kings and rulers

Presents a history of the ruling women of the thirteenth-century Mongol Empire, describing their struggles to preserve a sovereignty that would dominate the world for 150 years.

A portrait of the longest-reigning woman pharaoh in Ancient Egypt draws on surviving artifacts to consider her unprecedented rise, her achievements, and why most of her monuments were destroyed after her death.

Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version.

"Morton tells the story of the feckless Edward VIII, later Duke of Windsor, his American wife Wallis Simpson, the bizarre wartime Nazi plot to make him a puppet king after the invasion of Britain, and the attempted cover-up by Churchill, General Eisenhower, and King George VI of the duke's relations with Hitler. From the alleged affair between Simpson and the German foreign minister to the discovery of top secret correspondence about the man dubbed 'the traitor king' and the Nazi high command, this is a sagaof intrigue, betrayal, and deception"--Dust jacket flap.

A collection of stories about every British monarch from 1509 to the present, highlighting the tragedy, comedy, romance, and heroism that can be found in the history of Great Britain's royal families.

"A biography of Mary, Queen of Scots, one of the most controversial and divisive monarchs in regal history."--Back cover.