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Book |
Author |
Dewey Number |
Description |
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Napoleon Bonaparte |
Schom, Alan |
92 NAP |
A comprehensive biography of Bonaparte. |
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Cleopatra |
Schiff, Stacy |
92 CLE |
A biography of the last queen of Egypt by a Pulitzer Prize winning author. |
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The Diana Chronicles |
Tina Brown |
92 DIA |
I’m not sure if you could call Tina Brown’s book a biography of Princess Di, but promises to be interesting. |
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Catherine the Great |
Massie, Robert K. |
92 CAT |
A narrative biography of a remarkable ruler. |
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The Last Princess |
Dennison, Matthew |
92 BEA |
A colorful peephole into Victorian times. |
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Victoria: The Queen |
Julia Baird |
92 VIC |
Have you been watching the shows? Learn more by reading the biography. |
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Ma’am Darling |
Craig Brown |
92 MAR |
Princess Margaret made headlines frequently in her day. Learn why. |
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The Duchess of Windsor |
Higham, Charles |
92 WIN |
The biography of the woman for whom the Prince of Wales relinquished the throne of England. |
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Queen Noor |
Queen Noor |
92 NOR |
Tale of an American woman who marries King Hussein of Jordan. |
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Marie Antoinette |
Antonia Fraser |
92 MAR |
We still speak of her. Who was she, really? |
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Queen Isabella |
Alison Weir |
92 ISA |
The biography of the “She-Wolf of France”. Was she? Why or why not? |
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Mary Queen of Scots |
Antonia Fraser |
92 MAR |
Another name shrouded in legend. What do you know about her? |
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Victoria |
Goodwin, Daisy |
FIC GOO |
Want to learn more about Victoria but don’t want to read the biography? Give this fictional account a try. |
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The Uncommon Reader |
Bennett, Alan |
FIC BEN |
A lovely story by Bennett about corgis, reading and the Queen. You know which one. |
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The Enchantress of Florence |
Rushdie, Salman |
FIC RUS |
Rushdie goes to the court of the Emperor Akbar, lord of the Mughal empire for this tale—set also in the High Renaissance of Florence where Machiavelli takes a starring role. |
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The White Princess |
Gregory, Philippa |
FIC GRE |
Henry Tudor and Elizabeth of York. |
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The White Queen |
Gregory, Philippa |
FIC GRE |
Brother turns on brother in the war of the Plantagenets. |
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Three Sisters, Three Queens |
Gregory, Philippa |
FIC GRE |
Three sisters become three queens of England, Scotland and France. Can you name them? |