Biographies, Autobiographies & Memoirs / Royalty

The lives of the Scottish queens, both those who ruled in their own right, and also the consorts, have largely been neglected in conventional history books.One of the earliest known Scottish queens...

In this new biography, the story of James VI and I is laid bare, and a welter of scurrilous assumptions penned by his political opponents put to rest. What emerges is a portrait of James as his contemporaries knew him: a gregarious, idealistic man obsessed with the idea of family, whose personal and political goals could never match up to reality.

This is the story of Llywelyn ap Iorwerth, the penniless exile who became Wales’s greatest prince. He presided over a turbulent and politically charged period of Welsh history, having to prove himself first on the battlefield before learning the statesman’s craft so as to establish his control over the warring factions of his own country.

Rhys ap Gruffydd stands out from his fellow Welsh rulers, not simply on account of his singular appellation as The Lord Rhys, but because of some indefinable quality which marked him as a prince of unusual talent, vision and insight.

This book is a detailed account of the life and times of the Scottish hero and monarch.

An account of the life of the last King of the Great Blasket Island, a now abandoned island off the coast of Ireland. With many black & white photos.

This is the first study for over a century of the live and reign of one of the greatest medieval Welsh rulers, Owain Gwynedd (1137-70).

The autobiography of Margaret Rhodes, Queen Elizabeth II's first cousin. Full of charming anecdotes, fascinating characters, and personal photographs, this book gives an unparalleled insight into the intimate moments of the British monarchy.

Beautifully recreating the course of Scott's life - his childhood, love of family, literary success, encounters with Wordsworth and Lord Byron, and later tragedies and financial disasters, Oliver brings to vivid life all the spontaneity and genius of this 'mighty magician who rolled back the current of time'.