Author: John CharltonPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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The Banqueting House Whitehall
Author: John CharltonCrown & Sceptre
Author: Tracy BormanPublisher: 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
The Banqueting House
Author: John CharltonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 10
Book Description
The Banqueting House, Whitehall
Author: John CharltonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Remarks Accompanying the Prints of the Banqueting House, Whitehall
Author: Octavius HansardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : England
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Whitehall Palace
Author: Simon ThurleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
'The complete history of Whitehall Palace, the official seat of the English monarchy for almost 160 years
The Banqueting House
Author: John CharltonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The Banqueting House
Author: Ancient Monuments Board for EnglandPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 10
Book Description
Palaces of Revolution: Life, Death and Art at the Stuart Court
Author: Simon ThurleyPublisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0008389977
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
The story of the Stuart dynasty is a breathless soap opera played out in just a hundred years in an array of buildings that span Europe from Scotland, via Denmark, Holland and Spain to England.
History of the Banqueting House
Author: E. AlthamPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : London (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 18
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