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SOON TO BE THE TV SERIES 'THE SERPENT QUEEN', STARRING SAMANTHA MORTON The bestselling revisionist biography of one of the great women of the 16th century Orphaned in infancy, Catherine de Medici was the sole legitimate heiress to the Medici family fortune. Married at fourteen to the future...

¿Sabías que una de las villanas más icónicas de la televisión latinoamericana comenzó su carrera como modelo en Colombia antes de conquistar el mundo del entretenimiento? En este episodio de "Catherine Siachoque - Flash Biográfico", exploramos la fascinante trayectoria de una actriz que ha marcado generaciones enteras con sus interpretaciones memorables. Desde sus primeros pasos en las pasarelas bogotanas hasta convertirse en la reina indiscutible de las telenovelas, Catherine Siachoque ha construido un legado artístico que trasciende fronteras. Descubre los momentos clave que ...

Brought to you by Penguin. From the relentless media scrutiny and controversies of their 2022 Caribbean Tour to the shock cancer diagnoses of both the Princess of Wales and the King, this captivating biography by acclaimed royal journalist Russell Myers intimately traces the story of William and...

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...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ‘An outstanding exposé of Putin and his criminal pals’ SUNDAY TIMES ‘Her much-awaited book is the best and most important on modern Russia’ THE TIMES A chilling and revelatory expose of the KGB’s renaissance, Putin’s rise to power, and how Russian black...

Hosted by Emmy Award–winning journalist Catherine Herridge, Straight to the Point draws on extensive sourcing, primary documents, and on-the-record interviews to deliver fact-driven, independent journalism. Each episode will feature in-depth conversations with influential leaders and experts, providing context and clarity on the issues shaping the world today.

Coronavirus! Climate! Brexit! Trump! Politics has never been more unpredictable, more alarming or more interesting: Talking Politics is the podcast that tries to make sense of it all. Every week David Runciman and Helen Thompson talk to the most interesting people around about the ideas and events that shape our world: from history to economics, from philosophy to fiction. What does the future hold? Can democracy survive? How crazy will it get? This is the political conversation that matters.Talking Politics is brought to you in partnership with the London Review of Books, Europe's leading ...

'One of the great love stories of history, in a league with Napoleon and Josephine, and Antony and Cleopatra ... Excellent, with dazzling mastery of detail and literary flair' Economist It was history's most successful political partnership - as sensual and fiery as it was creative and visionary...

Princess describes the life of Princess Sultana Al Sa'ud, a princess in the royal house of Saudi Arabia. Hidden behind her black veil, she is a prisoner, jailed by her father, her husband, and her country. Sultana tells of appalling oppressions, everyday occurrences that in any other culture would be seen as shocking human rights violations: 13-year-old girls forced to marry men five times their age; young women killed by drowning, stoning, or isolation in the "women's room". Princess is a testimony to a woman of indomitable spirit and courage.

The inspiration for the STARZ original series, The Serpent Queen—second season premiering July 12th! “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...

Prize-winning historian and biographer, Carolly Erickson has created an eminently readable biography that recognizes the humanity of Great Catherine—Empress of Russia—with her majesty and immense capability. Dispelling some of the myths surrounding her voracious sexual appetite, the biographer portrays Catherine as a lonely woman far ahead of her time—achieving greatness in an era when women were executed on a husband’s whim.

Dive into the intricate world of Catherine de Medici, a captivating exploration rooted in the Philosophical Studies from *The Human Comedy* (La Comédie Humaine). This work serves as both a historical examination and a fictional narrative, blending fact with imaginative storytelling. Here, Catherine de Medici emerges not merely as a ruler often portrayed negatively by historians, but as a formidable leader who skillfully navigates the complexities of her court to enhance the lives of her subjects and herself. Through rich dialogues and vivid scenes, the book endeavors to reshape our ...

Catherine Tsalikis traces Chrystia Freeland's remarkable journey from the northwestern Alberta town of Peace River to Moscow, London, and New York, where she spent two decades as a journalist, to the halls of Parliament Hill as deputy prime minister and finance minister in Justin Trudeau's Liberal government. 

As the world's attention traces the reluctant social advances in the Middle East, Princess Sultana and her female friends and family have stepped forward to rescue young women in the region who are cruelly mistreated by their husbands, their fathers, and the brutish ISIS soldiers who kidnap them. But inside the Princess' lavish Saudi Arabian palace, sparks of anger and bolts of fear crackle because of the secrets kept to forward her efforts to help women and children.

“Catherine O’Hara Biography Forever” is a documentary-style narrative series exploring the life, artistry, and cultural impact of Catherine O'Hara. The series traces her evolution from improv stages and sketch television into global film success and late-career television reinvention. It highlights her signature character-driven comedy, emotional depth, and collaborative legacy across decades of entertainment. Through career milestones, iconic roles, and industry influence, the series presents O’Hara as a defining comedic voice whose work reshaped modern character performance and ...

Chi è davvero Kate Middleton? Cosa l'ha resa la donna che è diventata? Tutto nella biografia rivelazione dell'anno. Lei, una ragazza medio borghese carina, brillante e ambiziosa, si innamora di Lui, un giovane principe destinato a diventare re. Così, tra le aule dell'università, inizia la storia d'amore di Kate e William. Sembra l'incipit di una moderna favola d'amore e invece è l'inizio della relazione tra i futuri regnanti della corona inglese. Oggi Catherine è la principessa del Galles e si prepara a diventare regina.

Through the author's extensive connections within the royal household, this dynamic new biography tells the full story of how Catherine, the Princess of Wales, became the woman she is today. Kate Middleton's life's story seems like a modern-day fairy-tale. An attractive, clever, and ambitious girl from unexceptional beginnings meets and falls in love with a wealthy prince destined to be King when they are both university undergraduates. Now, with the British monarchy in transition, Catherine is Princess of Wales and is set to become Queen.

History is rarely kind to women of power, but few have had their reputations quite so brutally shredded as Catherine de’ Medici, Italian-born queen of France and influential mother of three successive French kings during that country’s long sequence of sectarian wars in the second half of the sixteenth century.

Absolute Madness tells the disturbing true story of Joseph Christopher, a white serial killer who targeted black males and struck fear into the residents of Buffalo and New York City in the 1980s. Dubbed both the .22-Caliber Killer and the Midtown Slasher, Christopher allegedly claimed eighteen victims during a savage four-month spree across the state.

Anne McCarty Braden (1924-2006) rejected her segregationist, privileged past to become one of the Civil Rights Movement's staunchest white allies. In 1954, she was charged with sedition by McCarthyist politicians who played on fears of communism to preserve Southern segregation. Though Braden remained controversial - even within the Civil Rights Movement - in 1963 she became one of only five white Southerners whose contributions to the movement were commended by Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. in his famed "Letter from Birmingham Jail".