A New York Times bestseller.Frombestselling author and historical consultant to the award-winning Netflixseries The Crown, an unparalleled insider account of tumult,secrecy and schism in the Royal family.The worldhas watched Prince William and Prince Harry since they were born. Raised byPrincess Diana to be the closest of brothers, how have the boy princes growninto very different,...

A New York Times bestseller.Frombestselling author and historical consultant to the award-winning Netflixseries The Crown, an unparalleled insider account of tumult,secrecy and schism in the Royal family.The worldhas watched Prince William and Prince Harry since they were born. Raised byPrincess Diana to be the closest of brothers, how have the boy princes growninto very different,...

The official companion to the Emmy-winning Netflix drama chronicling the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, and starring Claire Foy and John Lithgow, The Crown by Peter Morgan, featuring additional historical background and beautifully reproduced archival photos and show stillsElizabeth Mountbatten never expected her father to die so suddenly, so young, leaving her with a throne to fill and a global institution to govern. Crowned at twenty-five, she was already ...

Movie legend, princess, tragic heroine. The moment Grace Kelly stepped into the spotlight in 1950, the world was entranced.In this definitive biography of Hollywood’s sweetheart, Robert Lacey looks behind the fairytale facade to reveal the real story of Princess Grace of Monaco, as she became.Gaining unprecedented access to her family and friends, he tells the story of a complex and conflicted woman determined to live her dream.The ...

They called Meyer Lansky the Godfather of the Godfathers, the Chairman of the Board of the National Crime Syndicate, the Mafia’s banker. They credited him with a personal fortune of $300 million, with having said “We’re bigger than U.S. Steel.” He was portrayed on the screen in The Godfather, Part II as Hyman Roth, dividing up Cuba with his fellow gangsters, and more recently in Boardwalk Empire as himself, played by Anatol Yusef.

AS SEEN IN THE TIMES AND UPDATED WITH NEW MATERIALThe Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller‘THE ROYAL BOOK OF THE YEAR’ Daily MailTHIS CRISIS IS AS BIG AS THE ABDICATION – SAYS LACEY, HISTORICAL ADVISOR TO THE CROWN.The world has watched Prince William and Prince Harry since they were born. Raised by Princess Diana to be the closest of brothers, how h...

Saudi Arabia is a country defined by paradox: it sits atop some of the richest oil deposits in the world, and yet the country's roiling disaffection produced sixteen of the nineteen 9/11 hijackers. It is a modern state, driven by contemporary technology, and yet its powerful religious establishment would have its customs and practices rolled back to match those of the Prophet Muhammed over a thousand years ago. In a world where events in the Middle East continue to have geopolitical conseq...

"It's all here-Islam, the family tree, a sea of oil and money to match, palace intrigue...This is high drama and an epic tale."-Tom BrokawThough Saudi Arabia sits on one of the richest oil deposits in the world, it also produced fifteen of the nineteen 9/11 hijackers. In this immensely important book, journalist Robert Lacey draws on years of access to every circle of Saudi society giving readers the fullest portrait yet of a land straddling the worlds of me...

A New York Times –bestselling insider's look at tumult, secrecy and schism in the British royal family, by the historical consultant to Netflix's The Crown .An insider account of two intriguing brothers who have fascinated the world since birth—William, the future King of England, and his iconoclastic younger brother, Harry—examining their childhood and family life, their close ...

First in a three-volume exploration of English history from the historical consultant of Netflix's award-winning series, The Crown .From ancient times to the present day, the story of England has been laced with drama, intrigue, courage and passion—a rich and vibrant narrative of heroes and villains, kings and rebels, artists and highwaymen, bishops and scientists. Now, in Great Tales from English History, Rober...

With insight, humor and fascinating detail, Lacey brings brilliantly to life the stories that made England -- from Ethelred the Unready to Richard the Lionheart, the Venerable Bede to Piers the Ploughman.The greatest historians are vivid storytellers, Robert Lacey reminds us, and in Great Tales from English History, he proves his place among them, illuminating in unforgettable detail the characters and events that shaped a nation.In this volume, Lacey limns the most i...

From the consultant of Netflix's award-winning series The Crown comes the third volume chronicling English history.From William and Mary to Watson and Crick, Robert Lacey's final volume of Great Tales from English History offers up the most stirring English stories of the last few centuries. These are the years in which Great Britain came into being and the British Empire reached its zenith. They are also years ...