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Monarchy

    The best books on Modern Day British Royals, recommended by Katie Nicholl

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    The best books on Modern Day British Royals - Diana: Her True Story — In Her Own Words by Andrew Morton

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    Diana: Her True Story — In Her Own Words
    by Andrew Morton

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    The best books on Modern Day British Royals - The Housekeeper's Diary by Wendy Berry

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    The Housekeeper's Diary
    by Wendy Berry

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    The best books on Modern Day British Royals - Kate by Claudia Joseph

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    Kate
    by Claudia Joseph

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    The best books on Modern Day British Royals - Charles and Camilla Portrait of A Love Affair by Gyles Brandreth

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    Charles and Camilla Portrait of A Love Affair
    by Gyles Brandreth

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    The best books on Modern Day British Royals - William and Harry by Ingrid Seward

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    William and Harry
    by Ingrid Seward

  • The best books on Modern Day British Royals - Diana: Her True Story — In Her Own Words by Andrew Morton
  • The best books on Modern Day British Royals - The Housekeeper's Diary by Wendy Berry
  • The best books on Modern Day British Royals - Kate by Claudia Joseph
  • The best books on Modern Day British Royals - Charles and Camilla Portrait of A Love Affair by Gyles Brandreth
  • The best books on Modern Day British Royals - William and Harry by Ingrid Seward

The best books on Modern Day British Royals, recommended by Katie Nicholl

The Mail on Sunday’s Royal Correspondent, Katie Nicholl, looks at how the histories of the previous generation have shaped Princes William and Harry. She picks the best books on the British royals.

The best books on Modern Day British Royals, recommended by Katie Nicholl

    The best books on The Queen, recommended by Robert Lacey

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    The best books on The Queen - The English Constitution by Walter Bagehot

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    The English Constitution
    by Walter Bagehot

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    The best books on The Queen - King George V by Kenneth Rose

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    King George V
    by Kenneth Rose

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    The best books on The Queen - Edward VIII by Frances Donaldson

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    Edward VIII
    by Frances Donaldson

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    The best books on The Queen - Crown and People by Philip Ziegler

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    Crown and People
    by Philip Ziegler

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    The best books on The Queen - The Diana Chronicles by Tina Brown

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    The Diana Chronicles
    by Tina Brown

  • The best books on The Queen - The English Constitution by Walter Bagehot
  • The best books on The Queen - King George V by Kenneth Rose
  • The best books on The Queen - Edward VIII by Frances Donaldson
  • The best books on The Queen - Crown and People by Philip Ziegler
  • The best books on The Queen - The Diana Chronicles by Tina Brown

The best books on The Queen, recommended by Robert Lacey

She became the heir to the British throne because her uncle had resigned and became Queen Elizabeth II aged just 25, after her father’s early death in 1952. The royal biographer Robert Lacey considers Elizabeth Windsor (1926-2022),  her family history, her legacy and what made her so successful as Britain’s titular head of state.

The best books on The Queen, recommended by Robert Lacey

    The best books on Henry VII, recommended by Thomas Penn

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    The best books on Henry VII - The King’s Mother by Michael K Jones and Malcolm G Underwood

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    The King’s Mother
    by Michael K Jones and Malcolm G Underwood

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    The best books on Henry VII - Perkin by Ann Wroe

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    Perkin
    by Ann Wroe

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    The best books on Henry VII - The History of the Reign of Henry VII by Francis Bacon

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    The History of the Reign of Henry VII
    by Francis Bacon

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    The best books on Henry VII - A Daughter's Love by John Guy

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    A Daughter's Love
    by John Guy

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    The best books on Henry VII - Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

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    Wolf Hall
    by Hilary Mantel

  • The best books on Henry VII - The King’s Mother by Michael K Jones and Malcolm G Underwood
  • The best books on Henry VII - Perkin by Ann Wroe
  • The best books on Henry VII - The History of the Reign of Henry VII by Francis Bacon
  • The best books on Henry VII - A Daughter's Love by John Guy
  • The best books on Henry VII - Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

The best books on Henry VII, recommended by Thomas Penn

He was the Machiavelli of English kings – a chancer and usurper with a highly dubious claim to the throne. But Henry VII ruled for 25 years and founded a dynasty. His biographer tells us how he did it

The best books on Henry VII, recommended by Thomas Penn

    The best books on Queens and Power, recommended by Helen Castor

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    The best books on Queens and Power - The Empress Matilda by Helen Castor & Marjorie Chibnall

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    The Empress Matilda
    by Helen Castor & Marjorie Chibnall

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    The best books on Queens and Power - My Heart Is My Own by John Guy

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    My Heart Is My Own
    by John Guy

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    The best books on Queens and Power - The Weaker Vessel by Antonia Fraser

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    The Weaker Vessel
    by Antonia Fraser

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    The best books on Queens and Power - Monuments and Maidens by Marina Warner

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    Monuments and Maidens
    by Marina Warner

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    The best books on Queens and Power - The King’s Two Bodies by Ernst Kantorowicz

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    The King’s Two Bodies
    by Ernst Kantorowicz

  • The best books on Queens and Power - The Empress Matilda by Helen Castor & Marjorie Chibnall
  • The best books on Queens and Power - My Heart Is My Own by John Guy
  • The best books on Queens and Power - The Weaker Vessel by Antonia Fraser
  • The best books on Queens and Power - Monuments and Maidens by Marina Warner
  • The best books on Queens and Power - The King’s Two Bodies by Ernst Kantorowicz

The best books on Queens and Power, recommended by Helen Castor

Women’s historical role in politics wasn’t always as limited as we might assume. Medieval historian Helen Castor tells us about powerful women in British history and how they were constrained or conspired against.

The best books on Queens and Power, recommended by Helen Castor

    The best books on Elizabeth I, recommended by Helen Hackett

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    The best books on Elizabeth I - Elizabeth I by David Starkey and Susan Doran

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    Elizabeth I
    by David Starkey and Susan Doran

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    The best books on Elizabeth I - The Faerie Queene by edited by Thomas P Roche Jr and C Patrick O’Donnell Jr & Edmund Spenser

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    The Faerie Queene
    by edited by Thomas P Roche Jr and C Patrick O’Donnell Jr & Edmund Spenser

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    The best books on Elizabeth I - Translations by Elizabeth I, 1592-98 by Janel Mueller and Joshua Scodel

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    Translations by Elizabeth I, 1592-98
    by Janel Mueller and Joshua Scodel

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    The best books on Elizabeth I - Rewriting the Renaissance by Margaret W Ferguson, Maureen Quilligan and Nancy Vickers

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    Rewriting the Renaissance
    by Margaret W Ferguson, Maureen Quilligan and Nancy Vickers

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    The best books on Elizabeth I - Representing Elizabeth in Stuart England by John A Watkins

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    Representing Elizabeth in Stuart England
    by John A Watkins

  • The best books on Elizabeth I - Elizabeth I by David Starkey and Susan Doran
  • The best books on Elizabeth I - The Faerie Queene by edited by Thomas P Roche Jr and C Patrick O’Donnell Jr & Edmund Spenser
  • The best books on Elizabeth I - Translations by Elizabeth I, 1592-98 by Janel Mueller and Joshua Scodel
  • The best books on Elizabeth I - Rewriting the Renaissance by Margaret W Ferguson, Maureen Quilligan and Nancy Vickers
  • The best books on Elizabeth I - Representing Elizabeth in Stuart England by John A Watkins

The best books on Elizabeth I, recommended by Helen Hackett

University College London professor Helen Hackett selects five books on the Virgin Queen, including one by the monarch herself. “You get a sense of her independence of mind. She does her own thing”

The best books on Elizabeth I, recommended by Helen Hackett

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