queens

Convicted of plotting against her cousin Queen Elizabeth I of England and awaiting execution, Mary Stuart, queen of Scotland, recounts her life story, including becoming a widow and her campaign to regain her sovereignty.

For more than 2,000 years, the great pharaoh Cleopatra VII has been portrayed as a failed monarch. In this myth busting book, a fresh interpretation of history is brought to light. It challenges the long held myth that Cleopatra committed suicide to avoid humiliation.

Deftly weaving together a memorable cast of characters, "Lost Hawaii" brings to life the ensuing clash between a vulnerable Polynesian people and relentlessly expanding capitalist powers. Portraits of royalty and rogues, sugar barons, and missionaries combine into a sweeping tale of the Hawaiian Kingdom's rise and fall. At the center of the story is Lili'uokalani, the last queen of Hawai'i.

Offers a fictionalized account of the life of Mary Stuart, who, at six days old, became Queen of Scotland, and spent her childhood in France before returning to her birth country to claim her right to the throne.

Elizabeth Woodville, a beautiful and ambitious woman, catches the eye of a newly crowned boy king, secretly marries him, and ascends to royalty while fighting for her family's success.

Uses historical documents to attempt to solve the mysterious death of Lord Darnley, whose murder led to Mary, Queen of Scots, ruin and has baffled historians for centuries.

Provides a fictionalized account of the life of England's Queen Elizabeth of York, discussing how she came to be so devoted to her uncle, Richard of Gloucester, who assumed the throne after her father's death, and sharing details of her marriage to Henry Tudor, her noble spirit, and her love of country.

A fictional account of Tudor England, centering on the life of Henry VIII's fourth wife, Anne of Cleves.