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English
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"A product of Anglo-American capitalism, built by a generation that had never known trauma and was bored by its own prosperity and success, the Titanic set sail into a world that was about to change forever. Modernity was shaking the class system, the Industrial Revolution was creating new kinds of wealth, and revolutionary fervor would lead to The Great War. Exploring the infamous disaster from the perspectives of six of her first-class passengers--a...
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Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Language
English
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Written with an exciting combination of narrative flair and historical authority, this interpretation of the tragic life of Catherine Howard, fifth wife of Henry VIII, breaks new ground in our understanding of the very young woman who became queen at a time of unprecedented social and political tension and whose terrible errors in judgment quickly led her to the executioner's block.
On the morning of July 28, 1540, a teenager named Catherine Howard...
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Pub. Date
©2022.
Edition
First Atria Books hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
During her lifetime, the Queen Mother was as famous for her clever quips, pointed observations, and dry-as-a-martini delivery style as she was for being a beloved royal. Now, this deliciously entertaining collection recounts 101 (one for each year of her remarkable life) amusing and astonishing vignettes from across her long life, including her coming of age during World War I, the abdication of her brother-in-law and her unexpected ascendance to...
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Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First Atria Books hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
"Hampton Court Palace has been a locus of monarchy, revolution, religious fundamentalism, sexual scandals, and military coups. In this rich and vivid history, Gareth Russell moves through the rooms and the decades, in each chapter focusing on a different person who called Hampton Court their home. Beginning with the Tudors, Russell takes the reader from the bustling kitchens of Henry VII and the unfulfilled dreams of Anne Boleyn to Elizabeth I's brush...
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Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
[New edition].
Language
English
Description
On 28 June 1914, the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne was assassinated on a visit to Sarajevo by a Serbian nationalist. The assassination set in motion the events that led to the outbreak of the First World War, bringing down the Austro-Hungarian Empire, ending nearly 8 centuries of Hapsburg rule and unleashing unrest across the European continent. By the end of that conflict, not only had the Austro-Hungarian Empire crumbled but the other two...
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