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Free Download The Lost Queen: The Surprising Life of Catherine of Braganza-the Forgotten Queen Who Bridged Two Worlds by Sophie Shorland
English | October 1st, 2024 | ISBN: 1639367268 | 352 pages | True EPUB | 26.31 MB
An enthralling and vivid portrait of Queen Catherine of Braganza, wife of Charles II, that reveals her forgotten place in history.

Free Download Catherine de’ Medici: The Life and Times of the Serpent Queen (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0DCHGYSY1 | 2024 | 15 hours and 23 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 422 MB
Author: Mary Hollingsworth
Narrator: Rachel Bavidge
During an age of heightened religious conflict, Catherine de’ Medici lived her life at the center of sixteenth-century European and French politics. Daughter of Lorenzo II, the Medici ruler of Florence-and then wedded to a French prince by papal decree at the age of fourteen-Catherine first became queen consort of France and then mother to three French kings (Francis II, Charles IX, and Henry III) who reigned in an era of almost continuous civil and religious strife. A lavish promoter of the arts, Catherine patronized poets, painters, and sculptors; lavished ruinous sums on the building and embellishment of monuments and palaces; and masterminded spectacular entertainments and tournaments that prefigure the splendor and ritual of the court of Versailles. Catherine maintained eighty ladies-in-waiting at court; it was rumored she used these women as bait to seduce courtiers for her political ends. Her admiration for the seer Nostradamus fueled claims of her love for the occult and the dark arts. Posterity has condemned her as the epitome of the scheming royal matriarch, her reputation tainted forever by her role in instigating the St. Bartholomew’s Day massacre of Protestants in 1572. Catherine de’ Medici: The Life and Times of the Serpent Queen is Mary Hollingsworth’s evocative, authoritative biography of the most extraordinary woman of the sixteenth-century.

Free Download The Memoirs of Catherine the Great (Modern Library Classics) by Catherine the Great, translated by Markus Cruse, Hilde Hoogenboom
English | June 13, 2006 | ISBN: 0812969871, 0679642994 | True EPUB | 360 pages | 3.6 MB
Empress Catherine II brought Europe to Russia, and Russia to Europe, during her long and eventful reign (1762-96). She fostered the culture of the Enlightenment and greatly expanded the immense empire created by Czar Ivan the Terrible, shifting the balance of power in Europe eastward. Famous for her will to power and for her dozen lovers, Catherine was also a prolific and gifted writer.

Free Download Declutter Your Home by Catherine Grant
Published 9/2024
MP4 | Video: h264, 1280×720 | Audio: AAC, 44.1 KHz
Language: English | Size: 1.22 GB | Duration: 1h 30m
A self paced online course that teaches you to declutter like a pro in 30 days!

Free Download The Lost Queen: The Surprising Life of Catherine of Braganza, Britain’s Forgotten Monarch (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0D4WN6VRV | 2024 | 8 hours and 44 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 249 MB
Author: Sophie Shorland
Narrator: Ruth Lass
Despite Catherine of Braganza’s crucial place in British history, and that of its Empire, she has since been overshadowed by stories of the king’s many mistresses and forgotten as Charles’ boring, powerless wife. This could not be further from the truth. In an absorbing narrative, historian Sophie Shorland not only tells the full story of this long-overlooked figure and her difficult relationship with Charles II, but also reveals how Catherine changed the country in ways both large and small: part of her dowry was Bombay, Britain’s first territory on the Indian subcontinent; she also popularized trousers for women, Baroque art and music, and-perhaps most long-lastingly-tea drinking.

Free Download Catherine, the Princess of Wales: A Biography of the Future Queen (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0D2JKXMSG | 2024 | 8 hours and 53 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 256 MB
Author: Robert Jobson
Narrator: Lucy Scott
Through the author’s extensive connections within the royal household, this dynamic new biography tells the full story of how Catherine, the Princess of Wales, became the woman she is today. Kate Middleton’s life story seems like a modern-day fairy tale. An attractive, clever, and ambitious girl from unexceptional beginnings meets and falls in love with a wealthy prince when they are both college undergraduates. Now, with the British monarchy in transition, Catherine is destined to become the first "commoner Queen" in British history since Anne Hyde, wife of James II. Since her wedding on April 29th, 2011-and since becoming the Duchess of Cambridge-Catherine has endeared herself to the people of the Britain and America with her extensive travels, with her infectious smile, sense of style, and down-to-earth nature. With her self-deprecation, willingness to laugh at herself, solid work-ethic-along with William’s warmth, and accessibility-this dynamic duo has become the most popular members of the royal family. As interest in the royals continues to gain legions of new, younger fans, there is increasing interest in the histories and back stories of the principal players in this story. Through the author’s connection with sources both on and off the record within the royal household, this dynamic new biography tells the full story of how Catherine became the woman she is today.

Free Download The Lost Queen: The Surprising Life of Catherine of Braganza, Britain’s Forgotten Monarch by Sophie Shorland
English | June 6th, 2024 | ISBN: 1838956395 | 352 pages | True EPUB | 13.76 MB
Despite Catherine of Braganza’s crucial place in British history, and that of its Empire, she has since been overshadowed by stories of the king’s many mistresses and forgotten as Charles’ boring, powerless wife. This could not be further from the truth.

Free Download Catherine, the Princess of Wales: The Biography by Robert Jobson
English | August 1st, 2024 | ISBN: 178946661X | 320 pages | True EPUB | 2.61 MB
DISCOVER THE TRUTH BEHIND THE HEADLINES, THE REVELATORY ROYAL BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR

Free Download Catherine de’ Medici: The Life and Times of the Serpent Queen by Mary Hollingsworth
English | June 6th, 2024 | ISBN: 1800244762 | 480 pages | True EPUB | 29.97 MB
A new biography of Catherine de’ Medici, the most powerful woman in sixteenth-century Europe, whose author uses neglected primary sources to recreate the life and times of a remarkable – and remarkably traduced – woman.

Free Download Andrew Morton, "William and Catherine: Their Lives, Their Wedding"
English | 2011 | ISBN: 1843176211, 0753152886 | EPUB | pages: 224 | 0.5 mb
On 16 November 2010, the long-awaited engagement of HRH Prince William to Miss Catherine Middleton was formally announced, with a London wedding promised for April 2011. Andrew Morton, the leading royal biographer famous the world over for his million-copy bestselling, authorized biography of Diana, Princess of Wales, will write a full-length biography of William and his new bride. Morton has followed the prince’s life since birth and has unrivalled insight into the royal family. This handsomely produced volume will feature beautiful colour photographs throughout with a lengthy section devoted specifically to the wedding, making this book both a celebration and keepsake of the most eagerly awaited royal wedding since 1981.