
Series
Secrets of the Tudor court volume 4
Publisher
Gallery
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
351 p. : ill., map ; 21 cm.
Description
"Emerson returns to the Tudor Court in At the King's Pleasure, where Lady Anne Stafford is torn between her husband and another man at court"--
Author
Publisher
Aguilar
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
334 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Description
"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...
Author
Series
Publisher
New American Library
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
viii, 338 p. ; 24 cm.
Description
In Brighton, England, in 1811, when the wife of an aging marquis is found dead in the arms of the Prince Regent, wearing an ancient necklace with mysterious ties to Sebastian St. Cyr, Sebastian turns sleuth to investigate the woman's death.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2023
Physical Desc
xxx, 699 pages, [32] pages of unnumbered plates] : illustrations (black and white) portraits, photographs ; 25 cm
Description
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...
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
xv, 494 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Description
"For fans of Downton Abbey comes an immersive historical epic about a lavish English manor and a dynasty of rich and powerful women who ruled the estate over three centuries of misbehavior, scandal, intrigue, and passion. Five miles from Windsor Castle, home of the royal family, sits the Cliveden estate. Overlooking the Thames, the mansion is flanked by two wings and surrounded by lavish gardens. Throughout its storied history, Cliveden has been a...
Author
Series
Bridgerton series volume 1
Publisher
Avon, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
438, 18 pages ; 24 cm.
Description
In an effort to keep himself footloose and single in spite of the efforts of the town's matchmakers, Simon Basset, Duke of Hastings, begins a sham courtship with Daphne Bridgerton.
Author
Series
Publisher
CSA Word
Pub. Date
p2010
Physical Desc
4 CDs (5 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Empress of Blandings, Lord Emsworth's overfed pet pig, is kidnapped by the elderly and unpredictable Alaric, Duke of Dunstable. Desperate to get her back, Emsworth calls on Uncle Fred to recover the portly swine.
Author
Series
Bridgerton series volume 2
Publisher
Avon, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
451 pages : genealogical table ; 21 cm.
Description
This time the gossip columnists have it wrong. London's most elusive bachelor Anthony Bridgerton hasn't just decided to marry--he's even chosen a wife! The only obstacle is his intended's older sister, Kate Sheffield--the most meddlesome woman ever to grace a London ballroom. The spirited schemer is driving Anthony mad with her determination to stop the betrothal, but when he closes his eyes at night, Kate's the woman haunting his increasingly erotic...
193) Victoria's daughters
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
1999.
Physical Desc
xiv, 370 pages : illustrations, genealogical table ; 24 cm.
Description
The story of five women--daughters of Queen Victoria--who shared one of the most extraordinary and privileged sisterhoods of all time. 16-page insert.
Author
Series
Dune (Graphic novels) volume 1
Publisher
Abrams Comicarts
Pub. Date
2020-
Physical Desc
volumes : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Description
Dune, Frank Herbert's epic science-fiction masterpiece set in the far future amidst a sprawling feudal interstellar society, tells the story of Paul Atreides as he and his family accept control of the desert planet Arrakis. A stunning blend of adventure and mysticism, environmentalism, and politics, Dune is a powerful, fantastical tale that takes an unprecedented look into our universe, and is transformed by the graphic novel format. In the first...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown, and Company
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
434 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm.
Description
Goldstone documents the turbulent mother-daughter relationship between Catherine de' Medici and Marguerite de Valois to explore the court politics, assassinations, espionage and betrayals that shaped their time.
Author
Series
Publisher
Abrams ComicArts
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
167 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Description
In Dune: The Graphic Novel, Book 2: Muad'Dib, the second of three volumes adapting Frank Herbert's 1965 novel, Dune, young Paul Atreides and his mother, the Lady Jessica, find themselves stranded in the deep desert of Arrakis. Betrayed by their own physician, the treacherous Dr. Yueh, and destroyed by their greatest enemy, the Harkonnens, Paul and Jessica must find the mysterious Fremen or perish. As they continue to unravel the closely guarded secrets...
197) Prince of foxes
Series
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (107 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 4 lobby cards in an envelope.
Description
Cesare Borgia and his treacherous sister Lucrezia have plans to conquer central Italy. They sends Andrea Zoppo, an accomplished commoner and Lucrezia's lover on a mission to take over Citta del Monte, ruled by Count Marc Antonio Verano. But he meets Camilla, the young wife of the count, and things change.
198) The winter queen
Author
Series
Elizabeth of Bohemia trilogy volume 1
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
c2001
Physical Desc
307 p. ; 22 cm.
Author
Publisher
Kino Classics
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (408 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When Chief Inspector Tanner arrives at the house of Lord and Lady Lebanon to investigate the murder of their chauffeur, he quickly notices a lot of strange things about the household; when a priceless Buddhist artefact is stolen from a Japanese temple, apopular radio personality accidentally becomes involved in the case; a gambler falls in love with a young woman and believes she is bringing him luck, but his gambling rival also becomes interested...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
xii, 354 p. ; 20 cm.
Description
"In 1928, Rosina Harrison arrived at the illustrious household of the Astor family to take up her new position as personal maid to the infamously temperamental Lady Nancy Astor, who sat in Parliament, entertained royalty, and traveled the world. 'She's not a lady as you would understand a lady' was the butler's ominous warning. But what no one expected was that the iron-willed Lady Astor was about to meet her match in the no-nonsense, whip-smart girl...
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