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Here’s a look at some of the new royalty books currently scheduled to be published next month! (Publication dates are subject to change.)
Royal Affairs by Leslie Carroll. The extramarital adventures that rocked the British monarchy.
The Romanovs: Ruling Russia 1613-1917 by Lindsey Hughes. How the Romanov dynasty shaped Russia for three centuries.
Conquistador by Buddy Levy. Hernán Cortés, King Montezuma, and the last stand of the Aztecs.
Power, Piety, and Patronage in Late Medieval Queenship: Maria de Luna by Nuria Silleras-Fernandez. Biography of María de Luna, wife of King Martin I of Aragon.
China’s First Emperor and His Terracotta Warriors by Frances Wood. The life and times of one of the most important men in Chinese history.
The Woman Who Discovered Printing by T. H. Barrett. Why China’s Empress Wu (AD 625-705) was interested in printing, and why its introduction had less impact in China than it did in Europe later.
Mistress of the Sun by Sandra Gulland. Novel about Louise de la Vallière, mistress of France’s Louis XIV, the Sun King.
I’ll publish a full list of new royalty books on the Royalty.nu Royal Books page on June 1.
All of these books appeal to me, but if I could only read one of them it would be “Mistress of the Sun” because I love historical fiction and Louis XIV is always interesting. Which book would you choose?
Mandy of Mandy’s British Royalty is now doing book reviews in video form! Here’s her review of Someday My Prince Will Come by Jerramy Fine.
This looks interesting! The documentary Living Goddess, directed by Ishbel Whitaker, “follows the lives of three young girls who are worshipped as deities in Nepal. Their lives collide with the modern world when an out-of-touch king wrests power for himself as civil war rages.
“During the 2005 and 2006 shoots, the focus was largely on 8-year-old goddess Sajani Shakya, who announced in March she was retiring early from her status as a goddess.”
Thank you to Libby for sending this info! If you’re interested in buying this DVD, it’s now available from Amazon.
MAY 24 UPDATE: I have now seen this documentary. It has no narration, only subtitles, so you have to pay close attention and some questions go unanswered, but it’s a fascinating look into the lives of these girls. (Warning: It contains scenes of animal sacrifice.)
My main website, The World of Royalty at Royalty.nu, celebrated its tenth anniversary last month. And as it happens, two other royalty sites are also turning 10 this year:
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Congratulations to Netty and Mandy!
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Photo: Prince William sneezes (sorry, this photo removed, but it depicted exactly what you’d expect… OK, royal watchers are sometimes easy to amuse)
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