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Author : Elizabeth Longford
Publisher : London : Weidenfeld and Nicolson
ISBN 13 : 9780297811794
Total Pages : 325 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (117 download)
Download or read book Darling Loosy written by Elizabeth Longford and published by London : Weidenfeld and Nicolson. This book was released on 1991-01-01 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Brenda Martin
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134453019
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (344 download)
Download or read book Women's Places written by Brenda Martin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-09-02 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What was different about the environments that women created as architects, designers and clients at a time when they were gaining increasing political and social status in a male world? Through a series of case studies, Women's Places: Architecture and Design 1860-1960, examines in detail the professional and domestic spaces created by women who had money and the opportunity to achieve their ideal. Set against a background of accepted notions of modernity relating to design and architecture of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, this book provides a fascinating insight into women's social aspirations and identities. It offers new information and new interpretations in the study of gender, material culture and the built environment in the period 1860-1960.
Author : D. Michael Jackson
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN 13 : 1553392051
Total Pages : 341 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (533 download)
Download or read book Canada and the Crown written by D. Michael Jackson and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stephen Harper's Conservative government has reversed the trend of its predecessors by giving the Crown a higher profile through royal tours, publications, and symbolic initiatives. Based on papers given at a Diamond Jubilee conference on the Crown held in Regina in 2012, Canada and the Crown assesses the historical and contemporary importance of constitutional monarchy in Canada. Established and emerging scholars consider the Canadian Crown from a variety of viewpoints, including the ways in which the monarch relates to Quebec, First Nations, the media, education, Parliament, the constitution, and the military. They also consider a republican option for Canada. Editors D. Michael Jackson and Philippe Lagassé provide context for the essays, summarize and expand on the issues discussed by the contributors, and offer a perspective on further study of the Crown in Canada. Contributors include Richard Berthelsen, Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander Bolt (Office of the Judge Advocate General), James W.J. Bowden, Stephanie Danyluk (Whitecap-Dakota First Nation), Linda Cardinal (University of Ottawa), Phillip Crawley (CEO, The Globe and Mail), John Fraser (Massey College), Carolyn Harris (University of Toronto), Robert E. Hawkins (University of Regina), Ian Holloway (University of Calgary), Senator Serge Joyal, Nicholas A. MacDonald, Christopher McCreery (Office of Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia), J.R. (Jim) Miller (University of Saskatchewan), Peter H. Russell (University of Toronto), David E. Smith (Toronto Metropolitan University), and John D. Whyte (University of Regina).
Author : Matthew Dennison
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1789543916
Total Pages : 399 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (895 download)
Download or read book The Last Princess written by Matthew Dennison and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-12-12 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beatrice Mary Victoria Feodore, later Princess Henry of Battenberg, was the last-born – in 1866 – of Victoria and Albert's children, and she would outlive all of her siblings to die as recently as 1944. Her childhood coincided with her mother's extended period of mourning for her prematurely deceased husband, a circumstance which may have contributed to Victoria's determination to keep her youngest daughter as close to her as possible. She would eventually marry Prince Henry of Battenberg in 1885, but only after overcoming her mother's opposition to their union. Beatrice remained Queen Victoria's favourite among her five daughters, and became her mother's constant companion and later her literary executor, spending the years that followed Victoria's death in 1901 editing her mother's journals and voluminous correspondence. Matthew Dennison's elegantly written biography restores Beatrice to her rightful place as a key figure in the history of the Victorian age, and paints a touching and revealing portrait of the life and family of Britain's second-longest-reigning monarch.
Author : John Van der Kiste
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0752473247
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (524 download)
Download or read book Queen Victoria's Children written by John Van der Kiste and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2011-10-24 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Queen Victoria and Albert, Prince Consort had nine children who despite their very different characters, remained a close-knit family. Inevitably, as they married into European royal families their loyalties were divided and their lives dominated by political controversy. This is not only the story of their lives in terms of world impact, but also of their own personal achievements, their individual contributions to public life in Britain and overseas and in their roles as the children of Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort.
Author : John Van Der Kiste
Publisher : Pen and Sword History
ISBN 13 : 1399001485
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (99 download)
Download or read book Queen Victoria’s Daughters-in-Law written by John Van Der Kiste and published by Pen and Sword History. This book was released on 2023-04-30 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Of Queen Victoria’s four sons, the eldest married a Danish princess, one a Russian Grand Duchess, and the other two princesses of German royal houses. The first to join the family of the ‘Grandmama of Europe’ was Alexandra, eldest daughter of the prince about to become King Christian IX of Denmark. Charming, ever sympathetic and widely considered one of the most attractive royal women of her time, she was prematurely deaf and suffered from a limp which was made fashionable by court ladies due to her popularity. Alexandra proved an ideal wife for the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII. Grand Duchess Marie, daughter of Tsar Alexander II of Russia and wife of Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and later Saxe-Coburg Gotha, was cultured and intelligent, but dowdy, haughty and, convinced of the Romanovs’ superiority, resented having to give precedence at court to her in-laws. Louise of Prussia, a niece of William I, German Emperor, had the good fortune to escape from a miserable family life in Berlin and marry Arthur, Duke of Connaught, a dedicated army officer who was always the Queen’s favorite among her children. Finally, Helen of Waldeck-Pyrmont, sister of Emma, Queen Consort of the Netherlands, became the wife of the cultured Leopold, Duke of Albany, but he was hemophiliac and their marriage was destined to be the briefest of all, cut short by his sudden death less than three years later. All four were very different personalities, proved themselves to be supportive wives, mothers and daughters-in-law in their own way, and dedicated workers for charity at home and abroad. Based partly on previously unpublished material from the Royal Archives at Windsor and Madrid, and the Leonie Leslie Papers, University of Chicago, this is the first book to study all four as a family group.
Author : Jane Ridley
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 0812994752
Total Pages : 691 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (129 download)
Download or read book The Heir Apparent written by Jane Ridley and published by Random House. This book was released on 2013-12-03 with total page 691 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW AND THE BOSTON GLOBE This richly entertaining biography chronicles the eventful life of Queen Victoria’s firstborn son, the quintessential black sheep of Buckingham Palace, who matured into as wise and effective a monarch as Britain has ever seen. Granted unprecedented access to the royal archives, noted scholar Jane Ridley draws on numerous primary sources to paint a vivid portrait of the man and the age to which he gave his name. Born Prince Albert Edward, and known to familiars as “Bertie,” the future King Edward VII had a well-earned reputation for debauchery. A notorious gambler, glutton, and womanizer, he preferred the company of wastrels and courtesans to the dreary life of the Victorian court. His own mother considered him a lazy halfwit, temperamentally unfit to succeed her. When he ascended to the throne in 1901, at age fifty-nine, expectations were low. Yet by the time he died nine years later, he had proven himself a deft diplomat, hardworking head of state, and the architect of Britain’s modern constitutional monarchy. Jane Ridley’s colorful biography rescues the man once derided as “Edward the Caresser” from the clutches of his historical detractors. Excerpts from letters and diaries shed new light on Bertie’s long power struggle with Queen Victoria, illuminating one of the most emotionally fraught mother-son relationships in history. Considerable attention is paid to King Edward’s campaign of personal diplomacy abroad and his valiant efforts to reform the political system at home. Separating truth from legend, Ridley also explores Bertie’s relationships with the women in his life. Their ranks comprised his wife, the stunning Danish princess Alexandra, along with some of the great beauties of the era: the actress Lillie Langtry, longtime “royal mistress” Alice Keppel (the great-grandmother of Camilla Parker Bowles), and Lady Randolph Churchill, mother of Winston. Edward VII waited nearly six decades for his chance to rule, then did so with considerable panache and aplomb. A magnificent life of an unexpectedly impressive king, The Heir Apparent documents the remarkable transformation of a man—and a monarchy—at the dawn of a new century. Praise for The Heir Apparent “If [The Heir Apparent] isn’t the definitive life story of this fascinating figure of British history, then nothing ever will be.”—The Christian Science Monitor “The Heir Apparent is smart, it’s fascinating, it’s sometimes funny, it’s well-documented and it reads like a novel, with Bertie so vivid he nearly leaps from the page, cigars and all.”—Minneapolis Star Tribune “I closed The Heir Apparent with admiration and a kind of wry exhilaration.”—The Wall Street Journal “Ridley is a serious scholar and historian, who keeps Bertie’s flaws and virtues in a fine balance.”—The Boston Globe “Brilliantly entertaining . . . a landmark royal biography.”—The Sunday Telegraph “Superb.”—The New York Times Book Review
Author : Jerry Piasecki
Publisher : Austin Macauley Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1645369498
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (453 download)
Download or read book Harry and Lucy written by Jerry Piasecki and published by Austin Macauley Publishers. This book was released on 2019-02-28 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do some people fall in love? I mean, really in love. Forever. For always. For better or worse. Until death do they part... Harry and Lucy first met in a candy store in an old Polish neighborhood nestled in the heart of Detroit, Michigan, a long time ago. This is their love story... an account of a woman who found her hero and a man who embraced his angel. From the Depression and WWII, until today and all tomorrows, Harry and Lucy face tragedy and loss, all the while embracing hopes and dreams. More than all else, they share a love not limited to this lifetime... This is their eternal love story.
Author : Tessa Radley
Publisher : Harlequin
ISBN 13 : 0373732120
Total Pages : 197 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (737 download)
Download or read book Staking His Claim written by Tessa Radley and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2012-11-27 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When her flaky sister abruptly backs out of their surrogacy agreement, Ella McLeod is left with a newborn she's in no position to care for. She'll have to give the baby up for adoption. Enter Yevgeny Volkovoy--her sister's bossy billionaire brother-in-law. Yevgeny won't let a Volkovoy be raised by strangers; he wants custody now. How can Ella be so cold as to deny him? Even worse--why does this woman warm his steely heart? He may be staking his claim on the baby, but Ella may stake a counterclaim on his bachelorhood.
Author : Linda Fausnet
Publisher : Linda Fausnet
ISBN 13 : 1944043314
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (44 download)
Download or read book Somebody's Darling written by Linda Fausnet and published by Linda Fausnet. This book was released on 2023-08-27 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He finally found the love of his life… 150 years after his death. Confederate soldier Jesse Spenser died in the battle of Gettysburg in 1863, and his restless spirit has remained earthbound ever since. Usually invisible, he spends his days watching tourists visit the battlefields and fighting with his ghostly arch-nemesis, a Union soldier named Joel. There is one source of light and happiness in Jesse’s lonely existence. Lucy Westbrook. Lucy works as a waitress in a tavern in Gettysburg. Gentle and kind, she’s a vision of loveliness. Unseen, Jesse watches her work, falling more in love with each passing day. Jesse aches to make his presence known to Lucy, but she’s terrified of the ghosts that are said to haunt Gettysburg. Gathering his nerve, he finally appears to Lucy and befriends her, letting her believe he’s a Civil War reenactor. Lucy grows rather fond of Jesse, looking forward to his daily visits. Until the day she tries to touch him…
Author : Sarah Lucy McKay
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 338545994X
Total Pages : 66 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (854 download)
Download or read book Lucy, the Sold Orphan. A Drama from Real Life, in 12 Acts written by Sarah Lucy McKay and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-05-14 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1882.
Author : Liz Talley
Publisher : Harlequin
ISBN 13 : 0373608268
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (736 download)
Download or read book His Forever Girl written by Liz Talley and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2014 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This forever is off to a rocky start! Meeting Tess Ullo is definitely a sign life's improving for Graham Naquin. After their spectacular night together, he knows there's a lot more to explore between them! Good thing he's aced the interview that will bring him home to New Orleans, his young daughter and Tess. Too bad things don't go the way Graham hoped. That job he lands running a float-building company? Tess thought it was hers so she quits to work for the competition. As they face off in business, he admires her talent...and keeps thinking she's the one for him. Now he has to persuade her!
Author : William Hamilton
Publisher : Samuel French, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9780573616266
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (162 download)
Download or read book Save Grand Central written by William Hamilton and published by Samuel French, Inc.. This book was released on 1981 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Henry Parsons
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 646 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book Parsons Family written by Henry Parsons and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 646 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Angela Thirlwell
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780300102000
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (2 download)
Download or read book William and Lucy written by Angela Thirlwell and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The marriage of William Michael Rossetti (1829-1919) and Lucy Madox Brown (1843-1894) united two of the most resonant Pre-Raphaelite family names. Their passionate and ultimately tragic relationship - described here for the first time - provides a fresh perspective on nineteenth-century marriage and on the private lives of eminent Victorians. Sibling of Dante Gabriel and Christina Rossetti, William was one of the original Pre-Raphaelite 'Brothers,' a Bohemian, radical author, poet, critic, artist, connoisseur, biographer, historian, and taxman. Lucy, the intense, intellectual daughter of Ford Madox Brown, was an ambitious artist and biographer of Mary Shelley in spite of struggling with tuberculosis for nearly a decade. Drawing on hundreds of previously unpublished sources and a wealth of new visual material (including art by William, Lucy, and others of their circle and striking contemporary photographs), the book follows William and Lucy through their separate professional careers, marriage, continental travels, and Lucy’s illness and death. At the crossover between art history, literary criticism, social history, and biography, the book rewrites Pre-Raphaelite history and brings to life two fascinating people who were both of their time and ahead of it.
Author : HELENAELISE
Publisher : Summit Publishing Company Inc.
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Meeting Lucy written by HELENAELISE and published by Summit Publishing Company Inc.. This book was released on 2023-03-06 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet Lucy. She’s pretty. She’s spunky. She’s also got an odd pair of wings, a devil’s tail, and an angel’s halo. She can kick ass from here to kingdom come. Oh, she’s also Satan’s daughter with the angel Raziel.Lucy has never felt like she belonged in Heaven or Hell—no matter how many times her parents have tried to keep her in one place. The devils of Hell don’t like her too much, and the angels of Heaven hate her music. All she ever wanted was a place to call home and play heavy-metal guitar in peace.So what’s a half-devil, half-angel girl to do? Go to Earth, find a puny (and incredibly handsome) human to host her in his home, and maybe save the world when her departure inevitably starts a war between Heaven and Hell.Hey, what’s eternity without a little world-ending fun every now and then, right?
Author : Eugenio Michael Albano
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1449030173
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (49 download)
Download or read book Bashful Lucy written by Eugenio Michael Albano and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2009-09-25 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Bashful Lucy” is inspired by the true life story of Lucy Albano and told by a son who was privy to many of the secrets that had not even been revealed to his five older sisters. The story tells of a love affair that grew out of an 'arranged marriage.' It chronicles the incredible life of a woman who raised seven children and went on to become an entrepreneur that had bankers standing tall in her presence long before "women's lib" was even a known expression in American society. The author has chosen to use names for his characters that gives more ethnicity to the families and his story. Lucy's mother was an "Aiello" before marriage, however. But the Santosi name is a product of his imagination; it’s called “literary license!”
