kings and rulers

Raised by peasants, Bella discovers that she is actually the daughter of a knight and finds herself caught up in a terrible plot that will change her life and the kingdom forever.

Recounts the life and military achievements of French general Napoleon Bonaparte, describing how he overcame impossible odds to rise to success during the French Revolution.

An annotated text of Shakespeare's history play in which fifteenth-century British King Henry V launches a war with France and copes with his identity as a king apart from his wild past and the actions of his father; includes sections on Shakespeare's theater, life, and texts.

In 1917 Nicholas II, Tsar of Russia, was executed by revolutionaries. Now, in response to the collapse of the country's economy, the people have voted to instate a new Tsar, one who will be chosen from the descendents of Nicholas II. But a powerful group of Western businessmen want to make sure he is a candidate they can control, and hire African-American lawyer Miles Lord, with his knowledge of Russian language and history, to check the background of their chosen man. Miles is thrilled with his assignment ... until he becomes the target of an assassination attempt, and must run for his life, guided by a cryptic phrase penned by Rasputin, a bizarre prophecy that the Tsar will return to the throne and that Miles himself will see to it.

A beloved princess, adopted years ago as a foundling, longs to travel beyond the castle walls where the Lowlanders are said to play all the day long.

King Orville the Great orders Giselle the potter to make him a magnificent pot, but his brother, King Ludlow the Grand, insists that she make an even bigger one for him.

Eric and his friends must rescue King Zello and Queen Relna who are being held in the forest of Jabar-Loo.

Presents a twist on the stories of Rapunzel and Snow White. A prince betrothed to another hears the beautiful singing of Rapunzel in the forest one hunt, and the two spend a passionate afternoon together. However, when it is all over, the prince returns to his kingdom and marries--his daughter is Snow White. Years later, the prince, now king, loses his wife to mysterious circumstances, and he remembers the bliss of Rapunzel. However, the years may have changed Rapunzel from the innocent young girl the king once loved.