The best-selling royalty books of March and April 2010, based on sales made through the Royalty.nu site and its companion blogs:

The Stolen Crown: The Secret Marriage That Forever Changed the Fate of England by Susan Higginbotham. Fiction. Trapped in the Wars of the Roses, one woman finds herself sister to the queen… and traitor to the crown.

Tell Me About Queen Elizabeth II by John Malam. A biography for children.

The Tudors: The Complete Story of England’s Most Notorious Dynasty by G. J. Meyer. The sinners and saints, tragedies and triumphs of the Tudor family.

Henry VIII: The Mask of Royalty by Lacey Baldwin Smith. Explains the much-married king’s personality and actions in the context of his times.

The Lady in the Tower: The Fall of Anne Boleyn by Alison Weir. Examines in detail the motives and intrigues of those who helped to seal the fate of King Henry VIII’s second wife.

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The best-selling royalty books of the first two months of 2010, based on sales made through the Royalty.nu site and its companion blogs:

Notorious Royal Marriages: A Juicy Journey Through Nine Centuries of Dynasty, Destiny, and Desire by Leslie Carroll. A “funny, raucous, and delightfully dirty” 900-year history of European royal marriages.

The Lady in the Tower: The Fall of Anne Boleyn by Alison Weir. Examines in detail the motives and intrigues of those who helped to seal the fate of King Henry VIII’s second wife.

The Impossible Bourbons: Europe’s Most Ambitious Dynasty by Oliver Thomson. About the family that won the the crowns of France, Spain, Naples and Sicily.

We Two: Victoria and Albert – Rulers, Partners, Rivals by Gillian Gill. An account of Queen Victoria’s passionate, complicated marriage.

Secrets of the Tudor Court: Between Two Queens by Kate Emerson. Fiction. Flirtatious, ambitious Nan Bassett tries to reassure Henry VIII of her family’s loyalty. But Nan has a secret that could put her life in jeopardy.

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The best-selling royalty books of the last two months of 2009, based on sales made through the Royalty.nu site and its companion blogs:

World Royal Families by Edward Riley, Sandra Forty, and Judith Millidge. Overview of all monarchies since 1900. Includes photos and family trees.

The Impossible Bourbons: Europe’s Most Ambitious Dynasty by Oliver Thomson. About the family that won the the crowns of France, Spain, Naples and Sicily.

In Destiny’s Hands: Five Tragic Rulers, Children of Maria Theresa by Justin C. Vovk. An imperial mother determined to forge alliances through marriage, and the price her children paid for it.

Hidden Treasures of the Romanovs: Saving the Royal Jewels by William Clarke. Biography of Albert Henry Stopford, an aristocratic English art dealer who rescued Romanov jewels during the Russian Revolution. The gems were destined to adorn the rich and famous. Illustrated.

We Two: Victoria and Albert – Rulers, Partners, Rivals by Gillian Gill. An account of Queen Victoria’s passionate, complicated marriage.

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The best-selling royalty books of the past two months, based on sales made through the Royalty.nu site and its companion blogs:

Someday My Prince Will Come: True Adventures of a Wannabe Princess by Jerramy Fine. The author moved to London hoping to meet and marry a member of the British royal family.

World Royal Families by Edward Riley, Sandra Forty, and Judith Millidge. Overview of all monarchies since 1900. Includes photographs and family trees.

Moscow: Splendours of the Romanovs by Brigitte De Montclos, an exhibition catalogue that recreates the magnificence of Russian court life.

The Queen Mother by William Shawcross. The official biography of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, consort of King George VI, mother of Queen Elizabeth II.

The Lady Queen: The Notorious Reign of Joanna I, Queen of Naples, Jerusalem, and Sicily by Nancy Goldstone. Biography of the only female monarch in her time (the 14th century) to rule in her own name.

 
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This is a list of best-selling royalty books of July and August. (Yes, I remembered to post it this month!) As always, the list is based on sales made through the Royalty.nu site and its companion blogs.

In the case of a tie, the order of books in the list may be determined by number of new vs. used copies sold and/or the number of total click-throughs each book received.

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I don’t know where my brain has been recently. This list was supposed to be posted last month, but somehow I forgot about it.

Well, here it is, finally: a list of the best-selling royalty books of May and June 2009, based on sales made through the Royalty.nu site and its companion blogs. (By the way, if you see my brain, please tell it to come home. I miss it.)

The Last Century of Lao Royalty: A Documentary History by Grant Evans. Short essays, excerpts from newspapers and letters, and rare photographs bring to life the role of royalty in the modern story of Laos.

The Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison Weir. My favorite book about the much-married English king and his unfortunate wives. It’s fascinating and fun to read.
 

Genghis Khan: His Life and Legacy by Paul Ratchnevsky. Draws on Mongol, Chinese, Persian, and European sources to tell the life story of one of history’s greatest conquerors.
 

Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury 1473-1541: Loyalty, Lineage and Leadership by Hazel Pierce. Margaret Pole was the only English woman except Anne Boleyn to hold a peerage in her own right during the 16th century. She was executed by her relative Henry VIII.
 

The Children of Henry VIII by Alison Weir. The lives of Queen Mary I, Queen Elizabeth I, King Edward VI, and Lady Jane Grey.
 

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The best-selling royalty books and DVDs of January and February 2009, based on sales made through the Royalty.nu site and its companion blogs:

#1

Pauline Bonaparte: Venus of Empire by Flora Fraser. Biography of Napoleon’s favorite sister, who shocked the continent with her love affairs.

#2

The Children of Henry VIII by Alison Weir. The lives of Queen Mary I, Queen Elizabeth I, King Edward VI, and Lady Jane Grey.

#3

A Great and Terrible King by Marc Morris. Biography of English king Edward I, one of the most important rulers of the Middle Ages. (Published in April 2009 and already out of print, but used copies are currently available at Amazon.com)

#4

Mistress of the Monarchy by Alison Weir. Biography of Katherine Swynford, mistress (and eventually wife) of King Edward III’s son John of Gaunt.

#5

The Tudors – The Complete Second Season. DVD of the popular TV series. England’s King Henry VIII takes control of his kingdom, and his tyranny spares no one – not even the women who love him.

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The best-selling royalty books of the past two months, based on sales made through the Royalty.nu site:

#1

Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare. Considered one of Shakespeare’s greatest plays.

#2

The King’s Daughter: A Novel of the First Tudor Queen by Sandra Worth. A forbidden love gives English princess Elizabeth of York the courage to accept her destiny.

#3

Doomed Queens by Kris Waldherr. Royal women who met bad ends, from Cleopatra to Princess Diana.

#4

Faberge’s Eggs by Toby Faber. The extraordinary story of the masterpieces that outlived an empire.

#5

In Triumph’s Wake by Julia P. Gelardi. Three European royal mothers, their tragic daughters, and the price they paid for glory.

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