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Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2006
Description
Andrew Donkin presents the life story of Sir Francis Drake, a fearless explorer, a dashing sea hero, and the first Englishman to voyage around the world. He also discusses how in Drake's later years he was chosen as the mayor of Plymouth, represented Bossiney in Parliament and found fame as one of the great warriors of the Tudor period.
Author
Publisher
Blink
Pub. Date
2019.
Description
A major figure behind his nephew Philip's marriage to Queen Elizabeth II and instrumental in the royal family taking the Mountbatten name, Dickie Mountbatten's career included being Supreme Allied Commander of South East Asia during World War Two and the last Viceroy of India. Once the richest woman in Britain and a playgirl who enjoyed numerous affairs, Edwina Mountbatten emerged from World War Two as a magnetic and talented charity worker loved...