"From the #1 New York Times bestselling author behind the Starz original series The White Queen comes the story of lady-in-waiting Margaret Pole and her unique view of King Henry VIII's stratospheric rise to power in Tudor England. Regarded as yet another threat to the volatile King Henry VII's claim to the throne, Margaret Pole, cousin to Elizabeth of York (known as the White Princess) and daughter of George, Duke of Clarence, is married off to...

The story of the romance between Edward VIII, briefly King of Great Britain, and the erstwhile Baltimore belle, Wallis Warfield Simpson, for whom he abandoned his throne and spent the next 35 years in virtual exile from his native land.

For fans of the Netflix series The Crown and from the author of the New York Times bestseller 17 Carnations comes a captivating biography of Wallis Simpson, the notorious woman for whom Edward VIII gave up the throne. Before she became known as the woman who enticed a king from his throne and birthright, Bessie Wallis Warfield was a prudish and particular girl from Baltimore. At turns imaginative, ambitious, and spoiled, Wallis's first words as...

Historian Alison Weir brings to life the tale of Katherine Swynford, a royal mistress who became a crucial figure in the British royal dynasties. Born in the mid-14th century, Katherine experienced the Hundred Years' War, the Black Death, and the Peasants' Revolt, and crossed paths with many eminent figures, among them her brother-in-law, Geoffrey Chaucer. At age ten, she was appointed to the household of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster and fourth...

Interviews with informed persons provide a definitive account of England's bachelor king and Mrs. Wallis Simpson, who are portrayed as tragically mismatched lovers.

This book reviews the lives of Prince William and Princess Catherine up to their royal wedding.

Profiles the relationship, courtship, and royal wedding of Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and provides a brief history of previous royal weddings.

Re-enacted at actual Tudor locations, the series reveals how Henry's six wives played out their parts in his desperate race for an heir and the surprising ways in which they changed history.

This entertaining program captures all the emotion, excitement, and style of England's royal weddings since 1923, including the ceremonies of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Charles and Diana, Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, and many, many more! Presenter Sophie Raworth (BBC News) goes behind the pomp and circumstance of the weddings to offer viewers a glimpse of a world few of us will ever encounter.