Author: Blair Hoffman
Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
ISBN: 1398419486
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 333
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British kings and queens are famous today. But many heirs to the British throne never became the actual king or queen due to various quirks of fate. This is their story. The stories include the oldest son of William the Conqueror, who lost the chance to become king because he was off fighting in the First Crusade; the White Ship disaster of 1120, England’s medieval Titanic, in which the sole male heir to the throne, and many others, drowned; an intrepid woman who nearly became queen in her own right four centuries before a woman actually did so; two princes who should have become a second King Arthur; the romantic warrior known to history as the Black Prince; the Princes in the Tower, who were supposedly murdered by King Richard III; the ill-fated Mary, Queen of Scots, beheaded by Queen Elizabeth I after an utterly unfair trial; James, who was born the heir and then was overthrown while still a baby, and was later known as the Old Pretender; a beloved Nineteenth Century princess who tragically died in childbirth at the age of 21; and many more. Who suspected that the heirs who never reigned are every bit as interesting as those who did reign?
Author: Maurice Vitrac
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Languages : en
Pages : 402
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Category : American wit and humor
Languages : en
Pages : 970
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Category : American periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 1142
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Languages : en
Pages : 1132
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Author: Alphonse de Lamartine
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Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 510
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Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 518
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Author: Blue Balliett
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545510198
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 248
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From NYT bestselling author Blue Balliett, the story of a girl who falls into Chicago's shelter system, and from there must solve the mystery of her father's strange disappearance. Where is Early's father? He's not the kind of father who would disappear. But he's gone . . . and he's left a whole lot of trouble behind.As danger closes in, Early, her mom, and her brother have to flee their apartment. With nowhere else to go, they are forced to move into a city shelter. Once there, Early starts asking questions and looking for answers. Because her father hasn't disappeared without a trace. There are patterns and rhythms to what's happened, and Early might be the only one who can use them to track him down and make her way out of a very tough place.With her signature, singular love of language and sense of mystery, Blue Balliett weaves a story that takes readers from the cold, snowy Chicago streets to the darkest corner of the public library, on an unforgettable hunt for deep truths and a reunited family.
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Languages : en
Pages : 540
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Author: Edward Augustus Freeman
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Languages : en
Pages : 272
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