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Author : Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Burke's Royal Families of the World: Africa & the Middle East written by Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jonathan Petropoulos
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199713197
Total Pages : 545 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)
Download or read book Royals and the Reich written by Jonathan Petropoulos and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2008-08-12 with total page 545 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Princes Philipp and Christoph von Hessen-Kassel, great-grandsons of Queen Victoria of England, had been humiliated by defeat in World War I and, like much of the German aristocracy, feared the social unrest wrought by the ineffectual Weimar Republic. Jonathan Petropoulos shows how the princes, lured by prominent positions in the Nazi regime and highly susceptible to nationalist appeals, became enthusiastic supporters of Hitler. Prince Philipp, son-in-law to the King of Italy, became the highest-ranking prince in the Nazi state and developed a close personal relationship with Hitler and Hermann Göering. Prince Christoph was a prominent SS officer and head of the most important intelligence agency in the Third Reich. In return, the princes made the Nazis socially acceptable to wealthy, high-society patrons. Prince Philipp even introduced Göering to Mussolini at a critical stage in the Nazi Party's development and later served as a liaison between Hitler and the Italian dictator. Permitted access to Hessen family private papers and the Royal Archives at Windsor Castle, Petropoulos follows the story of the House of Hesse through to its tragic denouement--the princes' betrayal and persecution by an increasingly paranoid Hitler and prosecution and denazification by the Allies.
Author : Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)
Download or read book Burke's Royal Palaces of Europe written by Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Karina Urbach
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
ISBN 13 : 3598441231
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (984 download)
Download or read book Royal Kinship. Anglo-German Family Networks 1815-1918 written by Karina Urbach and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2008-12-18 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whenever the British Press wants to attack the Royal Family, they make a jibe about “their foreign roots”. The Royals – as they say – are simply a posh version of German invaders. But did German relatives really influence decisions made by any British monarchs or are they just an “imagined community”, invented by journalists and historians? The Royal Archives at Windsor gave the authors – among others John Röhl, doyen of 19th century monarchical history – open access to Royal correspondences with six German houses: Hanover, Prussia, Mecklenburg, Coburg, Hesse and Battenberg.
Author : George L. Williams
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786420715
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)
Download or read book Papal Genealogy written by George L. Williams and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2004-08-25 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The papacy has often resembled a secular European monarchy more than a divinely inspired institution. Roman pontiffs bestowed great wealth on their families and forged strategic alliances with other powerful families to increase their power. Pope Alexander VI (Rodrigo Borgia), for example, forced his daughter Lucrezia into a series of marriages for political reasons. When her marital alliance was no longer advantageous, as was the case in her second marriage, her husband was brutally murdered. Many papal families also intermarried in hopes of forming a hereditary papacy; at least two members of the Fieschi, Piccolomini, Della Rovere, and Medici families served as pope. Papal families since the early history of the church are fully covered in this comprehensive work. Genealogical charts graphically show the descendants of the popes, presenting in many cases the interrelationships between the papal families and their relationships with many of the leading families of Europe. Detailed histories examine the impact of the papacy on each pope's family and how each influenced the history of the church.
Author : Duncan Heaton-Armstrong
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0857716859
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (577 download)
Download or read book The Six Month Kingdom written by Duncan Heaton-Armstrong and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2005-06-22 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In January 1914 the eccentric adventurer Captain Duncan Heaton-Armstrong, "on the look out for a more stable career", applied for the post of Private Secretary to the newly appointed King of Albania - the German Prince William of Wied. Heaton-Armstrong describes, with vibrancy, directness and humour, a miniature royal court in a desperately poor and remote corner of Europe. As the First World War engulfed the Balkans in August 1914, two royal infants were escorted back to Germany by Heaton-Armstrong, who was promptly made the first prisoner of war. His remarkable account has been edited for this, the first general edition.
Author : Frances Welch
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780393065770
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (657 download)
Download or read book A Romanov Fantasy written by Frances Welch and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2007 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welchs biography of Anna Anderson, the mysterious woman who claimed to be the lone survivor of the Russian imperial family, is a tragic comedy in the best Russian tradition--a compelling, eerie, and frequently hilarious study of discipleship, snobbery, and life after death. Illustrated.
Author : Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 720 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book Burke's Presidential Families of the United States of America written by Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 720 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a guide to the first families of America, covering the character, career, writings, ancestry, wives, siblings and descendants of the 39 US presidents from George Washington to Ronald Reagan. This revised edition also includes essays on the presidents, with portraits of them and their wives; and pedigrees showing their descendants. The direct male line ancestry of every president is traced back to the earliest recorded origins of the family. A detailed account is provided of all progeny, living and dead, in male and female lines, and of stepchildren and adopted children of presidents.
Author : Hugo Vickers
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0312288867
Total Pages : 498 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (122 download)
Download or read book Alice written by Hugo Vickers and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2002-03-28 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The life of the mother-in-law of the present queen of England ... bridging the tumultuous history of 20th century Europe and intertwined with the tragedy and glory of that era.
Author : James Pope-Hennessy
Publisher : Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN 13 : 1529330637
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (293 download)
Download or read book The Quest for Queen Mary written by James Pope-Hennessy and published by Hodder & Stoughton. This book was released on 2018-09-20 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'A delightful insight into an eclectic life' The Daily Telegraph 'Very funny and astute . . . a loathly feast for royal-watchers' Hilary Mantel, New Statesman Books of the Year 2018 'A complete delight, conjuring up, with a few sharp strokes of the pen, a mad, exotic species from a world gone by' Craig Brown, Mail on Sunday 'Gloriously indiscreet . . . the best royal book ever' Harry Mount, Financial Times * * * When James Pope-Hennessy began his work on Queen Mary's official biography, it opened the door to meetings with royalty, court members and retainers around Europe. The series of candid observations, secrets and indiscretions contained in his notes were to be kept private for 50 years. Now published in full for the first time and edited by the highly admired royal biographer Hugo Vickers, this is a riveting, often hilarious portrait of the eccentric aristocracy of a bygone age. Giving much greater insight into Queen Mary than the official version, and including sharply observed encounters with, among others, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, the Duke of Gloucester, and a young Queen Elizabeth, The Quest for Queen Mary is set to be a classic of royal publishing.
Author : Paul Donnelley
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1908963034
Total Pages : 187 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (89 download)
Download or read book Assassination! written by Paul Donnelley and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-02 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Irish writer George Bernard Shaw called it an extreme form of censorship and indeed political assassination has often been used by the unscrupulous for ridding themselves of their enemies. This book takes an in-depth look at 25 of history's most infamous assassinations and assassination attempts. It contains no wild theories, no mad speculation - just a look at the cold, hard facts surrounding some of the world's most famous killings. The tales told include the assassinations of: Julius Caesar John F. Kennedy Robert F. Kennedy Rasputin, plus many more And the attempted assassinations of: Ronald Reagan Adolf Hitler Pope John Paul II, plus many more Each entry contains a biography of the subject detailing who they were and where they came from; an in-depth look at the killing; a profile of the killer and a comprehensive aftermath. It belongs on the shelf of every history buff and anyone with an interest in the ultimate crim
Author : Marcus Scriven
Publisher : Atlantic Books
ISBN 13 : 1848874855
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (488 download)
Download or read book Splendour & Squalor written by Marcus Scriven and published by Atlantic Books. This book was released on 2011-05-01 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From stately homes and prisons to the House of Lords and Edwardian asylums—the stories, spanning the 20th century, of the disintegrating fortunes of three of Britain’s most illustrious aristocratic dynasties and the scapegraces responsibleSplendour & Squalor traces the disintegration of three aristocratic dynasties through the twentieth century: families who seemingly had everything yet decided to take 'the down-escalator of life.' They include the Montagus, Dukes of Manchester, who had once employed Vanburgh—creator of Blenheim Palace, Churchill's birthplace—to remodel their principal family seat, Kimbolton Castle; shortly before the outbreak of World War II, the Montagus oversaw further renovation—converting the Kimbolton chapel into a bar, and stocking it with glasses decorated with 'pornography of the most interesting kind,' for the benefit of guests like the restless, bisexual Duke of Kent, younger brother of George VI. Four consecutive generations of the family went to jail. The Herveys, Marquesses of Bristol, went inside too, although John Bristol (7th Marquess of Bristol, born 1954; died 1999) spent most of his time investing his inheritance in helicopters, heroin, and—for strictly recreational purposes—handcuffs: a blazing quest for self-gratification which led him into the company of Andy Warhol and Mick Jagger. Splendour & Squalor offers a riveting insight into the disintegration of a once seemingly impregnable elite. The resultant portrait is the authentic Downton Abbey—stripped of gloss, mythology and sentiment, and brought mercilessly up-to-date.
Author : Jim Walker
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1646066421
Total Pages : 516 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (46 download)
Download or read book Allen Wilson Walker: 1926-2011 written by Jim Walker and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-05-18 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Genealogical research of Allen Wilson Walker and his Ancestors, going back 35 generations.
Author : Mary K. Mannix
Publisher : American Library Association
ISBN 13 : 0838912958
Total Pages : 387 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (389 download)
Download or read book Guide to Reference in Genealogy and Biography written by Mary K. Mannix and published by American Library Association. This book was released on 2015-01-14 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Profiling more than 1400 print and electronic sources, this book helps connect librarians and researchers to the most relevant sources of information in genealogy and biography.
Author : Donald Burrows
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780198166542
Total Pages : 1268 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (665 download)
Download or read book Music and Theatre in Handel's World written by Donald Burrows and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2002 with total page 1268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James Harris (1709-80) was an author of philosophical treatises and an enthusiastic amateur musician who directed the concerts and music festivals at Salisbury for nearly fifty years. His family and social circle had close connections with London's music-making: his brother was a witness toHandel's will, and his correspondents sent him lively reports on all aspects of musical life in the capital-opera, oratorio, concerts, but also about the leading performers, music copyists, and instrument makers. In 1761 Harris became a member of Parliament and thereafter divided his time betweenLondon and Salisbury. His letters and diaries provide an unrivalled record of concert- and theatre-going in London, including exchanges of letters with David Garrick about a production at Drury Lane. As his children grew up an engaging family correspondence emerged. We learn of his daughters'involvement in concerts and amateur theatrical productions; his son, who pursued a diplomatic career, reported on operas, concerts, and plays in the court of Frederick the Great and Catherine the Great. Now, for the first time, it is possible to enjoy in full the lively first-hand descriptions fromHarris's family papers, which contribute fascinating insights into contemporary eighteenth-century musical and theatrical life.
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Publisher : Boston : New England Historic Genealogical Society
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 764 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book American & British Genealogy & Heraldry written by and published by Boston : New England Historic Genealogical Society. This book was released on 1983 with total page 764 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 1960 pages
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Download or read book Irregular Serials & Annuals written by and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 1960 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
