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Fully illustrated with beautiful photographs, this special commemorative book by royal biographer Brian Hoey--who had th......more
A horticultural tour of Marie-Antoinette’s domain, the lavishly constructed gardens at Versailles, accompanied by eighte......more
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Christian IV, king of Denmark and Norway, was a fascinating political figure of the early seventeenth century, also reme......more
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In the Greco-Turkish War of 1919-1922, Prince Andrew of Greece was given command of the 2nd Army Corps during the Battle......more
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