Author: Timothy Venning
Publisher: Pen and Sword History
ISBN: 1399054287
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
There is nothing new under the sun', a phrase ascribed originally to King Solomon, applies to the present book, with echoes of 'modern' themes exposing royal scandal, sex, corruption, political absolutism - attempted - religious controversy, danger of mass-terrorism, murder and 'suspicious' deaths, 'fake news' and international threat from superpowers. And all focusing on inside stories which today would be 'investigative journalism' with huge popular media interest. This is history for both specialists and, especially, for general readers, given media interest, including TV and film coverage in 'exciting' popular history, as set out by the author. The earlier 'Royal Mysteries' in the series were full of tragedy, suffering, pathos, heroism and romance, but the present set are equally interesting and disturbing and revisionist. These include the alleged attempt to murder James I and VI before the became King of England; the scandal at court involving 'poisoned tarts', James' 'toy-boy', and a subsequent murder trial. And the following questions and mysteries: did Charles II really promise to convert to Catholicism to please Louis XIV; did Charles marry his mistress Lucy Walter, mother of rebel Duke of Monmouth; was James II and VII an enlightened religious reformer or trying to convert England to Catholicism - the religion of European superpowers; did George I 'disappear' (a 'hit' in modern terms) his divorced wife's lover before ascending the English throne; did the unpopular Duke of Cumberland murder his gay lover; did the hugely admired 'respectable' George III, devoted husband and father, marry a middle-class Quaker woman?
Royal Mysteries of the Stuart and Georgian Periods
Author: Timothy Venning
Publisher: Pen and Sword History
ISBN: 1399054287
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
There is nothing new under the sun', a phrase ascribed originally to King Solomon, applies to the present book, with echoes of 'modern' themes exposing royal scandal, sex, corruption, political absolutism - attempted - religious controversy, danger of mass-terrorism, murder and 'suspicious' deaths, 'fake news' and international threat from superpowers. And all focusing on inside stories which today would be 'investigative journalism' with huge popular media interest. This is history for both specialists and, especially, for general readers, given media interest, including TV and film coverage in 'exciting' popular history, as set out by the author. The earlier 'Royal Mysteries' in the series were full of tragedy, suffering, pathos, heroism and romance, but the present set are equally interesting and disturbing and revisionist. These include the alleged attempt to murder James I and VI before the became King of England; the scandal at court involving 'poisoned tarts', James' 'toy-boy', and a subsequent murder trial. And the following questions and mysteries: did Charles II really promise to convert to Catholicism to please Louis XIV; did Charles marry his mistress Lucy Walter, mother of rebel Duke of Monmouth; was James II and VII an enlightened religious reformer or trying to convert England to Catholicism - the religion of European superpowers; did George I 'disappear' (a 'hit' in modern terms) his divorced wife's lover before ascending the English throne; did the unpopular Duke of Cumberland murder his gay lover; did the hugely admired 'respectable' George III, devoted husband and father, marry a middle-class Quaker woman?
Publisher: Pen and Sword History
ISBN: 1399054287
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
There is nothing new under the sun', a phrase ascribed originally to King Solomon, applies to the present book, with echoes of 'modern' themes exposing royal scandal, sex, corruption, political absolutism - attempted - religious controversy, danger of mass-terrorism, murder and 'suspicious' deaths, 'fake news' and international threat from superpowers. And all focusing on inside stories which today would be 'investigative journalism' with huge popular media interest. This is history for both specialists and, especially, for general readers, given media interest, including TV and film coverage in 'exciting' popular history, as set out by the author. The earlier 'Royal Mysteries' in the series were full of tragedy, suffering, pathos, heroism and romance, but the present set are equally interesting and disturbing and revisionist. These include the alleged attempt to murder James I and VI before the became King of England; the scandal at court involving 'poisoned tarts', James' 'toy-boy', and a subsequent murder trial. And the following questions and mysteries: did Charles II really promise to convert to Catholicism to please Louis XIV; did Charles marry his mistress Lucy Walter, mother of rebel Duke of Monmouth; was James II and VII an enlightened religious reformer or trying to convert England to Catholicism - the religion of European superpowers; did George I 'disappear' (a 'hit' in modern terms) his divorced wife's lover before ascending the English throne; did the unpopular Duke of Cumberland murder his gay lover; did the hugely admired 'respectable' George III, devoted husband and father, marry a middle-class Quaker woman?
Royal Mysteries of the Stuart and Georgian Periods
Author: Timothy Venning
Publisher: Pen and Sword History
ISBN: 1399054260
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 377
Book Description
There is nothing new under the sun', a phrase ascribed originally to King Solomon, applies to the present book, with echoes of 'modern' themes exposing royal scandal, sex, corruption, political absolutism - attempted - religious controversy, danger of mass-terrorism, murder and 'suspicious' deaths, 'fake news' and international threat from superpowers. And all focusing on inside stories which today would be 'investigative journalism' with huge popular media interest. This is history for both specialists and, especially, for general readers, given media interest, including TV and film coverage in 'exciting' popular history, as set out by the author. The earlier 'Royal Mysteries' in the series were full of tragedy, suffering, pathos, heroism and romance, but the present set are equally interesting and disturbing and revisionist. These include the alleged attempt to murder James I and VI before the became King of England; the scandal at court involving 'poisoned tarts', James' 'toy-boy', and a subsequent murder trial. And the following questions and mysteries: did Charles II really promise to convert to Catholicism to please Louis XIV; did Charles marry his mistress Lucy Walter, mother of rebel Duke of Monmouth; was James II and VII an enlightened religious reformer or trying to convert England to Catholicism - the religion of European superpowers; did George I 'disappear' (a 'hit' in modern terms) his divorced wife's lover before ascending the English throne; did the unpopular Duke of Cumberland murder his gay lover; did the hugely admired 'respectable' George III, devoted husband and father, marry a middle-class Quaker woman?
Publisher: Pen and Sword History
ISBN: 1399054260
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 377
Book Description
There is nothing new under the sun', a phrase ascribed originally to King Solomon, applies to the present book, with echoes of 'modern' themes exposing royal scandal, sex, corruption, political absolutism - attempted - religious controversy, danger of mass-terrorism, murder and 'suspicious' deaths, 'fake news' and international threat from superpowers. And all focusing on inside stories which today would be 'investigative journalism' with huge popular media interest. This is history for both specialists and, especially, for general readers, given media interest, including TV and film coverage in 'exciting' popular history, as set out by the author. The earlier 'Royal Mysteries' in the series were full of tragedy, suffering, pathos, heroism and romance, but the present set are equally interesting and disturbing and revisionist. These include the alleged attempt to murder James I and VI before the became King of England; the scandal at court involving 'poisoned tarts', James' 'toy-boy', and a subsequent murder trial. And the following questions and mysteries: did Charles II really promise to convert to Catholicism to please Louis XIV; did Charles marry his mistress Lucy Walter, mother of rebel Duke of Monmouth; was James II and VII an enlightened religious reformer or trying to convert England to Catholicism - the religion of European superpowers; did George I 'disappear' (a 'hit' in modern terms) his divorced wife's lover before ascending the English throne; did the unpopular Duke of Cumberland murder his gay lover; did the hugely admired 'respectable' George III, devoted husband and father, marry a middle-class Quaker woman?
Memorials of a Yorkshire Parish
Author: Joseph Smith Fletcher
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Darrington (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Darrington (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Athenaeum and Literary Chronicle
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 920
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 920
Book Description
Subject Index of the Modern Books Acquired by the British Museum in the Years ...
Author: British Museum
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 1232
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 1232
Book Description
Subject Index of the Modern Works Added to the Library of the British Museum in the Years ...
Author: British Museum
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 1024
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 1024
Book Description
History, 1485-1750
Author: Dean Smart
Publisher: Folens Limited
ISBN: 9781843037811
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
At the heart of this series is the idea that visual resources can be used to inspire and motivate the full range of student abilities. 'Accessing History' offers a wealth of fascinating and colourful images for each of the main study unit periods, with three separate objectives to use with the images.
Publisher: Folens Limited
ISBN: 9781843037811
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
At the heart of this series is the idea that visual resources can be used to inspire and motivate the full range of student abilities. 'Accessing History' offers a wealth of fascinating and colourful images for each of the main study unit periods, with three separate objectives to use with the images.
The Georgian Era: The royal family. The pretenders and their adherents. Churchmen. Dissenters. Statesmen
Author:
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 596
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 596
Book Description
The Outlook
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 872
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 872
Book Description
The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art
Author: Cleveland Museum of Art
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 442
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