Helen Plum Library

Tells the story of Henry VIII's rule and of his genius for the exercise of power.

There is a legend that if the ravens at the Tower of London ever leave then Britain will fall, so when somebody steals the birds, the Queen calls for Mac B. to find the thief and retrieve them--a mission that takes him to Iceland, where he encounters secret submarines, hungry polar bears, and his arch-nemesis from the KGB

Provides an overview of important historical events or periods in world history. This volume focuses on important dates in the history of the British monarchy.

"Helen Castor has an exhilarating narrative gift. . . . Readers will love this book, finding it wholly absorbing and rewarding." -Hilary Mantel, Booker Prize-winning author of Wolf Hall  In the tradition of Antonia Fraser, David Starkey, and Alison Weir, prize-winning historian Helen Castor delivers a compelling, eye-opening examination of women and power in England, witnessed through the lives of six women who exercised power against all odds-and...

A biography of George the Third, King of Great Britain at the time of the American Revolution

"Vanity Fair Royals correspondent Katie Nicholl explores the remarkable life and reign of Queen Elizabeth II and the legacy she is handing down to the next generation"--Dustjacket flap

Offers a secret history of the scandals, scheming, and intrigue surrounding the British royal family, from Henry VIII and his six wives to Queen Elizabeth II and the other members of the House of Windsor of the twenty-first century

An examination behind the public faces of the Tudor monarchs draws on material from their most intimate courtiers to illuminate details about their private worlds, from what they ate and the clothes they wore to how they were treated while sick