Personal author: Fraser, Antonia, 1932-

The subtitle of this memoir declares its contents: this is 'my life with Harold Pinter'. In essence, it is a love story and as with many love stories, the beginning and the end, the first light and the twilight, are dealt with more fully than the high noon in between.

In this book Antonia Fraser, a popular historian, has delved into archives across Europe to unravel the true story of the plot by fanatical Roman Catholics to blow up the Houses of Parliament and King James I at the opening of Parliament.

As the subject of a biography, Mary Queen of Scots remains one of the most romantic and controversial figures in British history. Antonia Fraser's masterly biography is a fascinating interpretation of the life of a girl destined to die a martyr.

Richly illustrated and vividly narrated, this is a celebration of over 1000 years of British history told through the lives and deeds of England's kings and queens.

This biography examines Marie-Antoinette's influence over the king, the accusations and sexual slurs made against her, her patronage of the arts, her imprisonment, the death threats, rumours of lesbian affairs, and her trial.

What were the women of the Civil War era like? What could they expect beyond marriage and childbirth in an age where infant and maternal mortality was frequent and contraception unknown? Antonia Fraser brings to life the many women she has researched.

Warrior Queens are found in almost every culture. Here, Antonia Fraser recounts the stories of such diverse national heroines as Zenobia of Palmyra, Elizabeth I, Queen Jinga of Angola and Catherine the Great, right up to modern day stateswomen.

Antonia Fraser's memoir of growing up has a double purpose. It is partly an attempt to recapture the experiences of her Oxford childhood and youth - in Shakespeare's phrase, to 'call back yesterday, bid time return'. But it is also intended as a chronicle of the progress of her love of history si...

A collection of Harold Pinter's prose, poems and political writing to span his career. It includes an interview in which he reflects on his time as an evacuee in Cornwall during the Second World War, as well as his Nobel Speech. "Various Voices" is the only collection of Harold Pinter's prose, po...

The story of King Charles II is one of enduring fascination. In this meticulously researched biography Antonia Fraser offers important judgements and reassessments on central questions of the reign, such as his patriotism and religious beliefs.

This is a gripping character-driven piece of narrative history. It is also a distant mirror of our times, posing the abiding question of balancing the religious rights of the individual against the contravention of the laws of the land.

This is a gripping character-driven piece of narrative history. It is also a distant mirror of our times, posing the abiding question of balancing the religious rights of the individual against the contravention of the laws of the land.

Antonia Fraser's memoir of growing up has a double meaning. It is partly an attempt to recapture the experiences of her Oxford childhood and youth - in Shakespeare's phrase, to 'call back yesterday, bid time return'. But it is also intended as a chronicle of the progress of her love of history si...

In this work, Antonia Fraser takes a sympathetic look at the lives of Henry VIII's wives. Taking each in turn, she portrays them as women of spirit, and looks beyond their tragic ends.

What were the women of the Civil War era like? What could they expect beyond marriage and childbirth in an age where infant and maternal mortality was frequent and contraception unknown? Antonia Fraser brings to life the many women she has researched.

Antonia Fraser, a popular historian, has delved into archives across Europe to unravel the true story of the plot by fanatical Roman Catholics to blow up the Houses of Parliament and King James I at the opening of Parliament in 1605.