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Released: Nov. 8, 2011
"Calorie-rich fare for those who enjoy snacking on royal stories."
The author of
Sylvia, Queen of the Headhunters (2007) returns with a flattering account of Philip, who could have become King of Greece but instead married the woman who would be queen.
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Released: Jan. 3, 2012
"A perceptive history of the British monarchy under the management of the current Queen--just not the "intimate" one promised by the title."
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Released: Jan. 10, 2012
"God save the Queen. She is a human being, and an extraordinary one at that."
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Released: Feb. 1, 2012
"A sad tale drawn out and viewed through rose-colored glasses."
An initially inspired juxtaposition of the lives of the two Spanish sister queens grows saccharine in the hands of British historical researcher Fox (
Jane Boleyn, 2007).
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Released: March 6, 2012
"An entertaining, insightful biography featuring a colorful cast of characters, led by the formidable Henry VII, who passed on the first untroubled succession in 80 years, launching the equally turbulent but more familiar Tudor renaissance."
Henry VII, who reigned from 1485 to 1509, is little known compared to his son, Henry VIII, and granddaughter, Elizabeth I, but Verso Books editorial director Penn does an eminently satisfying job of remedying this.
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Released: March 13, 2012
"Salacious and consuming, this well-researched biography will appeal to readers interested in British political and women's history."
An in-depth biography of the notorious Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor, the American divorcée whose marriage to King Edward VIII cost him the throne.
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Released: March 13, 2012
"Fluid reading by the knowledgeable author of Queen Victoria: A Biographical Companion."
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Released: April 3, 2012
"A richly layered treatment of the stormy reign that yielded the incomparable Bayeux Tapestry and the Domesday Book."
A British historian brings to life Queen Matilda's enormous accomplishments in consolidating early Norman rule.
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Released: Aug. 15, 2012
"The pages slip by in this well-written new take on Victoria and her times. Murphy's detailed rendering sheds entirely new light on the queen's strengths and her many weaknesses."
