Grandmama of Europe
Author | : Theo Aronson |
Publisher | : Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
Total Pages | : 770 |
Release | : 1973 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Theo Aronson |
Publisher | : Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
Total Pages | : 770 |
Release | : 1973 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Theo Aronson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2004-09-01 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781905159062 |
Author | : Library of Congress. Copyright Office |
Publisher | : Copyright Office, Library of Congress |
Total Pages | : 1482 |
Release | : 1977 |
Genre | : Copyright |
ISBN | : |
Author | : John G. Gurley |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2016-02-04 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781504975810 |
Eleanor of Aquitaine was a queen of France and later a queen of England. That alone should pique your interest in this woman. How can that be? Did she simply toss off her French crown, hop across the Channel, grab an English crown, and establish herself on a throne? Well, of course not. But how, then, did she pull off this trick? Eleanor also went on a crusade to the Holy Land. Moreover, she traveled to Germany, to Sicily, to central Spain, all around France, up and down England. In between, she had ten children. These children, born in the twelfth century, spread out around Europe, had children of their own, and what do you know! By the early sixteenth century, four hundred years after Eleanor's birth, her direct descendants included Henry VIII King of England, Francis I King of France, Charles I King of Spain, and Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor. What's more, their wives were also in the Eleanor family--all direct descendants. How about that?
Author | : Stephen Szabados |
Publisher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2016-04-07 |
Genre | : Europe |
ISBN | : 9781530824700 |
Revised 2016 EditionFind your roots! This is a "must have" book for the family historian who wants to identify their European heritage. The author draws from his genealogical research experiences to describe how to find the resources that are available first to find out where your ancestors were born in Europe and then find the records that tells your family history. This new and revised edition covers genealogical research for most European countries and includes detailed practical steps that will help you find the success and the records that you need. The author uses his experiences to give tips on what to avoid and what works; how to find and use critical records; and how to use translating guides to decipher the foreign-language records.This book gives you the tools to find your European family.
Author | : Deborah Cadbury |
Publisher | : PublicAffairs |
Total Pages | : 482 |
Release | : 2017-11-14 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1610398475 |
A captivating exploration of the role in which Queen Victoria exerted the most international power and influence: as a matchmaking grandmother. As her reign approached its sixth decade, Queen Victoria's grandchildren numbered over thirty, and to maintain and increase British royal power, she was determined to maneuver them into a series of dynastic marriages with the royal houses of Europe. Yet for all their apparent obedience, her grandchildren often had plans of their own, fueled by strong wills and romantic hearts. Victoria's matchmaking plans were further complicated by the tumultuous international upheavals of the time: revolution and war were in the air, and kings and queens, princes and princesses were vulnerable targets. Queen Victoria's Matchmaking travels through the glittering, decadent palaces of Europe from London to Saint Petersburg, weaving in scandals, political machinations and family tensions to enthralling effect. It is at once an intimate portrait of a royal family and an examination of the conflict caused by the marriages the Queen arranged. At the heart of it all is Victoria herself: doting grandmother one moment, determined Queen Empress the next.
Author | : Grandma Joy |
Publisher | : Destiny Image Publishers |
Total Pages | : 465 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0768423511 |
This book is filled with real-life personal stories, testimonies, prayers, scriptures, and answers to help women find wisdom, strength and salvation. Each thought-provoking story is concluded with a light-hearted story providing readers with lots of laughter.
Author | : Theo Aronson |
Publisher | : Theo Aronson Royal History |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2022-10-06 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781839014093 |
A detailed account of when Europe's kings went to war. This is the story of eight momentous years viewed, as it were, from the monarchical standpoint.
Author | : Gary Lloyd |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 2012-07-31 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781478343844 |
History reveals two curious details about Queen Charlotte consort to George III: first, her official coronation portrait shows a woman with distinct mulatto features; second, the Royal Physician to her granddaughter, Queen Victoria, wrote about her in his memoir: "She had a true mulatto face."But if Queen Charlotte was a mulatto, how did this happen?Mulatto Queen answers this question. Along the way we meet Voltaire, Samuel Johnson, Czar Peter the Great, Liebniz; and finally, the mysterious African long-rumored to be Queen Charlotte's biological father.No stodgy historical drama, Mulatto Queen is a hypnotic, breakneck romp through King George III's England. Think: The Da Vinci Code meets Roots ...The characters are heroic, cowardly, desperately funny, disturbingly neurotic. What with their wedding-cake high wigs, rampant alcoholism, bloodlust for public executions, addiction to snuff, penchant for gluttony, the appearance of a 17-year old mulatto girl and King George's instant attraction to her caused a scandal - and a cover-up! - that persists to this day.
Author | : Paola Gianturco |
Publisher | : powerHouse Books |
Total Pages | : 260 |
Release | : 2012-09-18 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1576876276 |
Whether fighting for the environment, human rights, education, health, or cultural preservation, a new generation of activist grandmothers across the world are using their strength, wisdom, and hearts to make a difference. An unheralded grandmothers' movement is changing the world. Insurgent grandmothers are using their power to fight for a better future for grandchildren everywhere. And they are succeeding. Grandmother Power profiles activist grandmothers in fifteen countries on five continents who tell their compelling stories in their own words. Grandmothers in Canada, Swaziland, and South Africa collaborate to care for AIDS orphans. Grandmothers in Senegal convince communities to abandon female genital mutilation. Grandmothers in India become solar engineers and bring light to their villages while those in Peru, Thailand, and Laos sustain weaving traditions. Grandmothers in Argentina teach children to love books and reading. Other Argentine grandmothers continue their 40-year search for grandchildren who were kidnapped during the nation's military dictatorship. Irish grandmothers teach children to sow seeds and cook with fresh, local ingredients. Filipino grandmothers demand justice for having been forced into sex slavery during World War II. Guatemalan grandmothers operate a hotline and teach parenting. In the Middle East, Israeli grandmothers monitor checkpoints to prevent abuse and the UAE's most popular television show stars four animated grandmothers who are surprised by contemporary life. Indigenous grandmothers from thirteen countries conduct healing rituals to bring peace to the world. Gianturco's full-color images and her heroines' amazing tales make Grandmother Power an inspiration for everyone, and it cements the power of grandmothers worldwide. Please visit http://globalgrandmotherpower.com/ for additional information. All author royalties will be donated to the Stephen Lewis Foundation's Grandmothers to Grandmothers campaign, which provides grants to African grandmothers who are raising AIDS orphans.