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Profiles five child monarchs, including Egyptian king Tutankhamun, Queen Christina of Sweden, the Last Emperor of China, Mary Queen of Scots, and the Dalai Lama of Tibet, describing their unique childhoods and their influence on their countries' history.

With her kingdom crumbling around her, Queen Raisa realizes the need to unite her people and chooses an enemy to give her people cause to work together.

Describes the life of Egyptian queen Cleopatra.

Young King Jaron has taken the throne of Carthya, but after enemies attempt to assassinate him, and a neighboring kingdom threatens invasion, he finds that he has no friends in the palace, not even his bride-to-be, Princess Amarinda--and his regents think it would be better for Carthya if he just disappeared again.

Presents the biography of Henry VIII, second monarch of the House of Tudor, who was married six times, unified Wales and England, and was known for executing people with beheadings, including two of his wives.

A biography of Catherine the Great, discussing her eighteen-year effort to form alliances and gain power, which culminated with her seizing the throne from her husband, Peter III.

Elisa, a fugitive in her own kingdom, faces great challenges to rescue the man she loves from her enemies, prevent a civil war, and take back her throne, but as her magic grows, Elisa discovers the shocking truth about her enemy's ultimate goal.

Chronicles the life and career of Ramesses II, an Egyptian pharaoh.

High in the mountains of South America, a wise cook teaches a stubborn, bossy king how to rule his kingdom wisely.

A brave young man who has been raised by a bear with unusual powers rescues a princess from a menacing dragon and fulfills a long-ago prophecy that he would marry the king's daughter.

A day in the life of France's King Louis XIV, focusing on the elaborate ceremonies which took place when he dressed in the morning, ate his meals, conducted affairs of state, entertained, and finally, when he prepared to go to bed at night.

When two swindlers cleverly announce that the "magical" garments they are weaving for the Emperor are invisible to anyone lacking intelligence, who has the courage to speak the truth? Hans Christian Andersen's classic tale is at once a hilariously entertaining story and an insightful commentary on human nature.

Traces the life of the last emperor to rule the Aztec empire in Central America before it was conquered by the Spaniards.

A brief biography of Tutankhamen, who became the pharaoh of Egypt at the age of ten.