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The King's Mistress: The True and Scandalous Story of the Woman who Stole the Heart of George I. Quercus Publishing. p. 314. ISBN 9781849164115. [7] — (2008). Queen, Empress, Concubine: Fifty Women Rulers from the Queen of Sheba to Catherine the Great. Granta. p. 254. ISBN 9781847245427.
Empress (French: Impératrice) is a French biographical novel written by Shan Sa, a French author who was born in Beijing. It focuses on Empress Wu Zetian, from her upbringing to her rise to power from concubine to the first Empress of China. The novel is told from her point of view (first person POV), and discusses her motivations in her court ...
A book describing Blanchard's infamous theft, Stealing Sisi's Star: How a Master Thief Nearly Got Away with Austria's Most Famous Jewel by journalist Jennifer Bowers Bahney was released 21 May 2015. [11] It details the life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria and the history of the Star. [12] [13]
Empress Wu Zetian. Ruyijun zhuan chronicles Wu Zetian 's rise to power while detailing her numerous sexual encounters, [5] especially with the male protagonist Xue Aocao. [4] [18] The title refers to Xue, [19] a thirty-year-old virgin [19] who is conferred the title of "Ruyijun" or "Lord of Perfect Satisfaction" by Empress Wu Zetian.
Emperor and empress characters in video games (6 P) Pages in category "Fictional emperors and empresses" The following 60 pages are in this category, out of 60 total.
This novel tells the story of Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma, Empress of France and Pauline Bonaparte. Her seventh book, Rebel Queen, is set in India and talks about the queen Lakshmibai of Jhansi. Her ninth book is "Mata Hari's Last Dance", telling the story of the famous dutch dancer and spy Mata Hari.
The primary plot of the novel is the struggle of Sandrilene fa Toren, a half-Namornese noblewoman, against her cousin, Empress Berenene of Namorn; Sandry had inherited the vast Namornese estate of Landreg from her mother, who had accustomed her to receiving a yearly income from the estate while rarely visiting it.
The Empress Matilda went on to besiege Henry of Blois at Winchester. Matilda of Boulogne then commanded her army to attack the besiegers. There was a rout in which the Empress's half-brother, Robert of Gloucester, was captured. The two Matildas then agreed to exchange prisoners and Stephen ruled as king again. [6]