kings and rulers

An epic history of the Plantagenet royal dynasty traces its first king's inheritance of a violence-stricken realm through the family's growth of a powerful empire that stretched from Scotland to Jerusalem.

Traces the history of the Byzantine Empire, focusing on the lasting influence it had on the development of Western civilization.

Charts the history of the British monarchy over a period of approximately 1,600 years, discussing what the monarchy is, how it works, and the extent of royal power, and looking at each dynasty and family from early rulers to the twenty-first century royals.

A scholarly edition of William Shakespeare's play "King Hery VIII" that includes detailed notes and commentary, an illustrated introduction to the play's historical, cultural, and performance contexts, an in-depth survey of critical approaches to the play, and a bibliography of references and further reading.

Retells Sir Thomas Malory's tales of King Arthur and the brave Knights of the Round Table in twentieth-century language.

Three witches foretell that Macbeth will become King of Scotland and later be usurped.

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.

Provides a reign-by-reign record of the rulers of ancient Israel from the physical and spiritual founders of the nation, through the united monarchy under David and Solomon, to the Roman domination.

A biography of Russian empress Catherine the Great, discussing her childhood, her rise to the throne, the values and beliefs she used to guide her rule over Russia, contacts she had over the years, and more.