Carolly Erickson

In an age of male supremacy Elizabeth the First, by sheer force of character, became not only the unchallenged leader of the English but also the first leader of an empire upon which the sun never set....

A powerful ruler, an alluring young woman, a scandal that would rock the nation: Anne Boleyn’s life story sounds more like a juicy TV docu-drama than a chapter of English history.....

Born on the Caribbean island of Martinique, Josephine had an exotic Creole appeal that would ultimately propel her to reign over an empire as wife of the most powerful man in the world....

What neighbors, and even Daria Gradov's children don't know is that she began her life as the Grand Duchess Tatiana, daughter of Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra....

Josephine's life story was as turbulent as the age, an era of revolution and social upheaval....