new books about English/British royals (and related stuff)

[editorathome]

The following are non-fiction books that have been published April-July 2015

King John and Magna Carta
http://www.amazon.com/exe...ef=nosim/theworldofroyalt
http://www.amazon.com/exe...ef=nosim/theworldofroyalt

Joan of Kent (first Princess of Wales, wife of the "Black Prince"/mother of Richard II
http://www.amazon.com/exe...ef=nosim/theworldofroyalt

Henry VI bio
http://www.amazon.com/exe...ef=nosim/theworldofroyalt

Richard III
Bio, focusing on "good or evil?"
http://www.amazon.com/exe...ef=nosim/theworldofroyalt

Family
http://www.amazon.com/exe...ef=nosim/theworldofroyalt

Lambert Simnel (was he one of the "Princes in the Tower"?)
http://www.amazon.com/exe...ef=nosim/theworldofroyalt

Discovery of his remains
http://www.amazon.com/exe...ef=nosim/theworldofroyalt

Myths & Truths
http://www.amazon.com/dp/...sim/?tag=theworldofroyalt

Examination of his life from his own time
http://www.amazon.com/dp/...sim/?tag=theworldofroyalt

Castles, churches, and other buildings/locations associated with him
http://www.amazon.com/exe...ef=nosim/theworldofroyalt

Katherine Willoughby (daughter of Catherine of Aragon's close friend and wife of Henry VIII's closest friend)
http://www.amazon.com/exe...ef=nosim/theworldofroyalt

Elizabeth I (her relationships with family, courtiers, and councilors)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/...sim/?tag=theworldofroyalt


Mary, Queen of Scots (extracts from diaries, letters, and other first-hand sources; and her cultural legacy)
http://www.amazon.com/exe...ef=nosim/theworldofroyalt

Charles I (his art collection and how it was sold after his execution)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/...sim/?tag=theworldofroyalt

Prince Philip
Rude & "funny" remarks
http://www.amazon.com/dp/...sim/?tag=theworldofroyalt

Prince Charles
Articles & speeches
http://www.amazon.com/dp/...sim/?tag=theworldofroyalt

General

Queens Consort and Regnant from Catherine of Aragon to QEII
http://www.amazon.com/exe...ef=nosim/theworldofroyalt

Royal ceremonies & pageantry
http://www.amazon.com/dp/...sim/?tag=theworldofroyalt

[Ellie]

The book on Catherine Willoughby is very interesting (though for me, who's studied her a bit, nothing much new). She had a fascinating life! I encourage everyone to check it out. I wish they put in more of her funny letters and commentary about other people at court. I read some of them in college and I found her insults laugh out loud funny.

[Duchess of Verona]

I just finished "17 Carnations" about the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. Before that I read "Queen Victoria's Granddaughters"

[Visenya]

I just finished "17 Carnations" about the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. Before that I read "Queen Victoria's Granddaughters"

I'm curious about the book (17 Carnations), would you recommend it?

[Duchess of Verona]

Well, Morton certainly maks a persuasive case that W and E were passing information to Von Ribbentrop, et al. The 17 carnations is from Von Ribbentrops constant, identical flowers sent to Wallis...supposedly to honor the 17 times they had spent the night.

But he is no George rr Martin!

[Visenya]

Interesting, thank you Duchess. Oh and long story short, I'm starting to regret my username 

[Duchess of Verona]

I am awaiting the next two installments! Fire and blood, baby!

[Visenya]

I am awaiting the next two installments! Fire and blood, baby!

So am I. Just wanted another username, that's all.

[editorathome]

Books to be published in September

the Peasants' Revolt of 1381
http://www.amazon.com/dp/...sim/?tag=theworldofroyalt

about a secret "private army" to protect the BRF during WWII
http://www.amazon.com/dp/...sim/?tag=theworldofroyalt

bio of "Backstairs Billy," the Queen Mum's favorite servant for 50+ years (dude probably knew "where the bodies were buried")
http://www.amazon.com/dp/...sim/?tag=theworldofroyalt

illustrated history of QEII and her predecessors
http://www.amazon.com/dp/...sim/?tag=theworldofroyalt

the BRF and "afternoon tea": anecdotes and recipes (published by Historic Royal Palaces)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/...sim/?tag=theworldofroyalt

[editorathome]

new books in October

King John bio
http://www.amazon.com/dp/...sim/?tag=theworldofroyalt

Edward VII's state visits (examines his use of state visits as a mechanism for serious diplomacy)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/...sim/?tag=theworldofroyalt

about aristocratic diplomatic go-betweens btwn Hitler and Edward VIII
http://www.amazon.com/dp/...sim/?tag=theworldofroyalt

"behind the scenes" illustrated look at major Buckingham Palace events incl. State Dinners and garden parties
http://www.amazon.com/dp/...sim/?tag=theworldofroyalt

about the British Monarchy in consumer culture (how/why consumers around the world use products, services, and experiences to satisfy their fascination with the BRF)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/...sim/?tag=theworldofroyalt

[CathyJane]

I just finished "17 Carnations" about the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. Before that I read "Queen Victoria's Granddaughters"

17 Carnations was good, well researched, but I liked Queen Victoria's Granddaughters better.

[editorathome]

new books in November


The Murder of King James I
http://www.amazon.com/dp/...sim/?tag=theworldofroyalt

Queenship and Revolution in Early Modern Europe: Henrietta Maria and Marie Antoinette
http://www.amazon.com/dp/...sim/?tag=theworldofroyalt

Royalty Inc.: Britain's Best-Known Brand (looks at the future of the Commonwealth, the true scale of royal finances, the legacy of Diana, and the problems faced by any heir to the throne)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/...sim/?tag=theworldofroyalt

What a Thing to say to The Queen (anecdotes about the House of Windsor)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/...sim/?tag=theworldofroyalt

[editorathome]

new books in December


Jasper: The Tudor Kingmaker (bio of Henry VI's half-brother)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/...sim/?tag=theworldofroyalt

Richard III: A Ruler and his Reputation
http://www.amazon.com/dp/...sim/?tag=theworldofroyalt

[editorathome]

new books in January

The Lost Tudor Princess: The Life of Lady Margaret Douglas (niece of HVIII and MIL of Mary, QoS. By Alison Weir)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/...sim/?tag=theworldofroyalt

The Temptation of Elizabeth Tudor: Elizabeth I, Thomas Seymour, and the Making of a Virgin Queen
http://www.amazon.com/dp/...sim/?tag=theworldofroyalt

Henrietta Maria (wife of Charles I)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/...sim/?tag=theworldofroyalt

[PruNordstrom]

Princess Margaret? Arrogant and capricious. Edward? Dull. Charles? Turning into a cyclops. In majestically mischievous diaries, SIR ROY STRONG takes a rapier to his royal encounters
By SIR ROY STRONG FOR THE MAIL ON SUNDAY
PUBLISHED: 16:02 EST, 15 October 2016 | UPDATED: 17:51 EST, 15 October 2016

For nearly 50 years Sir Roy Strong, the waspish art historian, landscape gardener and director of London?s Victoria and Albert Museum from 1973 to 1987, has been at the heart of the Establishment, a regular at State occasions and a favourite guest of the great and the good. Now he has finally released his diaries - which include witty, irreverent and sometimes excoriating views on the House of Windsor, and a beautiful Princess destroyed by ?50 years of fags and whisky??

Rest of the article at:
http://www.dailymail.co.u...ier-royal-encounters.html