kings and rulers

Shakespeare's historical play in which Richard III, Duke of Gloucester, plots and schemes to obtain power and is eventually haunted by those he removed in the process.

Chronicles the exploits of Britain's royal Stuart family--including their sexual adventures and their violent deaths--and the changes in political thought and structure that began during their reign, leading toward a modern democracy.

Text and illustrations present the history of England's Wars of the Roses from the accession of Henry IV in 1399 to the Battle of Bosworth in 1485.

A biography of the German-born Russian Empress who was one of the most influential of the eighteenth-century rulers.

A fictionalized account of the life of Josephine Bonaparte that examines her childhood on the Caribbean island of Martinique, marriage to a young French aristocrat, relationships with some of France's most powerful political figures, affair and marriage to Napoleon, and other related topics.

Contains seventeen biographical essays, speeches, and writings that trace the pharaohs of Egypt from Menes, the first ruler to unite both kingdoms in the first dynasty to Cleopatra during the Ptolemaic Dynasty in 31 BC, and includes profiles of Ramesses II, Akhenaten, and Tutankhamen.

Collection of poems by nineteenth-century poet Alfred Lord Tennyson, featuring "Idylls of the King," his epic work about the court of King Arthur.

Text and lavish photographs depict the art and treasures of the various barbarian groups including the Scythians, Celts, Franks and Saxons, and Vikings.

Presents a portrait of King Tutankhamen, shedding new light on his importance, his enduring power, and the archaeological discovery of his tomb.