Author: Sir Reginald HennelPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description
The History of the King's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard
Author: Sir Reginald HennelThe Ancestor
Author: M, King's Bodyguard
Author: Niall LeonardPublisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0593081692
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
A thrilling, "action-packed page-turner" (Wall Street Journal) based on a true story of anarchy and assassination in Edwardian London, centred around one detective’s mission to preserve the life of his king and prevent a bloody war in Europe. From humble beginnings in Ireland, William Melville has risen through hard work, intelligence, and occasional brute force to become head of Scotland Yard’s Special Branch, personal bodyguard to Queen Victoria and her family, and the scourge of anarchists at home and abroad. But when the aged Queen dies in January 1901 and the crowned heads of Europe converge on London for her funeral, Melville learns of a conspiracy, led by a mysterious nihilist known only as Akushku, to assassinate Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany at the ceremony. Racing to prevent the atrocity, Melville and his German counterpart Gustav Steinhauer find themselves tangled in a web of adultery, betrayal, and violence. As the funeral looms ever closer, Melville realizes that Akushku is the most resourceful and vicious foe he has yet encountered—but is the greater threat from Melville’s enemies, or his allies?
The United Service Magazine
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 770
Book Description
Colburn's United Service Magazine and Naval and Military Journal
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 828
Book Description
Lorenzo Magalotti at the Court of Charles II
Author: W.E. Knowles MiddletonPublisher: Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
ISBN: 0889206848
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
In the late 1660s the English court received a visitor from Florence—Lorenzo Magalotti, an intelligent, sensitive writer and diplomat with a passion for observation and description. Magalotti had come from a state governed by an absolute grand duke to a kingdom engaged in a fierce struggle for political liberty, and from a society in which the sexual behaviour of women was closely controlled by law and custom, to one of unexampled licentiousness among the upper classes. This cultural shock produced fascinating portraits by Magalotti of Charles II and his court, accounts of their amorous intrigues, and percipient if sometimes biased observations on politics. There is also substantially accurate account of the armed forces of the kingdom, and a good deal about its intellectual and artistic life. W.E. Knowles Middleton has provided a clear and elegant translation of this document, along with an informative introduction and supplementary notes.
Illustrated Bible Dictionary, and Treasury of Biblical History, Biography, Geography, Doctrine, and Literature
Author: Matthew George EastonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 822
Book Description
A History of the Holy Bible, Etc
Author: Thomas STACKHOUSE (Vicar of Beenham.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 604
Book Description
The History of Gragorgix
Author: Derek Trevor RowswellPublisher: Partridge Africa
ISBN: 1482805677
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 888
Book Description
A fictional planet of three countries, developing from the Cave Man era through to a civilization, capable of firing objects into orbit around the planet, for future readers. When this book was written, some of the technology (suggested) did not exist.
The History of Catiline's Conspiracy, and the Jugurthine War, Etc
Author: SallustPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Jugurthine War, 111-105 B.C.
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description