kings, queens, rulers, etc

Presents the Spanish rulers Alfonso El Sabio, Isabella and Ferdinand, Charles V, Philip II, and Philip V, with lavish illustrations of art objects they owned or commissioned.

Describes the Queen's childhood, highlights the triumphs and troubles of her reign, and captures the Queen in various roles.

A biography of the last tsar of Russia, Nicholas II who was forced to abdicate in 1917.

A history of the arrest, captivity, and death of Tsar Nicholas II and his family, based on documents from the recently opened Russian archives and from Western collections.

Detailed biography of the last empress of China Dowager Empress Tzu Hsi, dispelling the myth that her reign was one of murder, poison, and intrigue.

Discusses the reigns of the czars and czarinas who ruled Russia.

A biography of the military genius who crowned himself Emperor of the French and whose empire covered most of western and central Europe.

Examines the life and reign of the woman who ruled Egypt from 51 to 30 B.C. and discusses her relationship with two powerful Roman leaders, Julius Caesar and Mark Antony.

Discusses the life of the historical figure of Prince Vlad of Transylvania known as Dracula in literature.

A fictionalized account of the Empress of China's discovery, around 2700 B.C., that the cocoons of the worms in her mulberry trees were made of fine, shiny, silken thread which could be made into beautiful cloth.