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Diana's Last Word

During the last five years of her life, Princess Diana had one friend and confidante who was special to her. Simone Simmons was not part of Diana's social circle.
Princess Diana : The Last Word

The Boleyn girls

When Mary Boleyn comes to court as an innocent girl of fourteen, Mary catches the eye of Henry VIII. Dazzled by the king, Mary Boleyn falls in love with both her golden prince and her growing role as unofficial queen.
Anne and Mary Boleyn

House of Windsor

Is the House of Windsor a hangover from the past, an expensive anachronism, a relic of a bygone age of deference and hierarchy, or is "the Firm" an important and relevant part of Britain in the 21st century?
The Firm: Troubled Life of the House of Windsor

Queen Victoria

Queen Victoria was a model of wifely decorum and solid middle-class values, but Queen Victoria also became the focus of anxieties about powerful women, and - increasingly - of anger about Britain's imperial aims
Queen Victoria

Royal Scandals

A Treasury of Royal Scandals presents the best of royal misbehavior through the ages. Royal mistresses set the fashions, encouraged the arts, and, in some cases, ruled nations.
Royal Scandals