Royal Biographies
Can't get enough of the royal family? We have compiled a list of our favorite royal biographies just for you.
Empress Dowager Cixi
The Concubine Who Launched Modern China
By: Jung Chang
Narrated by: Jolene Kim
Length: 16 hours 33 minutes
A New York Times Notable Book
Empress Dowager Cixi (1835–1908) is the most important woman in Chinese history. She ruled China for decades and brought a medieval empire into the modern age.
At the age of sixteen, in a nationwide selection for royal consorts, Cixi was chosen as one of the emperor’s numerous concubines. When he died in 1861, their... Read more
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The Romanovs: The Final Chapter
By: Robert K. Massie
Narrated by: Geoffrey Howard
Length: 10 hours 47 minutes
A “masterful” (The Washington Post Book World) account of the quest to solve one of the great mysteries in Russian history—from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Peter the Great, Nicholas and Alexandra, and Catherine the Great
“Riveting . . . unfolds like a detective story.”—Los Angeles Times Book Review
In July 1991, nine skeletons were... Read more
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Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman
By: Robert K. Massie
Narrated by: Mark Deakins
Length: 23 hours 50 minutes
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An “absorbing” (Los Angeles Times) biography of one of the most remarkable, powerful, and captivating women in Russian history—from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Peter the Great, Nicholas and Alexandra, and The Romanovs
“[A] compelling portrait not just of a Russian titan, but also of a flesh-and-blood... Read more
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Elizabeth the Queen
The Life of a Modern Monarch
By: Sally Bedell Smith
Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
Length: 21 hours 25 minutes
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • This “excellent, all-embracing” (The New York Times) biography of Queen Elizabeth II is a magisterial study of the woman known only from a distance—and a captivating window into her decades-long reign.
From the moment of her ascension to the throne in 1952 at the age of twenty-five, Queen Elizabeth II was the object... Read more
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Daughter of Empire
My Life As a Mountbatten
By: Pamela Hicks
Narrated by: Corrie James
Length: 7 hours 53 minutes
Few families can boast of not one but two saints among their ancestors, a great-aunt who was the last tsarina of Russia, a father who was Grace Kelly's pinup, and a grandmother who was not only a princess but could also argue the finer points of naval law. Pamela Mountbatten entered a remarkable family when she was born at the very end of the... Read more
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Napoleon
A Life
By: Andrew Roberts
Narrated by: John Lee
Length: 32 hours 52 minutes
The definitive biography of the great soldier-statesman by the New York Times bestselling author of The Storm of War
Austerlitz, Borodino, Waterloo: his battles are among the greatest in history, but Napoleon Bonaparte was far more than a military genius and astute leader of men. Like George Washington and his own hero Julius Caesar, he was one... Read more
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Catherine de Medici
Renaissance Queen of France
By: Leonie Frieda
Narrated by: Sarah Le Fevre
Length: 21 hours 35 minutes
The inspiration for the STARZ original series, The Serpent Queen, premiering September 11.“A beautifully written portrait of a ruthless, subtle and fearless woman fighting for survival and power in a world of gangsterish brutality, routine assassination and religious mania. . . . Frieda has brought a largely forgotten heroine-villainess and a... Read more
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Mary Queen of Scots
By: Antonia Fraser
Narrated by: Anne Flosnik
Length: 25 hours 2 minutes
She was the quintessential queen: statuesque, regal, dazzlingly beautiful. Her royal birth gave her claim to the thrones of two nations; her marriage to the young French dauphin promised to place a third glorious crown on her noble head.
Instead, Mary Stuart became the victim of her own impulsive heart, scandalizing her world with a foolish... Read more
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Marie Antoinette
The Journey
By: Antonia Fraser
Narrated by: Donada Peters
Length: 20 hours 29 minutes
The national bestseller from the acclaimed author of The Wives of Henry VIII. France’s beleaguered queen, Marie Antoinette, wrongly accused of uttering the infamous “Let them eat cake,” was the subject of ridicule and curiosity even before her death; she has since been the object of debate and speculation and the fascination so often accorded... Read more
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Lady in Waiting
My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown
By: Anne Glenconner
Narrated by: Anne Glenconner
Length: 9 hours 8 minutes
Discover untold secrets with this extraordinary memoir of drama and tragedy by Anne Glenconner—a close member of the royal circle and lady-in-waiting to Princess Margaret.
Anne Glenconner has been at the center of the royal circle from childhood, when she met and befriended the future Queen Elizabeth II and her sister, the Princess Margaret.... Read more
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Matilda
Empress, Queen, Warrior
By: Catherine Hanley
Narrated by: Jennifer M. Dixon
Length: 12 hours 57 minutes
A life of Matilda—empress, skilled military leader, and one of the greatest figures of the English Middle Ages
Matilda was a daughter, wife, and mother. But she was also empress, heir to the English crown—the first woman ever to hold the position—and an able military general.
This new biography explores Matilda's achievements as military and... Read more
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