Royal bestsellers: November and December 2011

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Jan 062012

The royalty books (and one DVD) that were bestsellers in the past two months, based on sales made through the Royalty.nu site and its companion blogs:

#1
The Historical Atlas of Dynasties and Royal Houses by Jeremy Harwood. Starts with the birth of monarchy in the ancient Middle East and ends with coverage of modern royal houses and ruling dynasties.

 

#2
The Royal Stuarts by Allan Massie. Tells the family’s story from the salt marshes of Brittany to the thrones of Scotland and England, and eventual exile.

 

#3
The Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton from LIFE Magazine. Includes pictures of William and Catherine; photos of their wedding; a detailed look at their families; and the best photos of previous royal weddings.

 

#4

The Final Curtsey by Margaret Rhodes. Autobiography of the Queen’s first cousin and bridesmaid, who also acted as lady-in-waiting to the Queen Mother, her aunt.

#5

Treasures: The Tsar’s Faberge Eggs. The story of the legendary jeweled Easter eggs fashioned for Russia’s royalty. (A&E documentary on DVD.)

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Royal bestsellers: September & October 2011

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Nov 092011

The royalty books that were bestsellers in the past two months, based on sales made through the Royalty.nu site and its companion blogs:

#1
The Historical Atlas of Dynasties and Royal Houses by Jeremy Harwood. Starts with the birth of monarchy in the ancient Middle East and ends with coverage of modern royal houses and ruling dynasties.

#2
All the King’s Cooks by Peter Brears. The massive kitchens at Hampton Court were built to supply the household of Henry VIII. This book dispels misconceptions about cooking and eating in Tudor England.

#3
Mary Boleyn: The Mistress of Kings by Alison Weir. Biography of Anne Boleyn’s sister, who was Henry VIII’s mistress before he became involved with Anne.

#4
The Last Days of Richard III by John Ashdown-Hill. A detailed exploration of the English king’s last 150 days, his burial, and the construction of his tomb.

#5
The Story of King Arthur and His Knights by Howard Pyle. A retelling of the Arthur legend for children. This edition is abridged; you can find an unabridged edition here (at least I think it’s the unabridged version; Amazon makes it difficult to tell).

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Royal bestsellers: July & August 2011

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Sep 082011

The royalty books (and two DVDs) that were bestsellers in the past two months, based on sales made through the Royalty.nu site and its companion blogs:

#1
Diana: Her True Story by Andrew Morton. Princess Diana secretly helped the author write this biography, which shattered the myth that she led a perfect fairy-tale life.
#2
The Tudor Throne by Brandy Purdy. Fiction. After Henry VIII’s death, his daughters, Mary and Elizabeth, become rivals.
 
and (tied)
The Royal Wedding: William & Catherine. Official commemorative DVD of the wedding of Britain’s Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Includes the complete ceremony plus highlights from the official BBC coverage.
 
#3
Edward & Mrs. Simpson. DVD version of critically acclaimed British mini-series from 1978, starring Edward Fox as King Edward VIII and Cynthia Harris as Wallis Simpson.
#4
Diana at 50 by the editors of LIFE Magazine. Published to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Diana Spencer’s birth. Includes photos from her youth, courtship and wedding, her life as Princess of Wales, and her funeral.
 
and (tied)
The Royal Line of Succession by Hugo Vickers. This brief book traces the histories of the men and women who have found themselves in line to the British throne.
 

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Royal bestsellers: May & June 2011

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Jul 082011

The royalty books (and one DVD) that were bestsellers in the past two months, based on sales made through the Royalty.nu site and its companion blogs:

#1
The Royal Wedding: William & Catherine. Official commemorative DVD of the wedding of Britain’s Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Includes the complete ceremony plus highlights from the official BBC coverage.
 
#2
Diana: Her True Story by Andrew Morton. Princess Diana secretly helped the author write this biography, which shattered the myth that she led a perfect fairy-tale life.
#3

The Making of a Royal Romance by Katie Nicholl. Revised edition of William and Harry: Behind the Palace Walls with new information about Prince William and Kate Middleton.

#4

William & Catherine: Their Story by Andrew Morton. About the courtship and wedding of the future king and queen. Includes color photos.

#5

The Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton from LIFE Magazine. Includes pictures of William and Kate; photos of their wedding; a detailed look at their families; and the best photos of previous royal weddings.

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Royal bestsellers: March & April 2011

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May 062011
The best-selling royalty books of March and April 2011, based on sales made through the Royalty.nu site and its companion blogs:

 

#1
Diana: Her True Story by Andrew Morton. Princess Diana secretly helped the author write this biography, which shattered the myth that she led a perfect fairy-tale life.

 

#2
From Splendor to Revolution: The Romanov Women, 1847-1928 by Julia P. Gelardi. How four women of Russia’s Romanov dynasty fell from wealth and power to poverty and danger.

 

#3

Behind the Palace Doors by Michael Farquhar. Five centuries of British royal sex, adventure, vice, treachery, and folly.

#4

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.

#5

The Making of a Royal Romance by Katie Nicholl. Revised edition of William and Harry: Behind the Palace Walls with new information about Prince William and Kate Middleton.

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Royal bestsellers: January & February 2011

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Mar 082011

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

#1
William and Kate: A Royal Love Story by Christopher Andersen. Includes details on Prince William’s romantic conquests, the depression Kate Middleton rescued him from, and “the Queen’s historic plans” for the couple.

#2
The King’s Speech by Mark Logue and Peter Conradi. How an unorthodox speech therapist helped King George VI with his stammer and saved the British monrachy.

#3
The Resurrection of the Romanovs by Greg King and Penny Wilson. The execution of Russian tsar Nicholas II and his family, the fate of his daughter Anastasia, and how Anna Anderson convinced people she was Anastasia. Includes 75 photos.

#4
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.

#5
The Secret History of Elizabeth Tudor, Vampire Slayer by Lucy Weston. Fiction. England’s Queen Elizabeth I battles bloodsucking fiends.

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Royal bestsellers: November & December 2010

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Jan 142011

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

#1
William and Harry: Behind the Palace Walls by Katie Nicholl. Covers the princes’ romances, military careers, Prince William’s relationship with Kate Middleton, and more.

#2
Harmony: A New Way of Looking at Our World by the Prince of Wales. Prince Charles shares his views on sustainability and climate change. Illustrated.

#3
Jewels of the Romanovs: Family & Court by Stefano Papi. About Russian imperial jewels and the people who wore them. 200 full-color and 100 black-and-white illustrations.

#4
Diana: Her True Story by Andrew Morton. Princess Diana secretly helped the author write this biography, which shattered the myth that she led a perfect fairy-tale life.

#5
Catherine of Aragon: The Spanish Queen of Henry VIII by Giles Tremlett. Biography of the tenacious first wife of England’s King Henry VIII.

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Royal bestsellers: September & October 2010

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Nov 092010

The best-selling royalty books (and one DVD) of September and October 2010, based on sales made through the Royalty.nu site and its companion blogs:

#1

Jewels of the Romanovs: Family & Court by Stefano Papi. About Russian imperial jewels and the people who wore them. 200 full-color and 100 black-and-white illustrations.

#2

Elizabeth’s Women by Tracy Borman. About female friends, rivals, and foes who shaped the life of England’s Queen Elizabeth I.

#3

The Tudors: The Final Season. In this DVD from the popular television series, King Henry VIII spends his last days with wives Catherine Howard and Katherine Parr.

#4

Marie Antoinette: The Journey by Antonia Fraser. Biography of the doomed French queen.

#5

The Lives of the Kings and Queens of England by Antonia Fraser. Biographical sketches of British monarchs, from the early Norman kings through Queen Elizabeth II.

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Royal bestsellers: July & August 2010

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Sep 072010

The best-selling royalty books of July and August 2010, based on sales made through the Royalty.nu website and its companion blogs:

#1

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

#2

Becoming Queen Victoria by Kate Williams. How the untimely death of King George IV’s daughter, Princess Charlotte, shaped the reign of Queen Victoria.

#3

The King’s Mistress by Emma Campion. A novel about Alice Perrers, mistress of England’s 14th century king Edward III.

#4

The Red Queen by Philippa Gregory. Novel about Margaret Beaufort, mother of England’s King Henry VII.

#5

A Year With the Queen by Robert Hardman. What is life like at Buckingham Palace? This book provides an inside look at the world of the British monarch and her family.

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Royal bestsellers: May & June 2010

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Jul 142010

The best-selling royalty books (and one DVD) of May and June 2010, based on sales made through the Royalty.nu site and its companion blogs:

#1
The Young Victoria. 2008 movie on DVD starring Emily Blunt as Victoria and Rupert Friend as Prince Albert. The movie won an Oscar for costume design.

#2
We Two: Victoria and Albert – Rulers, Partners, Rivals by Gillian Gill. An account of Queen Victoria’s passionate, complicated marriage.

#3
The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt by Aidan Dodson, Dyan Hilton. A genealogical sourcebook of the Pharaohs.

#4
Diana: Her True Story by Andrew Morton. Princess Diana secretly helped the author write this biography, which shattered the myth that she led a perfect fairy-tale life.
#5
An Uncommon Woman by Hannah Pakula. Biography of Queen Victoria’s eldest daughter, who was the wife of German emperor Frederick III and the mother of Wilhelm II.

 
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