Empress Josephine is one of history’s great style icons, whose elegance and easy aristocratic grace are legendary. Six years older than Napoleon, Josephine conveyed both maternal warmth and sensual sophistication, and sparked Napoleon’s only grand passion. This is a objective analysis of this charming personality.

Vividly evoking the political and social upheavals of post-Revolutionary France, Hibbert captures the vibrant characters who made history, not only on the battlefield but also in the bedroom, including Josephine, the charming Creole from Martinique; the plain and pliant Marie-Louise of Austria; and Marie Walewska, the sumptuous young Polish countess

In 1851, a sixteen-year-old girl named Yehonala entered the Imperial Palace of China as a concubine third grade, leaving behind her family, the love of her life, and nearly all contact with the outside world. She emerged as Tsu Hsi, Dowager Empress of China and one of the most powerful autocrats in history. A fascinating tale of love, betrayal, murder, intrigue, and survival, The Last Empress offers remarkable insight into life behind the closed doors of the forbidden city.

This book explores one of the most revolutionary period of the history of Egypt through the life of Nefertiti, who joined her husband in worship of this new religion that celebrated the power of the sun-disk Aten - a god of light and also describes the exotic world of Egypt.

Josephine's public life and private life alike are filled with controversy as she copes with the scrutiny of the public eye, the ire of Bonaparte's family, and Bonaparte himself, whose feelings for her range from codependency to contempt. This is a novel about the history of one of the women more powerful and sensual of history, her ambitious and ilimitate power.

The name Hannibal struck fear into the hearts of a great many Romans for generations, both during his distinguished military career and after his death. His military genius and his ability to bring together diverse groups of people under a common banner and a common will have spawned legions of imitators and thousands of pages of analysis. He was born into military conflict and died as a result of one, a sad misfit in a land far, far away from his beloved home. This is a book about his history and secrets.