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May 20, 2013 - Added books about Egyptian and Russian royalty.

May 18, 2013 - Updated the Royal News page.

May 17, 2013 - Updated the Royal News page.

The Featured Book of the Week is Paris Reborn by Stephane Kirkland, which tells how Paris was transformed from 1848 to 1870 into the city we know today by Napoleon III and a civil servant, Georges-Eugéne Haussmann. Published in April 2013.

May 16, 2013 - Added books about Catherine de Valois, Napoleon, and China.

May 15, 2013 - Updated the Royal News page.

May 14, 2013 - Updated the Royal News page.

May 11, 2013 - Updated the Royal News page.

May 10, 2013 - I'm updating the Royal News page.

The Featured Book of the Week is Harry: The People's Prince by Chris Hutchins, a biography of the popular British prince written with the help of senior aides, bodyguards, schoolmates and friends. Published in April 2013.

May 8, 2013 - I'm updating the Royal News page.

May 7, 2013 - Updated the Royal News page.

May 6, 2013 - Added books about Elizabeth Woodville, Anne Neville, and Jane Grey.

May 4, 2013 - Updated the Royal News page.

May 3, 2013 - I'm updating the Royal News page.

The Featured Book of the Week is Serving Victoria by Kate Hubbard, about six members of Queen Victoria's household, including her chaplain, her personal physician, a maid of honor, and a governess. Published in April 2013.

May 1, 2013 - Added new books about Gilgamesh, King David, Alexander the Great, the Valley of the Kings, King Tut, Anne Boleyn, the Mughal dynasty, and North America. Updated the Royal Books page with new royalty books published in May 2013.

The site's search feature is currently not working due to some problem at Google, which provides the search box, so I have removed it for now. If you're trying to find something, please use the links in the site's sidebar, the Site Map, and/or the World Royalty A-Z page. (UPDATE: Search seems to be working again.)

April 30, 2013 - The abdication of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands and inauguration of the new king, Willem-Alexander, take place today. I will update the Royal News page as fast as I possibly can, so stay tuned!

April 29, 2013 - Added books about Princess Diana, Prince Harry, and Ireland.

April 27, 2013 - I am updating the Royal News page.

April 26, 2013 - Updated the Royal News page. Added books about Spain and the Netherlands.

The Featured Book of the Week is Custer, Cody, and Grand Duke Alexis by Douglas D. Scott, Peter Bleed, and Stephen Damm, about a royal buffalo hunt in the U.S. state of Nebraska in 1872. Published in March 2013.

April 24, 2013 - Updated the Royal News page. Added books about the French Revolution and Korea.

Plus, here's a sneak peek at new royalty books scheduled for publication in May!

April 23, 2013 - Updated the Royal News page.

My two blogs, the World of Royalty Blog and the Royal News Blog, have now merged into one big superblog, the new improved Royal News Blog. There you'll find some of the same news you see here on Royalty.nu, but also a lot of extra info about history, books, the world, and -- of course -- royalty. Check it out!

April 19, 2013 - Updated the Royal News page.

The Featured Book of the Week is Roses Have Thorns by Sandra Byrd, a novel about a young woman at the court of Queen Elizabeth I, published in April 2013.

April 18, 2013 - Added books about Jane Shore and the Romanovs.

April 17, 2013 - Updated the Royal News page.

The World of Royalty is 15 years old today!

April 16, 2013 - Updated the Royal News page. Added books about the Qing Dynasty, Japan, and Europe.

April 13, 2013 - Updated the Royal News page.

April 12, 2013 - I'm updating the Royal News page.

The Featured Book of the Week is The Creation of Anne Boleyn by Susan Bordo, which examines how generations of biographers, novelists, and filmmakers have re-imagined the English queen. Published in April 2013.

April 11, 2013 - Added a book about Spain's Queen Isabella I.

April 10, 2013 - Updated the Royal News page.

April 9, 2013 - Updated the Royal News page.

April 8, 2013 - Added a book about Canada.

April 6, 2013 - Updated the Royal News page.

April 5, 2013 - Updated the Royal News page.

The Featured Book of the Week is The Duchess of Drury Lane by Freda Lightfoot, a novel about Dorothy Jordan, the 19th century comic actress who became the mistress of Britain's future King William IV. Published in March 2013.

April 4, 2013 - Added books about Jezebel and European Queens.

April 3, 2013 - Updated the Royal News page.

April 2, 2013 - Updated the Royal News page.

April 1, 2013 - Updated the Royal Books page. Added books about Henry III, the Boleyns, Maria Fitzherbert, King Arthur, France, the Maya, and Mexico.

March 29, 2013 - Updated the Royal News page.

The Featured Book of the Week is Arsinoë of Egypt and Macedon: A Royal Life by Elizabeth Donnelly Carney, a biography of the powerful Arsinoe II (c. 316-c.270 BC), daughter of the founder of the Ptolemaic dynasty. Published in February 2013.

March 27, 2013 - Added books about Elizabeth of York, Anne Boleyn, and British coronations.

March 26, 2013 - Updated the Royal News page.

March 25, 2013 - Added a book about Roxelana.

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