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The murder of Rasputin on the night of 16-17 December 1916 has always seemed extraordinary: first he was poisoned, then shot and finally drowned in a frozen river by Russian aristocrats fearful of his influence on Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra. Or was he? Dramatic new evidence from previously unpublished documents, diaries, forensic reports and intelligence records now means the plot takes a remarkable twist. Grigori Rasputin is probably...
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Nous sommes en 1960 et le Premier ministre, Gaston Eyskens, annonce aux Belges que le roi Baudouin va épouser Fabiola de Mora y Aragón. D'emblée, il s'empresse de préciser que la famille de la future reine n'est en rien mêlée aux événements de la guerre civile. En réalité, la famille de Fabiola était violemment antirépublicaine. Ainsi, son frère, Gonzalo, avait combattu dans les rangs nationalistes et le Caudillo allait exploiter à fond...
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Glenda has spent her life hiding away in her room with her books. But she has a longing in her heart for a scarred hero who doesn't even know she's there.
Cillian has spent every moment longing for Glenda, but he's damaged goods. She deserves better than him, but too bad he's not about to let anyone else have her.
Warning: Can these two fall head over feet into love and marriage? You know we wouldn't let you down!
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Mara's family has encouraged her to wait and go to college before getting married. The only problem is the one person she can't stop thinking about happens to be in the same building as her. Suddenly River is everywhere and she has no choice but to fall into his arms. River has tried his best to stay away from Mara. She's every temptation come to life and he's no good for her. When his friends make a bet on who can nail her first, he tells them to...
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Get the Summary of Tina Brown's The Palace Papers in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Palace Papers" by Tina Brown delves into the British royal family's transition into the 21st century, marked by a shift away from the charisma of Princess Diana to a focus on the Crown and its direct successors. The book explores the monarchy's challenges, including the impact of popular figures like Diana and the media's role...
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In his stunning memoir, Outrageous Fortune, Anthony Russell takes us inside his childhood growing up at Leeds Castle, with luxury and opulence few can imagine, and how he found his way in a changing society.
"I was lucky with lineage. Money, and lots of it, appeared to grow on trees, especially those which adorned the Leeds Castle parkland. Ancestors with glowing titles and extraordinary accomplishments filled the history books, but there would be...
67) Touch of Agony
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When Kenna Breen and Asher Drydan stole the Queen of the Gods' ring, it started a countdown to a war that promises their destruction.
Empath Kenna didn't understand how difficult life could be until she left her homeland, traveled to the outerworld, and met her other half, the sexy warrior king who oozes strength and lethal grace.
And it only gets harder from there.
Their marriage gets a rocky start when Aeliana and her minions crash the ceremony...
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Alice Keppel, the married lover of Queen Victoria's eldest son and great-grandmother to Camilla Parker-Bowles, was a key figure in Edwardian society. Hers was the acceptable face of adultery. Discretion was her hallmark. It was her art to be the king's mistress and yet to laud the Royal Family and the institution of marriage. Formidable and manipulative, her attentions to the king brought her wealth, power, and status. Her daughter Violet Trefusis...
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A unique window on an extraordinary life lived with tremendous zest, discrimination, and intelligence
The Duchess of Devonshire is the youngest of the Mitford siblings, the famous brood that includes the writers Nancy and Jessica. Like them, she has lived an unusually full and remarkable life, and like them she has an inimitable expressive gift. In Counting My Chickens, she has gathered extracts from her diaries and other writings to create a multifaceted...
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Set in 17th century France during the reign of Louis XIV, the story revolves around the unhappily married heroine, Jacqueline, and her relationship with King Louis. A longtime friend of the queen mother, Jacqueline has been the focus of unexpressed and unrequited longings by the young king. When Louis makes his intentions known, can their romance flourish?
Note: This book contains explicit adult content.
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Her Majesty the Queen breathed her last at 6.30 p.m., surrounded by her children and grand-children. With this notice, pinned to the entrance gate of Osborne House, Queen Victoria's doctors announced the death of the most powerful woman in the world, who had sat on her throne and ruled through more than six decades. Her rule had seen her kingdom spread to become the world's biggest empire, had seen massive change in society and leaps forward in technology....
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Reveals Shocking Revelations about Prince Harry, Megan Markle, and the British Royal Family-and the Divisive Rifts Between Them
This explosive exposé, Royals at War, takes readers inside a riven Buckingham Palace to provide the definitive account of the unfolding abdication crisis of 2020-dubbed Megxit-during which the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, became royal outcasts.
Through revealing interviews with royal family...
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Against the pomp and pageantry of turbulent seventeenth century England, Elizabeth Goudge weaves the poignant tale of Lucy Walter, the proud and beautiful secret wife of Charles II. From her early childhood in a castle by the sea in Wales and the joys and pangs of childhood, to her tragic estrangement from the king and her death in Paris at the age of twenty-eight, Lucy Walter lived to the full a life of intense joy and equally intense drama.
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74) The King's Guard
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Hector of Ventierra is the youngest commander of the Royal Guard in his kingdom's history. But before he was lord commander, he was a lowly squire. In this short fantasy novella, set in the world of The Girl of Fire and Thorns, Rae Carson introduces readers to Hector before he became the man Queen Elisa fell in love with. The King's Guard also includes a teaser chapter for The Bitter Kingdom, the conclusion to the Fire and Thorns trilogy.
At fifteen...
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The Hebrew prophets predicted that the coming Messiah would be a Star coming to rescue Israel from her enemies (Numbers 24:17). When Jesus was born his birthplace was marked by a Star that led the Magi to Bethlehem (Matthew 2:2-10). In the book of Revelation Jesus describes himself as "the root and descendant of David, the bright morning Star" (Revelation 22:16). Who exactly was this spiritual Superstar whose brief life sparked a movement that turned...
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Historical novel. Biography. William of Normandy and his acces to power. The humiliation by his condition of bastard. Revenge on those who offended and humiliated him. History of the Vikings. How and why they settled in Normandy before the impotence of the king of France. The Vikings in England. The assault of William to England and his coronation in Westminster.
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Contents Include: Fersen at Versailles and in America Fersen as Colonel of "Le Royal Suedois" The Flight to Varennes, Relations with Barnave The Queen's Intervention with the Emperor and the Emigrant Princes The Body-Guard, The 17th July on the Champ-De-Mars The New Constitution The Acceptance of the Constitution, The Amnesty Decree After the Acceptation Negotiations with the King's Brothers Secret Interviews with the Queen Renewal of Relations and...
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Get the Summary of Rachel Trethewey's Before Wallis in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Before Wallis" delves into the lives of the women who were romantically linked to Edward, Prince of Wales before Wallis Simpson. The book focuses on Rosemary Leveson-Gower, a Red Cross nurse and daughter of the Duke of Sutherland, who caught Edward's eye during WWI. Despite their close bond and Edward's proposal, opposition from...
79) Intrigue
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An ordinary girl. A crown prince. One deadly foe.
In the modern age, being born a prince comes with its own set of problems. In order to escape them for a while, Jonathan runs to a relative's home in America. He never imagines the peril that follows him.
Alissa Cassidy is content as a normal girl chasing her dream. Until danger knocks on her door in the form of bullets... and a stalker.
Thrust together by chance-and maybe by fate-Jonathan and Alissa...
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"Aileen Aroon, A Memoir. With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites" by Gordon Stables. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for...
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