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  • Nancy

    The Story of Lady Astor

    by Adrian Fort ...
    A new biography of Nancy Astor, American socialite and social crusader who blazed a trail through British society amid two World WarsIn 1919, Nancy Astor became the first female Member of Parliament elected to the House of Commons—she was not what had been expected. Far from a virago who had suffered for the cause of female suffrage, Lady Astor was already near the center of the ruling society ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD

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  • Jennie

    The Life of the American Beauty Who Became the Toast--and Scandal--of Two Continents, Ruled an Age and Raised a Son—Winston Churchill—Who Shaped History

    by Ralph G Martin ...
    "A master work…Jennie was released to a public that became entranced by her story, and will again be now that she is back in print in this magnificent single volume."—from the foreword by Sir Martin Gilbert, the official biographer of Winston ChurchillSourcebooks is bringing the internationally acclaimed New York Times bestseller back for a new generation of readers.Jennie Churchill was not merely ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Rose: My Life in Service to Lady Astor

    by Rosina Harrison ...
    The story of an unlikely decades-long friendship between Lady Nancy Astor and her spirited Yorkshire maidIn 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" ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Royal Pains

    A Rogues' Gallery of Brats, Brutes, and Bad Seeds

    by Leslie Carroll ...
    The author of Notorious Royal Marriages presents some of history's boldest, baddest, and bawdiest royals.The bad seeds on the family trees of the most powerful royal houses of Europe often became the most rotten of apples: über-violent autocrats Vlad the Impaler and Ivan the Terrible literally reigned in blood. Lettice Knollys strove to mimic the appearance of her cousin Elizabeth I and even stole ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Matriarch

    Queen Mary and the House of Windsor

    by Anne Edwards ...
    The life of Princess May of Teck is one of the great Cinderella stories in history. From a family of impoverished nobility, she was chosen by Queen Victoria as the bride for her eldest grandson, the scandalous Duke of Clarence, heir to the throne, who died mysteriously before their marriage. Despite this setback, she became queen, mother of two kings, grandmother of the current queen, and a ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • In Triumph's Wake

    Royal Mothers, Tragic Daughters, and the Price They Paid for Glory

    by Julia P. Gelardi ...
    The powerful and moving story of three royal mothers whose quest for power led to the downfall of their daughters.Queen Isabella of Castile, Empress Maria Theresa of Austria, and Queen Victoria of England were respected and admired rulers whose legacies continue to be felt today. Their daughters—Catherine of Aragon, Queen of England; Queen Marie Antoinette of France; and Vicky, the Empress ... Read more

    $23.19 CAD

  • Born to Rule

    Five Reigning Consorts, Granddaughters of Queen Victoria

    by Julia P. Gelardi ...
    The histories of Queen Victoria's five royal granddaughters.Married to reigning European monarchs during the early part of the twentieth century, the progeny of Great Britain's legendary queen lived through the First World War—and their reaction shaped the fate of a continent and the future of the modern world.Here are the stories of Alexandra, whose enduring love story, controversial faith in ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD

  • The Royals

    by Kitty Kelley ...
    The #1 New York Times bestselling, controversial portrait of the British royal family -- as told from behind the palace walls -- for fans of Netflix's The Crown and all royal watchersThey are the most chronicled family on the face of the globe. Their every move attracts headlines. Now Kitty Kelley has gone behind the scenes at Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and Kensington Palace to raise the ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD

  • Wait for Me!

    Memoirs

    by Deborah Mitford, Charlotte Mosley ...
    The autobiography of one of Britain's most beloved figures, last of the Mitford sisters, renowned writer and social figure.Deborah Mitford, Duchess of Devonshire, is the youngest of the famously witty brood of six daughters and one son that included the writers Jessica and Nancy, who wrote, when Deborah was born, "How disgusting of the poor darling to go and be a girl." Deborah's effervescent ... Read more

    $23.19 CAD

  • Consuelo and Alva Vanderbilt

    The Story of a Mother and a Daughter in the ‘Gilded Age’ (Text Only)

    by Amanda Mackenzie Stuart ...
    The family trees contained within this ebook are best viewed on a tablet.A fabulously wealthy New York beauty marries a cold-hearted British aristocrat at the behest of her Machiavellian mother – then leaves him to become a prominent Suffragette.Consuelo Vanderbilt was one of the greatest heiresses of the late 19th-century, a glittering prize for suitors on both sides of the Atlantic. When she ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

  • Royal Babylon

    The Alarming History of European Royalty

    by Karl Shaw ...
    An uproarious, eye-opening history of Europe's notorious royal houses that leaves no throne unturned and will make you glad you live in a democracy.Do you want to know which queen has the unique distinction of being the only known royal kleptomaniac? Or which empress kept her dirty underwear under lock and key? Or which czar, upon discovering his wife's infidelity, had her lover decapitated and ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • Midnight in Peking

    The Murder That Haunted the Last Days of Old China

    by Paul French ...
    January, 1937: Peking is a heady mix of privilege and scandal, lavish cocktail bars and opium dens, warlords and corruption, rumours and superstition – and the clock is ticking down on all of it.In the exclusive Legation Quarter, the foreigners are jumpy. Japanese troops are poised to attack, and word has it the Chinese government is about to cut a deal with Tokyo, leaving Peking to its fate. Fear ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD