queens

Chronicles the life of Queen Elizabeth I, discussing her childhood, education, family life, personal relationships, motivations, personal qualities, and the impact her reign had on the history of Britain.

Provides a detailed discussion of the life and role of Nefertiti, wife of heretic pharaoh Akhenaten, based upon both scholarly and archaeological evidence.

Examines the lives of England's Henry VIII and his six wives, discussing the Tudor court and the king's motivations for marrying so many times.

Explores the rule of Queen Victoria, the longest-reigning British monarch, who brought Great Britain to the height of its power, building a great colonial empire while enjoying industrial expansion at home.

Biographies of the six queens who were the wives of Henry the VIII of England drawn from early biographies, memoirs, and diplomatic reports.

An annotated text of Shakespeare's historical tragedy in which Roman triumvir Mark Antony conducts an intense and ill-fated affair with Egyptian queen Cleopatra; includes textual notes, a modern perspective essay, a further-reading list, a key to famous lines and phrases, and sections on Shakespeare's language, life, theater, and play publication.

Chronicles the life of Queen Mary, discussing her childhood in poverty, reign as queen, personal tragedies, and impact on English history.

Contains brief biographies for 170 of the most famous monarchs from world history; each entry includes a description of the subject's life and times, quotations, definitions, and a time line.

When Elizabeth I assumes the throne of England, she is given the secret diary of her mother Anne Boleyn, who was betrayed and beheaded by her husband Henry VIII. In reading the diary she learns about her mother's life and determines to heed the lessons of her mother's difficult life.