queens

Mary Tudor, who would reign briefly as Queen of England during the mid-sixteenth century, tells the story of her troubled childhood as daughter of King Henry VIII.

Describes the life of Queen Rania of Jordan, discussing her childhood in Kuwait, education, marriage to Prince Abdullah, and royal duties.

Presents a biography of Elizabeth I, Queen of Tudor England, and provides information on the Renaissance, her forty-five year reign--called the Golden Age--her court, and her achievements.

A biography of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon who became queen of Britain in 1936.

A brief account of the life of that complex personality, King Henry VIII of England.

A biography of the nineteenth-century British monarch whose sixty-three year reign over one-quarter of the world's population covered a period of great industrial and social change.

Contains the English and Arabic translations of a story in which Mamy Wata, the queen of all waters, tries to stop a horrible monster that has been frightening people in the surrounding villages.

A biography of England's Queen Elizabeth I, looking as well as the members of her court and how they served her.

Examines the life of Eleanor of Aquitaine, describes the culture and philosophy of the twelfth century, discusses the emergence of troubadour culture, and summarizes two literary works of the period.

Although widowed in her early teens, Margaret Beaufort, the child-bride of Edmund Tudor, uses her determination of character and wily plotting to infiltrate the house of York under the guise of loyal friend and servant, undermine the support for Richard III, and ultimately ensure that her only son, Henry Tudor, triumphs as King of England.