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  • King George II and Queen Caroline

    by John van der Kiste ...
    This biography of the last king to lead British troops into battle and his able wife provides intriguing insight into 18th century war and politics. Often derided as the buffoon who "hated all poets and painters", George II was fortunate to be served by Prime Ministers Sir Robert Walpole and William Pitt, and was wise enough to leave the business of government to them. His wife, generally regarded ... Read more

    $14.39 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • George V's Children

    by John van der Kiste ...
    The six children of King George V and Queen Mary all lived to maturity except the youngest, Prince John. The eldest, who was Prince of Wales and heir to the throne, reigned as King Edward VIII for less than a year. His infamous romance with Mrs Simpson plunged the country into the abdication crisis and led both of them into a long period of exile. King George VI, who reluctantly and unexpectedly ... Read more

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  • The Letters of Princess Alice to Queen Victoria, 1862–1878

    Dear Beloved Mama

    Edited by John Van Der Kiste ...
    Princess Alice was born in 1843, the second daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. She was a compassionate child and showed a keen interest in nursing from an early age. In 1862 she married Prince Louis of Hesse and the Rhine, a small German duchy soon to be impoverished by the defeat of its ally Austria in the 1866 Austro-Prussian War. During the conflict Alice worked tirelessly as a nurse ... Read more

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  • The Georgian Princesses

    by John van der Kiste ...
    A chronological account of the princesses and consort Queens of the Georgian era. From Sophia who died shortly before she would have become Queen as heir to Queen Anne, to Adelaide, consort to William IV whose failure to provide an heir ensured the succession passed to his niece Queen Victoria.During this period, an array of colourful personalities came and went - George I's ill-fated wife Sophia ... Read more

    $6.29 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 1970

    A Year In Rock. The Year Rock Became Mainstream

    by John Van der Kiste ...
    1970 was a year of change in pop and rock music, with divisions between both becoming ever more blurred. More ambitiously constructed epics, heavy rock numbers and contemporary folk songs competed with the mainstream and easy listening fare on Top of the Pops and in the Top 30 singles, while progressive and jazz-rock took their first bows in the album charts. Some acts disbanded, notably The ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Kaiser Wilhelm II

    Germany's Last Emperor

    by John van der Kiste ...
    Drawing on a wide range of contemporary sources, this biography examines the complex personality of Germany's last emperor. Born in 1859, the eldest grandchild of Queen Victoria, Prince Wilhelm was torn between two cultures - that of the Prussian Junker and that of the English liberal gentleman. ... Read more

    $18.39 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Devon Murders

    by John van der Kiste ...
    Series series True Crime History
    It recounts several notable cases, from the killing of Sarah and Edward Glass at Wadland Down in 1827 and the poisonings of Samuel Wescombe in Exeter in 1829 and William Ashford at Honiton Clyst in 1866, both by wives whose affections had gone elsewhere, to the horrific murder of Emma Doidge and her boyfriend William Rowe by the former's jilted suitor at Peter Tavey in 1892, as well as the ... Read more

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  • The Romanovs

    1818-1959

    by John van der Kiste ...
    The lives of Tsars Alexander II and Alexander III have, until now, received little attention. But their reigns set in train the events which would culminate in the destruction of the Romanov dynasty and the tragic fates of the last Tsar, Nicholas II and his family. Through careful research, John Van der Kiste reveals the full story of this blighted dynasty. ... Read more

    $10.29 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Queen Victoria's Daughters-in-Law

    by John Van Der Kiste ...
    The first book to study the four wives of Queen Victoria's sons as a family group—based partly on previously unpublished material from the Royal Archives.The first to join the family of the "Grandmama of Europe" was Alexandra, eldest daughter of the prince about to become King Christian IX of Denmark. Charming, ever sympathetic and widely considered one of the most attractive royal women of her ... Read more

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  • Princess Victoria Melita

    by John van der Kiste ...
    Princess Victoria Melita played a colourful role from her birth in 1876. The second daughter of Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, she made a brief and unhappy marriage at the age of 17 to her cousin, Ernest, Grand Duke of Hesse. In the face of strong opposition from her family she divorced him seven years later and married another cousin, Grand Duke Cyril of Russia, resulting in three years of exile. ... Read more

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  • William and Mary

    Heroes of the Glorious Revolution

    by John van der Kiste ...
    Mary (1662-94), daughter of James, Duke of York, heir to the English throne, then 15, is said to have wept for a day and a half when she was told she was to marry her cousin, William (1650-1702), son of William II of Orange (1626-50), Stadtholder of the Dutch republic, and Mary, eldest daughter of Charles I of England, who was eleven years older than her. In November 1677, on William's 27th ... Read more

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  • Eagles on track

    Every album, every song

    by John Van der Kiste ...
    Eagles began as a backing group for vocalist Linda Ronstadt before striking out on their own. All being accomplished vocalists, musicians and songwriters, they jointly set themselves the goal of ‘number one singles and albums, great music, and a lot of money’. With guitarist Glenn Frey and drummer Don Henley as the combined driving force, by 1975 they had topped the singles and album charts at ... Read more

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