Author: John Nichols
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 458
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A Collection of All the Wills, Now Known to be Extant of the Kings and Queens of England, Princes and Princesses of Wales, and Every Branch of the Blood Royal
Author: John Nichols
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 458
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 458
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The National Quarterly Review
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Languages : en
Pages : 840
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Pages : 840
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Author: William Baynes
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Languages : en
Pages : 514
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Pages : 514
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Crown & Sceptre
Author: Tracy Borman
Publisher: Grove Atlantic
ISBN: 0802159117
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 399
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An in-depth look at the British monarchy that’s “a superb synthesis of historical analysis, politics, and top-notch royal gossip” (Kirkus Reviews). Since William the Conqueror, duke of Normandy, crossed the English Channel in 1066 to defeat King Harold II and unite England’s various kingdoms, forty-one kings and queens have sat on Britain’s throne. “Shining examples of royal power and majesty alongside a rogue’s gallery of weak, lazy, or evil monarchs,” as Tracy Borman describes them in her sparkling chronicle, Crown & Sceptre. Ironically, during very few of these 955 years has the throne’s occupant been unambiguously English—whether Norman French, the Welsh-born Tudors, the Scottish Stuarts, and the Hanoverians and their German successors to the present day. Acknowledging the intrinsic fascination with British royalty, Borman lifts the veil to reveal the remarkable characters and personalities who have ruled and, since the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660, more ceremonially reigned. It is a crucial distinction explaining the staying power of the monarchy as the royal family has evolved and adapted to the needs and opinions of its people, avoiding the storms of rebellion that brought many of Europe’s royals to an abrupt end. Richard II; Henry VIII; Elizabeth I; George III; Victoria; Elizabeth II: their names evoke eras and the dramatic events Borman recounts. She is equally attuned to the fabric of monarchy: royal palaces; the way monarchs have been portrayed in art, on coins, in the media; the ceremony and pageantry surrounding the crown. Elizabeth II is already one of the longest reigning monarchs in history. Crown & Sceptre is a fitting tribute to her remarkable longevity and that of the magnificent institution she represents. “Crown & Sceptre brings us in short, vivid chapters from William the Conqueror to Elizabeth herself, much of it constituting a dark record of bumping off adversaries, rivals and spouses, confiscating vast estates and military invasions…. [A] lucid, character-rich book.” —Minneapolis Star-Tribune “Borman’s deep understanding of English royalty shines.” —Chris Schluep, Amazon Editors’ Picks, The Best History Books of February 2022
Publisher: Grove Atlantic
ISBN: 0802159117
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 399
Book Description
An in-depth look at the British monarchy that’s “a superb synthesis of historical analysis, politics, and top-notch royal gossip” (Kirkus Reviews). Since William the Conqueror, duke of Normandy, crossed the English Channel in 1066 to defeat King Harold II and unite England’s various kingdoms, forty-one kings and queens have sat on Britain’s throne. “Shining examples of royal power and majesty alongside a rogue’s gallery of weak, lazy, or evil monarchs,” as Tracy Borman describes them in her sparkling chronicle, Crown & Sceptre. Ironically, during very few of these 955 years has the throne’s occupant been unambiguously English—whether Norman French, the Welsh-born Tudors, the Scottish Stuarts, and the Hanoverians and their German successors to the present day. Acknowledging the intrinsic fascination with British royalty, Borman lifts the veil to reveal the remarkable characters and personalities who have ruled and, since the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660, more ceremonially reigned. It is a crucial distinction explaining the staying power of the monarchy as the royal family has evolved and adapted to the needs and opinions of its people, avoiding the storms of rebellion that brought many of Europe’s royals to an abrupt end. Richard II; Henry VIII; Elizabeth I; George III; Victoria; Elizabeth II: their names evoke eras and the dramatic events Borman recounts. She is equally attuned to the fabric of monarchy: royal palaces; the way monarchs have been portrayed in art, on coins, in the media; the ceremony and pageantry surrounding the crown. Elizabeth II is already one of the longest reigning monarchs in history. Crown & Sceptre is a fitting tribute to her remarkable longevity and that of the magnificent institution she represents. “Crown & Sceptre brings us in short, vivid chapters from William the Conqueror to Elizabeth herself, much of it constituting a dark record of bumping off adversaries, rivals and spouses, confiscating vast estates and military invasions…. [A] lucid, character-rich book.” —Minneapolis Star-Tribune “Borman’s deep understanding of English royalty shines.” —Chris Schluep, Amazon Editors’ Picks, The Best History Books of February 2022
Catalogue of the Books in the Library of the Writers to Her Majesty's Signet in Scotland Classed According to Subjects
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Languages : en
Pages : 288
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Pages : 288
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Specimens of Gothic architecture, accompanied by historical and descriptive accounts [by E.J. Willson]. [With] A glossary of technical terms descriptive of Gothic architecture, by E.J. Willson
Author: Augustus Charles Pugin
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Languages : en
Pages : 228
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Languages : en
Pages : 228
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Specimens of Gothic architecture, accompanied by historical and descriptive accounts [by E.J. Willson]. [With] A glossary of technical terms descriptive of Gothic architecture, by E.J. Willson. The literary part by E.J. Willson
Author: Augustus Charles Pugin
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Languages : en
Pages : 776
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Languages : en
Pages : 776
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Bibliotheca Topographica Britannica
Author: John Nichols
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Languages : en
Pages : 1334
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Languages : en
Pages : 1334
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Sweet & Maxwell's Complete Law Book Catalogue: A bibliography of English law to 1650, including books dealing with that period, printed from 1480 to 1925
Author: Sweet & Maxwell
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 466
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 466
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A Bibliography of English Law ...
Author: Sweet & Maxwell
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 466
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 466
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