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Eleanor lived in a time when a woman's value was measured by her rank and the number of sons she bore. Eleanor excelled at both---she married two kings and bore ten children--and more. She was the intelligent heiress to the vast Duchy of Aquitaine. Her leadership inspired the loyalty of her people but she was continually doubted and silenced by the men who ruled beside her. But through it all she remained stubborn, high-spirited, and firm in her beliefs.

Focuses on overlooked evidence from key witnesses and details the Russian Imperial family's last days of imprisonment in Ekaterinburg before their execution.

Chronicles the history of George V of England, Wilhelm II of Germany, and Nicholas II of Russia, their relationship to Queen Victoria, and the role that each played in European affairs prior to and during World War I.

Explores how Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, and Karol Wojtyla, the future Pope John Paul II, rose to the top despite the fact that they came from inconspicuous backgrounds and few people believed they could become world leaders.

William Shakespeare's classic drama "Richard II," with scene-by-scene plot summaries, explanatory and textual notes, commentaries on the play, and a biographical sketch of the author.

Gathers photographs of the life of the imperial family of Russia's last ruler.

A biography of the last Tsar of Russia and his family with a reconstruction of what happened during their imprisonment and murder by the Communists in 1918.