kings and rulers

Profiles Louis XVI's life, exploring interpretations of his actions during the French Revolution and attempting to reconstruct his political thought.

Presents a biography of Marie Antoinette, controversial and misunderstood queen of France at the time of the French Revolution.

Young museum assistants Corina and Zack are dispatched to Egypt to be in on what appears to be the discovery of the four-thousand-year-old tomb of the pharaoh Khufa.

Contains the full text to Shakespeare's "King Lear" with an overview of Shakespeare's life, notes on the play's text, dramatic criticism from Shakespearean scholars, and a stage and screen history of the play.

Brief biographies of English monarchs from Edward the Confessor in the eleventh century to Elizabeth II, the present Queen.

Provides information about the origin and perpetuation of the King Arthur myth, and presents 120 illustrations that depict the many themes engendered by the Arthurian legends.

Contains over twenty stories which present traditional and contemporary views of the adventures of the legendary King Arthur, his mentor Merlin, and his Knights of the Round Table.