Royalty History

Danmark har været et kongedømme i meget mere end 1000 år. Der har været mere end 50 konger og to regerende dronninger på den danske trone. Bortset fra en enkelt konge, har de alle tilhørt den samme slægt. Det gør den danske kongefamilie til verdens ældste kongeslægt. Alle regenterne er omtalt i denne bog. Det samme gælder den tid, de levede i, så beskrivelsen af de danske regenter giver også et overblik over Danmarks historie. Kjartan Simonsen, født 1942, forfatter til en række fagbøger for børn.

Vi kender alle historierne om kongerne – om politik og magt, om arvefølge, alliancer, rænkespil og skandaler. Men hvad med alle de kvinder, der gennem tiderne og udfordringerne stod ved deres side? Denne bog dykker ned i historien og mærker suset fra 600 års kvindelig kongehistorie med små biografier om dronninger og elskerinder – hvem var de, og hvad tænkte de egentlig? Mød alle de kvinder, der stod bag magten, hør deres historie, forstå den tid, de levede i, og lyt til deres stemme.

¿Qué puede unir a una «hija de revolucionarios» y a un rey? Tras pasar su adolescencia en España, Laurence Debray se interesó, como historiadora, por la figura de Juan Carlos I. Escribió su biografía y después lo entrevistó en las vísperas de su abdicación. Desde entonces, no ha dejado de hablar con él y de seguir los giros de guion de su destino. El relato de esta atópica relación que nos brinda Laurence Debray fascina por su virtuosismo, inteligencia, y lucidez cuando pasado y presente chocan. Estamos ante la verdadera novela de la vida de Juan Carlos, Rey de España.

Eleanor of Aquitaine is a controversial figure in history. Many have referred to her in a different light. Some with some opinions, others with others. Today, you will learn more about those and get as many facts straight as possible.

Richard I ruled as king of England from 1189 to 1199. He also governed as Duke of Normandy, Aquitaine, and Gascony, Lord of Cyprus, and Count of Poitiers, Anjou, Maine, and Nantes, and also being ruler of Brittany at different periods. He was the third of five sons of King Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine, and he appeared not likely to prosper his dad as king, but all of his brothers had passed away before him, other than the youngest, John. In this book, we will learn more about his life and his motivations.

From 768 to 800, Charlemagne, also referred to as Charles the Great, was king of the Franks, king of the Lombards, and emperor of the Romans. Charlemagne combined many Western and main Europe at the time of the Early Middle Ages. Since the fall of the Western Roman Empire three centuries before, he was the first acknowledged emperor to rule from Western Europe. The Carolingian Empire is the name given to Charlemagne's broadening Frankish world. Antipope Paschal the Third later canonized him.

Marie Antoinette was the last queen of France. After eight years of marriage, her position at court improved when she started bearing kids. Nonetheless, she ended up out of favor amongst the people, with French "libelles" accusing her of being inefficient, promiscuous, holding sympathies for France's nemeses—specifically her home Austria—and having invalid kids. Her credibility was more tainted by the phony claims surrounding the Diamond Necklace Affair. At the time of the revolution, she was called Madame Déficit because of her elegant spending and enmity toward monetary reforms.

Mary I, typically called Mary Tudor and called "Bloody Mary" by her Protestant challengers, ruled as Queen of England and Ireland from July 1553 to November 17, 1558. She is well remembered for her attempts to reverse the English Reformation. During her five-year rule, Mary had more than 280 spiritual dissenters burnt at the stake in the Marian persecutions. You might justify it by saying she may not have been much worse than other dictators and royalty around that time, but the fact of the matter is still that she murdered hundreds of people for religious and political reasons.

As King Henry VIII's second marriage partner, Anne Boleyn ruled as Queen of England from 1533 till 1536. Her marriage and execution by beheading for treason and other criminal offenses made her an essential player in the political and religious chaos that defined the start of the English Reformation. Henry VIII started his courtship of Anne in the month of February or March 1526, and quickly focused on having his marriage annulled so that he could wed her. When it became apparent that Pope Clement VII wouldn't do so, Henry and his advisors shuttered abbeys and nunneries in England.

From June 20, 1837, to her death in the year 1901, Victoria ruled as queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Her rule of 63 years and seven months, called the Victorian period, was the longest of any British ruler before her. It was a period of considerable commercial, social, technical, and army development in the UK, and also a period of great growth in the British Empire. The British Parliament gave her the additional title of Empress of India in the year 1876. In this book, you will find out a lot more about Queen Victoria’s life.

The lives of the Scottish queens, both those who ruled in their own right and the consorts, have largely been neglected in conventional history books. One of the earliest known Scottish queens was none other than the notorious Lady Macbeth. Was she really the wicked woman depicted in Shakespeare's famous play? Was St. Margaret a demure and obedient wife? Rosalind K. Marshall delves into these questions and more in this entertaining, impeccably researched book.

Königin Elizabeth Tudor ist auch heute noch als „Gloriana“ bekannt. Ein Name, der auf den Sieg ihrer kleinen Flotte wendiger Schiffe über die 131 Galleonen der spanischen Armada im Ärmelkanal am 6. August 1588 zurückgeht. In diesem wunderschönen biographischen Sachbuch lernen Sie Elizabeth so persönlich kennen wie nie zuvor. Ob Sie Fan der Tudor-Dynastie sind, oder dies Ihre erste Entdeckungsreise in die englische Geschichte ist, Sie werden einen wertvollen Einblick in den Geist der vielleicht legendärsten Frau der Weltgeschichte bekommen.

Máxima de Holanda escaló hasta el mundo más alto aspirado por todas las mujeres de su entorno y su generación: la realeza europea. Y lo hizo gracias a una ambición y a una tenacidad que la llevaron a convertirse en parte de la Historia.

La llegada al trono de Isabel II, cuando aún era una niña, suscitó una guerra civil y abrió el camino para la ruptura liberal con el absolutismo. Reinó bajo la larga sombra de una madre poderosa que la despreciaba, de un marido que la odiaba y de unos partidos liberales que, incapaces de entenderse entre ellos, trataron de manipularla en beneficio propio.

Enter the world of the powerful pharaohs, and learn all about them! In this educational book, your child will be transported back to the ancient times. It’s interesting to note that the book does not only give dates, times, and names. It also incorporates fun to make learning a magical experience. Go ahead and grab a copy today! 

Not all lands had queens, but those that did experienced what it was like to be ruled by an iron-fisted woman. This book will introduce some of the most powerful queens of the Middle Ages. There will be short biography about each queen to describe what her life was like and she ruled her kingdom. Who’s your favorite queen?

Did you know that some countries in the world are ruled by queens? These royals were literally the mothers of their nation, with some even unmarried to kings! In this book, we'll be listening about the queen who has been ruling for 44 Years, Queen Elizabeth 1! Get ready to touch upon some royal facts.

Throughout her lonely and isolated childhood, with only her dogs and dolls for company, Queen Victoria relished the visits of her cousins, many of whom she came to regard as surrogate brothers and sisters. From the newly created Empire of Mexico, to the largely undiscovered African Congo, their influence crossed continents; and their lives, spanning more than a century, were interwoven with some of the most significant events of the age. 

¡La mujer más odiada en la historia de China! Viaje en el tiempo más de mil años y conozca al primer y único emperador femenino de China. Nacida Wǔ Zhào , recibió el título de su reinado como "Zétiān" pocas semanas antes de su muerte en el año 705 de nuestra era. Fue la hija no deseada del Canciller Wǔ Shì Huo: demasiado brillante, demasiado educada, y demasiado políticamente centrada para fungir como una buena esposa según las contemporáneas interpretaciones de las Analectas de Confucio.

The year was 1832, a cholera pandemic raged, and the French royal family was in exile, driven out by yet another revolution. From a drafty Scottish castle, the duchesse de Berry - the mother of the 11-year-old heir to the throne - hatched a plot to restore the Bourbon dynasty. For months, she commanded a guerilla army and evaded capture by disguising herself as a man. But soon she was betrayed by her trusted advisor, Simon Deutz, the son of France's Chief Rabbi.