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Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Declassified documents bring to light the secret story of the stunning events of 1936, detailing the most controversial espionage operation in British history, targeting King Edward VIII and his feisty American lover Wallis Simpson, both considered major security threats. Edward and Wallis were bugged, wire-tapped, and followed, on the orders of both the British king and the American president.
Author
Publisher
Carlton Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
This fully illustrated book is a celebration of Kate Middleton's first year as the Duchess of Cambridge. It details her official and unofficial public appearances, including her honeymoon in the Seychelles, her first official trip as a member of the royal family to Canada and the US, and her appearance at the wedding of Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall, to reveal how she has become the people's duchess. It also features chapters on how William and Kate...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Provides an inside look at Prince William and Kate Middleton, delving into their backgrounds, their meeting as students at the University of St Andrews, the ups and downs of their relationship, their engagement, and their wedding.
Author
Publisher
Broadway Paperbacks
Pub. Date
©2013.
Language
English
Description
Using copious materials--including diaries and scrapbooks--from the castle's archives, the current Countess of Carnarvon tells the story of Catherine Wendell, the beautiful and spirited American woman who married Lady Almina's son, the man who would become the 6th Earl of Carnarvon, while paying particular attention to the staff who offer the Castle continuity between generations.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
" For fans of Downton Abbey: the enthralling true story of family secrets and aristocratic intrigue in the days before WWI. After the Ninth Duke of Rutland, one of the wealthiest men in Britain, died alone in a cramped room in the servants' quarters of Belvoir Castle on April 21, 1940, his son and heir ordered the room, which contained the Rutland family archives, sealed. Sixty years later, Catherine Bailey became the first historian given access....
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