Author: Patricia Wright
Publisher: Sutton
ISBN: 9780750948036
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
England.
The Strange History of Buckingham Palace
Author: Patricia Wright
Publisher: Sutton
ISBN: 9780750948036
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
England.
Publisher: Sutton
ISBN: 9780750948036
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
England.
The Strange History of Buckingham Palace
Author: Patricia Wright
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0752487132
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Buckingham Palace is one of the most familiar buildings in the world, but who knows the real tales hidden behind its ceremonial gates? Who was the witch that once lived in the royal courtyard? How could courtesans once have plied their trade in front of the present royal windows? How dare a prime minister call the palace a monstrous insult to the nation? This text presents a detailed exploration of the ordinary and sometimes extraordinary people who owned or lived on the land now occupied by the Palace, and of the royal occupants who later inhabited it. The Strange History of Buckingham Palace reveals how Buckingham Palace came to be the place it is today, from the time when it probably formed the escape route from a Roman battle nearly 2000 years ago, to the establishment of the first gentleman's house there in the 17th century, and on into a chequered royal history, which includes an ambitious Saxon queen and James I's plan to found an English silk industry in the Palace gardens.
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0752487132
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Buckingham Palace is one of the most familiar buildings in the world, but who knows the real tales hidden behind its ceremonial gates? Who was the witch that once lived in the royal courtyard? How could courtesans once have plied their trade in front of the present royal windows? How dare a prime minister call the palace a monstrous insult to the nation? This text presents a detailed exploration of the ordinary and sometimes extraordinary people who owned or lived on the land now occupied by the Palace, and of the royal occupants who later inhabited it. The Strange History of Buckingham Palace reveals how Buckingham Palace came to be the place it is today, from the time when it probably formed the escape route from a Roman battle nearly 2000 years ago, to the establishment of the first gentleman's house there in the 17th century, and on into a chequered royal history, which includes an ambitious Saxon queen and James I's plan to found an English silk industry in the Palace gardens.
Queen Victoria's Stalker
Author: Jan Bondeson
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445612259
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
This book tells the full story of the Boy Jones, one of the first celerity stalkers in history
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445612259
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
This book tells the full story of the Boy Jones, one of the first celerity stalkers in history
Twilight of Splendor
Author: Greg King
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 047004439X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
Features the court of Britain's longest-reigning monarch Royalty and the Victorian era, with coverage of the people, pageantry, and power of Queen Victoria's court. Beginning with the Queen's 1897 Diamond Jubilee, this book describes her long reign. It paints a portrait of a unique ruler at the height of empire.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 047004439X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
Features the court of Britain's longest-reigning monarch Royalty and the Victorian era, with coverage of the people, pageantry, and power of Queen Victoria's court. Beginning with the Queen's 1897 Diamond Jubilee, this book describes her long reign. It paints a portrait of a unique ruler at the height of empire.
The Beast of Buckingham Palace
Author: David Walliams
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062840142
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
The UK's #1 bestselling children's author, David Walliams, is back with a fantastical tale of myth and legend, good and evil, and one small boy on a quest to save the world—chock-full of Walliams’s unmistakable humor and perfect for fans of Jeff Kinney and Roald Dahl. The kingdom has fallen into darkness. Prince Alfred has never left the safety of Buckingham Palace. But there are strange goings on inside the palace walls—and Alfred’s life is about to change forever. In the dead of night something terrible stalks the corridors. When Alfred’s beloved mother the queen is dragged off to the Tower of London, the boy must summon all his courage to embark on an epic quest to save her… and the entire world.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062840142
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
The UK's #1 bestselling children's author, David Walliams, is back with a fantastical tale of myth and legend, good and evil, and one small boy on a quest to save the world—chock-full of Walliams’s unmistakable humor and perfect for fans of Jeff Kinney and Roald Dahl. The kingdom has fallen into darkness. Prince Alfred has never left the safety of Buckingham Palace. But there are strange goings on inside the palace walls—and Alfred’s life is about to change forever. In the dead of night something terrible stalks the corridors. When Alfred’s beloved mother the queen is dragged off to the Tower of London, the boy must summon all his courage to embark on an epic quest to save her… and the entire world.
The Strange History of Buckingham Palace
Author: Patricia Wright
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780905778372
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780905778372
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Strange History of Buckingham Palace
Author: Patricia Wright
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781903637098
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Buckingham Palace is one of the most familiar buildings in the world, but who knows the real tales hidden behind its ceremonial gates? Who was the witch that once lived in the royal courtyard? How could courtesans once have plied their trade in front of the present royal windows? How dare a prime minister call the palace a monstrous insult to the nation? This text presents a detailed exploration of the ordinary and sometimes extraordinary people who owned or lived on the land now occupied by the Palace, and of the royal occupants who later inhabited it. The book reveals how Buckingham Palace came to be the place it is today, from the time when it probably formed the escape route from a Roman battle nearly 2,000 years ago, to the establishment of the first gentleman's house there in the 17th century, and on into a checkered royal history, which includes an ambitious Saxon queen and James I's plan to found an English silk industry in the Palace gardens.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781903637098
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Buckingham Palace is one of the most familiar buildings in the world, but who knows the real tales hidden behind its ceremonial gates? Who was the witch that once lived in the royal courtyard? How could courtesans once have plied their trade in front of the present royal windows? How dare a prime minister call the palace a monstrous insult to the nation? This text presents a detailed exploration of the ordinary and sometimes extraordinary people who owned or lived on the land now occupied by the Palace, and of the royal occupants who later inhabited it. The book reveals how Buckingham Palace came to be the place it is today, from the time when it probably formed the escape route from a Roman battle nearly 2,000 years ago, to the establishment of the first gentleman's house there in the 17th century, and on into a checkered royal history, which includes an ambitious Saxon queen and James I's plan to found an English silk industry in the Palace gardens.
Buckingham Palace
Author: John Martin Robinson
Publisher: Royal Collection Trust
ISBN: 9781902163185
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Illustrated history of Buckingham Palace.
Publisher: Royal Collection Trust
ISBN: 9781902163185
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Illustrated history of Buckingham Palace.
Historical Dictionary of the British Monarchy
Author: Kenneth John Panton
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1538175770
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 705
Book Description
Historical Dictionary of the British Monarchy, Second Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 800 cross-referenced entries that cover significant events, places, institutions, and other aspects of British culture, economics, politics, and society.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1538175770
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 705
Book Description
Historical Dictionary of the British Monarchy, Second Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 800 cross-referenced entries that cover significant events, places, institutions, and other aspects of British culture, economics, politics, and society.
Queen Victoria
Author: Helen Rappaport
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 157607580X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
This resource covers the life, times, and relationships of Queen Victoria, providing information about her children, her personal interests, the historic times in which she ruled, and the leaders she influenced. In this fascinating guide to every aspect of Queen Victoria's life, author Helen Rappaport analyzes the queen's personality, celebrates her achievements, and details the shortcomings of her empire, both in Britain, with its continuing divide between rich and poor, and overseas, where Britain's great empire was won by repression and exploitation. A–Z entries—including topics barely touched in standard biographies—cover things like the various assassination attempts on her life, her interest in dancing and Jack the Ripper's murders, and how her husband Prince Albert introduced the celebration of Christmas to England. Queen Victoria also describes individuals such as her companion Lady Jane Churchill, her physician Sir James Clark, and politicians such as William Gladstone and Benjamin Disraeli; events like the Irish potato famine; inventions like steam power; and issues such as missionary activity and prostitution. It also includes bibliographies both for each entry and overall, and a chronology.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 157607580X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
This resource covers the life, times, and relationships of Queen Victoria, providing information about her children, her personal interests, the historic times in which she ruled, and the leaders she influenced. In this fascinating guide to every aspect of Queen Victoria's life, author Helen Rappaport analyzes the queen's personality, celebrates her achievements, and details the shortcomings of her empire, both in Britain, with its continuing divide between rich and poor, and overseas, where Britain's great empire was won by repression and exploitation. A–Z entries—including topics barely touched in standard biographies—cover things like the various assassination attempts on her life, her interest in dancing and Jack the Ripper's murders, and how her husband Prince Albert introduced the celebration of Christmas to England. Queen Victoria also describes individuals such as her companion Lady Jane Churchill, her physician Sir James Clark, and politicians such as William Gladstone and Benjamin Disraeli; events like the Irish potato famine; inventions like steam power; and issues such as missionary activity and prostitution. It also includes bibliographies both for each entry and overall, and a chronology.