The Quest for Queen Mary

Author: James Pope-Hennessy
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1529330637
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 306

Book Description
'A delightful insight into an eclectic life' The Daily Telegraph 'Very funny and astute . . . a loathly feast for royal-watchers' Hilary Mantel, New Statesman Books of the Year 2018 'A complete delight, conjuring up, with a few sharp strokes of the pen, a mad, exotic species from a world gone by' Craig Brown, Mail on Sunday 'Gloriously indiscreet . . . the best royal book ever' Harry Mount, Financial Times * * * When James Pope-Hennessy began his work on Queen Mary's official biography, it opened the door to meetings with royalty, court members and retainers around Europe. The series of candid observations, secrets and indiscretions contained in his notes were to be kept private for 50 years. Now published in full for the first time and edited by the highly admired royal biographer Hugo Vickers, this is a riveting, often hilarious portrait of the eccentric aristocracy of a bygone age. Giving much greater insight into Queen Mary than the official version, and including sharply observed encounters with, among others, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, the Duke of Gloucester, and a young Queen Elizabeth, The Quest for Queen Mary is set to be a classic of royal publishing.

Queen Mary, 1867-1953

Author: James Pope-Hennessy
Publisher: London : G. Allen and Unwin
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 718

Book Description
Biografie van Mary (koningin van Engeland ; 1867-1953).

Between You & Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen

Author: Mary Norris
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393246604
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 245

Book Description
New York Times Bestseller Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR, Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, and Library Journal "Hilarious…This book charmed my socks off." —Patricia O’Conner, New York Times Book Review Mary Norris has spent more than three decades working in The New Yorker’s renowned copy department, helping to maintain its celebrated high standards. In Between You & Me, she brings her vast experience with grammar and usage, her good cheer and irreverence, and her finely sharpened pencils to help the rest of us in a boisterous language book as full of life as it is of practical advice.

Princess Mary

Author: Elisabeth Basford
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750997001
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 317

Book Description
Princess Diana is seen as the first member of the British royal family to tear up the rulebook, and the Duchess of Cambridge is modernising the monarchy in strides. But before them was another who paved the way. Princess Mary was born in 1897. Despite her Victorian beginnings, she strove to make a princess's life meaningful, using her position to help those less fortunate and defying gender conventions in the process. As the only daughter of King George V and Queen Mary, she would live to see not only two of her brothers ascend the throne but also her niece Queen Elizabeth II. She was one of the hardest-working members of the royal family, known for her no-nonsense approach and her determination in the face of adversity. During the First World War she came into her own, launching an appeal to furnish every British troop and sailor with a Christmas gift, and training as a nurse at Great Ormond Street Hospital. From her dedication to the war effort, to her role as the family peacemaker during the Abdication Crisis, Mary was the princess who redefined the title for the modern age. In the first biography in decades, Elisabeth Basford offers a fresh appraisal of Mary's full and fascinating life.

Queen Mary I: A Life from Beginning to End

Author: Hourly History
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781794613300
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 42

Book Description
Queen Mary IMary I, perhaps best known by the moniker Bloody Mary, was England's first female monarch who ruled in her own right. A fighter from birth, she was the only surviving child of Henry VIII and his wife Catherine of Aragon. Mary would make her way back to her father's good graces after being cast out by him in favor of his numerous wives and would eventually undo her father's religious reforms by restoring Roman Catholicism in England. The fourth Tudor to rule England, Mary is remembered for burning around three hundred Protestants at the stake on her quest for religious reform.Inside you will read about...✓ A Survivor from Birth✓ Her Father's Six Wives✓ Long Road to the Throne✓ Executions and Phantom Pregnancies✓ The Death of Bloody MaryAnd much more!In this book, we will discover the true-life story of Mary I-the infamous English queen who claimed her place in history after a mere five years as regent.

The Raven's Heart

Author: Jesse Blackadder
Publisher: HarperCollins Australia
ISBN: 0732291887
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 22

Book Description
"The Raven's Heart" is a breathtaking epic set during the disastrous reign of Mary Queen of Scots.

The King's Daughter

Author: Barbara Kyle
Publisher: Kensington Books
ISBN: 0758240503
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 500

Book Description
"Upon the death of her father, Henry VIII, Queen Mary assumes the throne after a long and bitter wait. Her first order of business is to wed the devout Prince Philip of Spain, creating a powerful alliance that will transform Mary's fanatical dream of ridding England of Protestantism into terrifying reality. And so begins the reign of Bloody Mary."--From publisher description.

The Perilous Gard

Author: Elizabeth Marie Pope
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618150731
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 292

Book Description
In 1558 while imprisoned in a remote castle, a young girl becomes involved in a series of events that leads to an underground labyrinth peopled by the last practitioners of druidic magic.

Undead and Unemployed

Author: MaryJanice Davidson
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101158824
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308

Book Description
Betsy Taylor, Queen of the undead, has snagged a dream job in a shoe store (just like a normal person!). But when vampires start getting killed off, Betsy enlists the help of the sexy vampire Sinclair. Now she's really treading dangerous ground-but this time in brand-new high heels.

Quest for a Maid

Author: Frances Mary Hendry
Publisher: Perfection Learning
ISBN: 9780780711556
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Meg's quest to guard the young princess, the rightful heir to Scotland's throne, is full of witchcraft, power, treachery, and suspense.