The last German Empress
By: John van der Kiste
3.73
Format: 161 pages, Kindle Edition
Born a princess of Schleswig-Holstein in 1858, Empress Augusta Victoria, known in the family as ‘Do…
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1. The Last Princess: The Devoted Life of Queen Victoria's Youngest Daughter
By: Matthew Dennison
3.81
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
An engrossing biography of Queen Victoria’s youngest daughter that focuses on her relationship with… read more
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2. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
By: Frederick Douglass
4.11
Format: 158 pages, Paperback
Born a slave circa 1818 (slaves weren't told when they were born) on a plantation in Maryland, Doug… read more
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"For my part, I should prefer death to hopeless bondage."-Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
"You will be free as soon as you are twenty-one, but I am a slave for life! Have not I as good a right to be free as you have?"-Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
"I say , this picture sometimes appalled us, and made us rather bear those ills we had. Than fly to others, that we knew not of."-Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
"They attend with Pharisaical strictness to the outward forms of religion, and at the same time neglect the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith."-Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
3. The Husband Hunters: Social Climbing in London and New York
By: Anne de Courcy
4.29
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Towards the end of the nineteenth century and for the first few years of the twentieth, a strange i… read more
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4. A Life of Contrasts: The Autobiography
By: Diana Mitford Mosley
3.64
Format: 221 pages,
At the outbreak of WWII, Diana Mosley, the Mitford sister who grew up with the Churchills, was impr… read more
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5. Crowns in Conflict: The Triumph and the Tragedy of European Monarchy 1910-1918
By: Theo Aronson
3.71
Format: None pages,
The years immediately before the First World War saw the last great flowering of European monarchy.… read more
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6. A Magnificent Obsession: Victoria, Albert, and the Death That Changed the British Monarchy
By: Helen Rappaport
4.38
Format: None pages,
As she did in her critically acclaimed The Last Days of the Romanovs, Helen Rappaport brings a comp… read more
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7. Queen Victoria's Youngest Son: The Untold Story of Prince Leopold
By: Charlotte Zeepvat
3.86
Format: 136 pages,
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8. Breaking Free: How I Escaped My Father-Warren Jeffs-Polygamy, and the FLDS Cult
By: None
4.58
Format: 226 pages, Paperback
In this searing memoir of survival in the spirit of Stolen Innocence, the daughter of Warren Jeffs,… read more
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9. A Family of Kings: The Descendants of Christian IX of Denmark
By: Theo Aronson
4.14
Format: None pages,
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10. Queen Victoria's Granddaughters 1860-1918
By: Christina Croft
4.40
Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition
On 6th July 1868, when told of the birth of her seventh granddaughter, Queen Victoria remarked that… read more
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11. George V: Never a Dull Moment
By: Jane Ridley
4.23
Format: 560 pages, Hardcover
From one of the most beloved and distinguished historians of the British monarchy, here is a lively… read more
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12. An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s
By: Doris Kearns Goodwin
4.71
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
An Unfinished Love A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin, one of America’s most … read more
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13. Mistress of Life and Death: The Dark Journey of Maria Mandl, Head Overseer of the Women's Camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau
By: Susan J. Eischeid
4.21
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
The first-ever biography of SS Overseer Maria Mandl, the highest-ranked woman in the Nazi killing m… read more
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14. Mrs. Winchester's Biographer
By: Deanna Lynn Sletten
4.42
Format: 318 pages, Kindle Edition
Was Sarah Winchester a woman of mystery or simply a strong woman who lived her life on her own term… read more
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15. Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty
By: Anderson Cooper
3.82
Format: 317 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestselling author and journalist Anderson Cooper teams with New York Times bestsell… read more
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16. The Last Dollar Princess
By: Linda Bennett Pennell
4.13
Format: 335 pages, Kindle Edition
It must be said. Scandal follows her family like an ever-faithful hound. No matter how hard they ki… read more
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17. The American Countess (An American Heiress Book 2)
By: Linda Bennett Pennell
4.40
Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition
Yorkshire Dales, August 1913 American heiress India, Lady Kilnsey, enjoys the very comfortable l… read more
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18. The Undertaker's Assistant
By: Amanda Skenandore
4.06
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
An enthralling novel of historical fiction for fans of Lisa Wingate and Ellen Marie Wiseman, The Un… read more
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"No one to mourn you in death meant no one to hurt you in life."-Amanda Skenandore, The Undertaker's Assistant
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19. Jackie After Jack: Portrait of the Lady (The Jackie [Kennedy] Chronicles)
By: Christopher Andersen
4.28
Format: 526 pages, Kindle Edition
Compelling." ---People "Undeniably a guilty pleasure." ---Newsweek "Comes closest to making Jacki… read more
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20. The Final Curtsey: A Royal Memoir by the Queen's Cousin
By: Margaret Rhodes
3.87
Format: 204 pages, Kindle Edition
This is the intimate and revealing autobiography of Margaret Rhodes, the first cousin of Queen Eliz… read more
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21. In the Shadow of the Empress: The Defiant Lives of Maria Theresa, Mother of Marie Antoinette, and Her Daughters
By: Nancy Goldstone
4.16
Format: 640 pages, Hardcover
The vibrant, sprawling saga of Empress Maria Theresa—one of the most renowned women rulers in histo… read more
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22. Women of Means: The Fascinating Biographies of Royals, Heiresses, Eccentrics and Other Poor Little Rich Girls
By: Marlene Wagman-Geller
3.44
Format: 286 pages, Kindle Edition
People are riveted by royals, captivated by celebrities, mesmerized by the monied and enthralled by… read more
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23. The Astors (Dynasties Book 1)
By: Virginia Cowles
3.77
Format: 317 pages, Kindle Edition
'Recounted at great speed, and with splendid life, vigour and readability' Antonia Fraser The Asto… read more
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24. Upstairs & Downstairs: My Life In Service as a Lady's Maid
By: Tim Tate
3.85
Format: 274 pages, Kindle Edition
A fascinating memoir of life as a lady's maid in a big house in the 1930s, covering the beauty of t… read more
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25. The Duchess of Windsor: A Memoir
By: Diana Mitford Mosley
3.69
Format: 315 pages, Kindle Edition
An intimate of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Diana Mosley was a frequent guest at their parties … read more
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26. Prince Arthur & Princess Louise Margaret 1879 (Royal Weddings Book 8)
By: Julia P. Gelardi
3.71
Format: 79 pages, Kindle Edition
On March 13, 1879, Queen Victoria’s third and favorite son, Prince Arthur, the Duke of Connaught, m… read more
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27. Rogues and Heroes of Newport's Gilded Age
By: Edward Morris
3.51
Format: 131 pages, Kindle Edition
Newport, Rhode Island, was the summer playground of the Gilded Age for the Astors, Belmonts and Van… read more
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28. Prince Eddy: The King Britain Never Had (Revealing History)
By: Andrew Cook
3.63
Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition
Prince Albert Victor, King Edward VII's (r. 1901-10) first son and heir to the throne, and popularl… read more
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29. The last German Empress
By: John van der Kiste
3.73
Format: 161 pages, Kindle Edition
Born a princess of Schleswig-Holstein in 1858, Empress Augusta Victoria, known in the family as ‘Do… read more
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30. Heart of a Queen: Queen Victoria's Romantic Attachments
By: Theo Aronson
4.25
Format: 463 pages, Kindle Edition
'My nature', wrote Queen Victoria, 'is too passionate, my emotions too fervent, and I am a person w… read more
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31. Queen Victoria's Grandsons (1859-1918)
By: Christina Croft
4.02
Format: 330 pages, Kindle Edition
Born into eight very different families, the upbringing and fortunes of Queen Victoria's grandsons … read more
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