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  • The Letters of Princess Alice to Queen Victoria, 1862–1878

    Dear Beloved Mama

    Edited by John Van Der Kiste ...
    Princess Alice was born in 1843, the second daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. She was a compassionate child and showed a keen interest in nursing from an early age. In 1862 she married Prince Louis of Hesse and the Rhine, a small German duchy soon to be impoverished by the defeat of its ally Austria in the 1866 Austro-Prussian War. During the conflict Alice worked tirelessly as a nurse ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • James II and the First Modern Revolution

    The End of Absolute Monarchy

    by John Van Der Kiste ...
    This in-depth biography explores the brief and turbulent reign of King James II and the growing opposition that led to the Glorious Revolution.James II succeeded his brother Charles II on the English throne in 1685, at a time when nothing could be taken for granted. A span of less that forty years had brought the execution of their father, Charles I, the proclamation of a republic, and the swift ... Read more

    $26.39 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Prussian Princesses: The Sisters of Kaiser Wilhelm II

    by John Van der Kiste ...
    ** This electronic edition includes 43 black-and-white photographs **Kaiser Friedrich III and his consort Victoria, Princess Royal of Great Britain, had six children who lived to maturity, the eldest being Kaiser Wilhelm II. The three younger sisters, Victoria, Sophie and Margaret, were particularly supportive of their mother during her widowhood and remained close throughout their lives. Like ... Read more

    $7.36 CAD

  • Queen Victoria's Daughters-in-Law

    by John Van Der Kiste ...
    The first book to study the four wives of Queen Victoria's sons as a family group—based partly on previously unpublished material from the Royal Archives.The first to join the family of the "Grandmama of Europe" was Alexandra, eldest daughter of the prince about to become King Christian IX of Denmark. Charming, ever sympathetic and widely considered one of the most attractive royal women of her ... Read more

    $26.39 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The End of the German Monarchy

    The Decline and Fall of the Hohenzollerns

    by John Van der Kiste ...
    A new look at the German empire from the age of Bismarck onwards, its decline during the First World War, the Kaiser’s abdication, and royal connections with the Nazi regimeComprehensive selection of images, including some rarely seenInsightful portrait of the Kaiser’s family, including accounts of his sons, often neglected by biographersA fascinating read for those interested in modern German ... Read more

    $14.74 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Jeff Lynne: Electric Light Orchestra - Before and After

    by John Van der Kiste ...
    ** This electronic edition contains 35 photographs **Passionate about music from childhood and much-respected as a teenage guitarist in his native Birmingham, Jeff Lynne rose through the ranks of various semi-professional local groups to become the frontman of the critically acclaimed Idle Race in the late 60s. From there he joined the ever-popular Move, then helped form the groundbreaking ... Read more

    $7.36 CAD

  • 1970

    A Year In Rock. The Year Rock Became Mainstream

    by John Van der Kiste ...
    1970 was a year of change in pop and rock music, with divisions between both becoming ever more blurred. More ambitiously constructed epics, heavy rock numbers and contemporary folk songs competed with the mainstream and easy listening fare on Top of the Pops and in the Top 30 singles, while progressive and jazz-rock took their first bows in the album charts. Some acts disbanded, notably The ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Alfred: Queen Victoria's Second Son

    by John Van der Kiste ...
    Prince Alfred, who was created Duke of Edinburgh in 1866 and became Duke of Saxe-Coburg Gotha in 1893, was the second son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. A patron of the arts, pioneer philatelist and amateur violinist, he joined the Royal Navy as a boy and rose to become Admiral of the Fleet. At the age of 18 he was elected King of Greece by overwhelming popular vote in a plebiscite, although ... Read more

    $7.36 CAD

  • The End of the Habsburgs

    The Decline and Fall of the Austrian Monarchy

    by John Van der Kiste ...
    In 1806, the Holy Roman Empire ceased to exist when Francis II became Emperor of Austria. 112 years later, the Habsburg empire collapsed after the First World War after surviving many tribulations. During the year of revolutions in 1848 the much-loved but incompetent Emperor Ferdinand had abdicated in favour of his young nephew Francis Joseph. His long reign was marked by defeat in several wars, ... Read more

    $12.89 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Queen Victoria and the European Empires

    by John Van der Kiste ...
    This latest book from John Van der Kiste, the eminent historian of European royalty, is an account of Queen Victoria’s personal and political relationships with the empires, or to be more exact, the Kings and Queens, Emperors, Empresses and their families of France, Germany, Austria and Russia. Victoria had close connections with the royal houses of Germany long before the King of Prussia became ... Read more

    $9.20 CAD

  • We Can Swing Together

    The Story of Lindisfarne

    by John Van der Kiste ...
    When singer-songwriter Alan Hull joined the group Brethren in 1969 and they were renamed Lindisfarne shortly afterwards, nobody could have foreseen that the name would still be around more than forty years later. It has been a chequered saga for them, from the members’ origins in the beat and folk boom of their teenage years, to their swiftly-won reputation as one of Britain’s most popular live ... Read more

    $11.05 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Electric Light Orchestra

    Song by Song

    by John Van der Kiste ...
    ELO (Electric Light Orchestra) were formed by Roy Wood and Jeff Lynne of The Move as a fusion of rock and contemporary classical-style music, combining orchestral instruments, guitars, keyboards, and drums in the same line-up. Their aim was to continue from where The Beatles’ ‘I am the Walrus’ left off.After the release of their eponymous debut album in 1971 and a few live dates at home and in ... Read more

    $12.89 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus