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The Royal Palaces: Secrets and Scandals by Kate Williams
Category: MILITARY/HISTORY
Royal expert and TV historian Kate Williams lets you in on the secrets of The Royal Palaces in this exploration of regal residences, past and present.
The Storms of War by Kate Williams
Category: Fiction
In the idyllic early summer of 1914, life is good for the de Witt family. German Rudolf and his aristocratic English wife Verena are planning the wedding of their daughter, Emmeline, while their eldest son Arthur is studying in Paris and Michael is just back from his first term at Cambridge. Celia, the ...Show more
The Storms of War by Kate Williams
Category: Fiction
In the idyllic early summer of 1914, life is good for the de Witt family. Rudolf and Verena are planning the wedding of their daughter Emmeline, while their eldest son, Arthur, is studying in Paris and Michael is just back from his first term at Cambridge. Celia, the youngest of the de Witt children, is ...Show more
Western Europe 15 (Lonely Planet) by Catherine Le Nevez, Isabel Albiston, Kate Armstrong, Alexis Averbuck, Oliver Berry, Cristian Bonetto, Jean-Bernard Carillet, Gregor Clark, Fionn Davenport, Marc Di Duca, Belinda Dixon, Mark Elliott, Duncan Garwood, Anthony Ham, Paula Hardy, Korina Miller, Kerry Walker, Nicola Williams, Neil Wilson
Category: Travel | Series: Travel Guide Ser.
Lonely Planet’s Western Europe is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the region has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Catch a Westend show in London, explore Rome’s ancient sites, and take a slow boat along the Rhine; all with your truste ...Show more
Winterbound by Margery Williams Bianco; Kate Seredy (Illustrator)
Category: Fiction
Four city-bred children find themselves on their own in an unheated New England farmhouse in this captivating tale by the author of The Velveteen Rabbit. With their father gone on a business trip and their mother assisting a faraway relative, Kay, Garry, Caroline, and Martin must rely on themselves -- a ...Show more
Young Elizabeth: The Making of Our Queen by Kate Williams
Category: History
We can hardly imagine a Britain without Elizabeth II on the throne. It seems to be the job she was born for. And yet for much of her early life the young princess did not know the role that her future would hold. She was our accidental Queen. As a young girl, Elizabeth was among the guests in Westminste ...Show more
Young Elizabeth the Making of Our Queen by Kate Williams
Category: Biography
This is the story of how Elizabeth became Queen. We can hardly imagine a Britain without Elizabeth II on the throne. It seems to be the job she was born for. And yet, for much of her early life, the young princess did not know the role that her future would hold. She was our accidental Queen. As a young ...Show more
Young ElizabethThe Making of the Queen by Kate Williams
Category: Fiction
We can hardly imagine a Britain without Elizabeth II. Yet for much of her early life, the young princess did not know what her future would hold. Kate Williams reveals how the 25-year-old accidental queen carved out a lasting role for herself amid the changes of the 20th century.