Antonia Fraser

In the 18th century, the Catholics of England lacked many basic freedoms under the law: they could not serve in political office, buy or inherit land, or be married by the rites of their own religion....

The superb historian and biographer Antonia Fraser, author of Marie Antoinette, casts new light on the splendor and the scandals of the reign of Louis XIV in this dramatic, illuminating look at the women in his life....

Her royal birth gave her claim to the thrones of two nations; her marriage to the young French dauphin promised to place a third glorious crown on her noble head. Instead, Mary Stuart became the victim of her own impulsive heart....

The superb historian and biographer Antonia Fraser casts new light on the splendor and the scandals of the reign of Louis XIV in this dramatic, illuminating look at the women in his life....

The six wives of Henry VIII have become defined in a popular sense not so much by their lives as by the way these lives ended. But, as Antonia Fraser conclusively proves, they were rich and feisty characters.

France's iconic queen, Marie Antoinette, wrongly accused of uttering the infamous "Let them eat cake", was alternately revered and reviled during her lifetime....

This magnificent story of 1,000 years of English history is told through the lives and deeds of Kings and Queens...

When Antonia Fraser met Harold Pinter she was a celebrated biographer and he was Britain's finest playwright....

Perilous Question features an eventful, violent often overlooked period of British history....

Marie Antoinette's dramatic life-story continues to arouse mixed emotions....

More than 400 years after her death, Mary Queen of Scots remains one of the most romantic and controversial figures in British history....

Beset by the personal cruelties perpetrated by her husband and a society whose rules were set against her, Caroline Norton chose to fight. She channeled her energies in an area of much-needed reform: the rights of a married woman and specifically those of a mother....

Antonia Fraser's memoir describes growing up in the 1930s and 1940s but its real concern is with her growing love of history....

Marie Antoinette's dramatic life-story continues to arouse mixed emotions....

Antonia Fraser deals with each woman in turn with sympathy - the sympathy they deserve for having had the unenviable fate of being Henry's wife....

Antonia Fraser's vividly compelling biography animates the life of 'a free spirit' who was far more than mad, bad and dangerous to know....

This audiobook centres around the Sun King and his relationship with numerous and fascinating women....

With a narrative that grips the reader like a detective story, Antonia Fraser brings the characters and events of the Gunpowder Plot to life....

With a narrative that grips the reader like a detective story, Antonia Fraser brings the characters and events of the Gunpowder Plot to life....

The story of Catholic Emancipation begins with the Anti-Catholic Gordon Riots in 1780, fuelled by a reduction in Penal Laws against Catholics harking back to the 16th century. Fifty years later, the passing of the Emancipation Bill was hailed as a 'bloodless revolution'....