Britain's Kings & Queens
Reading the lines of this lively and very informative text the regal heads roll along courting nations and intrigue alike. Displaying not only a very near complete collection of royal portraits this opulent guide depicts the luxurious fashion and jewellery privileged to the Crown over the centuries.

The Royal Line of Succession
Queen Elizabeth II is the descendant of a long, illustrious line of kings and queens stretching back to the Anglo Saxon Egbert in the early 9th century. A helpful text and clear diagrams explain how the line of succession works in practice and the guide is beautifully illustrated with portraits of the sovereigns.

The Six Wives of Henry VIII
The Tudor king is infamous for his six marriages and the cruel treatment of his wives. This attractive guide, one of a lively new series on famous people, portrays the high-spirited and long-suffering women who were 'divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived' at the hands of their tyrannical husband.

Queen Elizabeth I
Inheriting her mother's chin as opposed to her father's jowl, this striking queen proved very adept at securing her life and her throne. This expansive guide spreads out the accomplishments, the personal and political manoeuvres, and the explorations of a magnificent monarch.

King Henry VIII
Henry VIII ruled his kingdom like no king before or since. This richly illustrated guide, one of a lively new series on famous people, charts Henry's triumphant reign and his many successes in the fields of war and diplomacy, the rise of his formidable navy and his ruthless determination to produce a male heir. .

Queen Victoria
In addition to the public achievements readily associated with this charming lady we find here the private and personal issues she kept close to her heart. In this prodigious guide with a profusion of images surrounded by a flowing text is a rare photograph of a regal great grand-mother looking thoroughly amused.

William the Conqueror
While the English were being distracted by the freebooting Tostig oozing with avarice in the north, the Norman hero was stealing a march in the southern counties. His rampaging reputation left nothing to the imagination of the natives as this fast moving and gripping guide proves.