Divide and Rule
Royal Women and Their Battles
$29.60
- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
16 June 2026
Summary
Globally famous and yet universally misunderstood – these are the complex and utterly engrossing stories of Britain’s royal women behind the public façade.
Saints or sinners? Perfect princesses or difficult duchesses? Monarchy’s saviours or its destroyers?
They rank among the world’s most famous women – and the most misunderstood. Throughout history, royal women have been sanitised and sanctified by supporters, distorted and demonised by critics, pitted against each o…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780008769093 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0008769095 |
| Author: | Catherine Mayer |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Imprint: | HQ |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 16 June 2026 |
| Weight: | 540g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 153mm x 36mm |
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About The Author
Catherine Mayer
Catherine Mayer was born in the US but now lives in London. She is a former editor at large of TIME magazine and the author of the Sunday Times bestselling biography of Prince Charles, Charles: The Heart of a King. In 2015, she co-founded the Women’s Equality Party with Sandi Toksvig and was named on the Evening Standard’s 2016 Progress 1000 list, comprising London’s most influential people.
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