Product Description: They might have been glamorous but they were grimy with it! Take a trip back through history and uncover the filth of the pharaohs, the horrors of Henry VIII and the vileness of Vlad in this warts-and-all story of the world's most infamous rulers...read more

Meet some of history's most notorious royalty! Spanning continents and time periods, this book introduces the most evil and cunning members of royal families. Their fascinating quirks and their sordid use of power make them villains we love to hate...and read about!

Product Description: Whether they set out to build an empire or simply to pillage, the world’s great conquerors blazed trails of bloody havoc across the pages of world history—and also across the pages of this action-packed interactive volume! Filled with illustrations, photographs, and artistic reconstructions, Conquerors sheds light on the exploits of thirteen powerful invaders from before the 18th century—all of whom created and controlled kingdoms...read more

Notes prominent contemporary as well as past members of royalty.

By offering a dramatic episode from their childhoods, a profile of five junior royals reveals the often startling realities of the life and times of these child rulers, including Mary Queen of Scots, the Dalai Lama of Tibet, and King Tutankhamun. Simultaneous.

The author of Our Lady of Guadalupe presents a fascinating biography of Mexico's Poet King, Nezahualcóyotl, who turned the ancient city-state of Texcoco into the Athens of the New World.

Uses primary sources, photographs, and maps to describe life as a monarch in medieval Europe.

Presents the stories of seven extraordinary women who led their people and influenced the wider world between 51 B.C. and 1603 A.D. Includes quick quizzes for each chapter, activity pages, and a glossary.

Describes monarchs throughout history, from rulers during 3100 B.C. in ancient Egypt through Queen Victoria's reign during the nineteenth-century.

Presents profiles of the lives of six ancient world leaders.

A biography of the ten most powerful kings in history shows how political leaders use and abuse power; shows how one person can alter the course of history; and includes studies of Hammurabi, Alexander the Great, Charlemagne, Peter the Great, Mansa Musa, and Louis XIV. (view table of contents)

Presents fifteen stories of Christian kings and queens spanning more than 1300 years

Presents brief biographies of nineteen absolute rulers, from Charlemagne to Idi Amin

Brief biographies of twenty rulers throughout history notorious for their despotic and tyrannical rule.