British Kings And Queens

Author : Mike Ashley
Publisher : Robinson
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2014-03-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472117311

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A Brief History of British Kings & Queens by Mike Ashley Pdf

Here is the whole of recorded British royal history, from the legendary King Alfred the Great onwards, including the monarchies of England, Scotland, Wales and the United Kingdom for over a thousand years. Fascinating portraits are expertly woven into a history of division and eventual union of the British Isles - even royals we think most familiar are revealed in a new and sometimes surprising light. This revised and shortened edition of The Mammoth Book of British Kings & Queens includes biographies of the royals of recorded British history, plus an overview of the semi-legendary figures of pre-history and the Dark Ages - an accessible source for students and general readers.

Author : Plantagenet Somerset Fry
Publisher : DK
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2023-05-16
Category : History
ISBN : 0744086981

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Kings & Queens of England and Scotland by Plantagenet Somerset Fry Pdf

From the Saxons to the Windsors, from the Tudors to Hanovers, Britain's royal lineage is brought to life in the pages of this visual guide. Kings and Queens of England and Scotland comprehensively chronicle the drama and fortunes of the royal dynasties. Confused about which Henry had six wives and which one was crowned at the age of eight? Want to know more about the birth of Prince George Alexander Louis? The year-by-year chronologies and major events of each monarch's reign are extensively covered in this fascinating volume. Tracing the history of Britain's monarchs through family trees, this stylishly illustrated guide presents an insightful overview of the royal houses. Their private and public lives are encapsulated through contemporary poets, artifacts, paintings, and photographs. Features on key achievements of each monarch help you get an in-depth knowledge of how they shaped the countries of England and Scotland to be what it is today. With easy-to-read text and crisp biographies of each sovereign, Kings and Queens of England and Scotland is an essential encyclopedia for history buffs of all ages.

Author : David Soud
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 905 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2014-09-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781626862715

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Kings & Queens of Great Britain by David Soud Pdf

From the House of Wessex to the House of Windsor, follow the pageant of personalities that have made Great Britain what it is today. Fascinating biographies of the British monarchs from the time of Roman Brittania to present day answer your every question about the country’s aristocracy. Details of the kings’ and queens’ personalities are the focus, with a timeline across the bottom relating the major events of their reigns. Also included is a section devoted to royal edicts. All the Edwards, Richards, Henrys, and Williams are represented—along with outstanding personalities such as Lady Jane Grey and Oliver Cromwell—a king in all but name. This is essential reading for all Anglophiles, so brew a pot of tea and dig into the history!

Author : Mike Ashley,Michael Ashley
Publisher : Running PressBook Pub
Page : 808 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1999-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0786706929

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The Mammoth Book of British Kings & Queens by Mike Ashley,Michael Ashley Pdf

Covers more than 1000 rulers and two millennia of history

Author : John Cannon,Anne Hargreaves
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2009-03-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9780191580284

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The Kings and Queens of Britain by John Cannon,Anne Hargreaves Pdf

This authoritative and accessible guide to the British monarchy spans the Romano-British rulers of 55 BC to the present day House of Windsor. Generously illustrated with maps, photos, paintings, and genealogies, it contains a wealth of information on the rulers of Britain, including their policies, personalities, key dates, and legacies. There are almost 600 entries, which are organised by regions up to 1066 and by royal lines thereafter. Feature articles throughout the guide provide in-depth information on key royal topics, including Coronations, Regalia, the Tower of London, and - new to this edition - Westminster Abbey and St Paul's Cathedral. Revised and updated to include recent events, such as the second marriage of Prince Charles, this new edition also contains a topical introductory article on the changing role of the monarchy. There is a useful glossary, a list of recommended further reading, and a new appendix of recommended web links, accessed and kept up to date via a companion website. Comprehensive and elegantly written, this fascinating guide to the British monarchy is an essential reference resource for teachers and students of British history, and for anyone with an interest in Britain's rulers through the ages.

Author : Ian Crofton
Publisher : Quercus Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 0857385313

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The Kings & Queens of England by Ian Crofton Pdf

A richly illustrated history of the lives and reigns of the kings and queens of England - from the house of Wessex to the house of Windsor.

Author : Sir George Bellew
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : OCLC:1074032634

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Britain's Kings and Queens by Sir George Bellew Pdf

A collection of short biographies of British kings and queens from the 9th century to the 20th century.

Author : Ronald Pearsall
Publisher : Todtri Productions
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 1880908972

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Kings & Queens by Ronald Pearsall Pdf

Over 100 illustrations. The story of the kings and queens of England is long and fascinating. It begins with the early monarchs who were little more than tribal warlords, and moves down through the centuries to the present day and the court of Queen Elizabeth II. It is a story of treachery, lust, persecution, and faltering but unremitting progress, sometimes despite the monarchs themselves rather than because of them. This beautifully illustrated and informative volume contains over 100 full-color historical reproductions.

Author : J. A. Giles and J. Ingram
Publisher : Namaskar Books
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-01
Category : History
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle by J. A. Giles and J. Ingram Pdf

Author : G. S. P. Freeman-Grenville
Publisher : Wordsworth Editions
Page : 14 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 1853263958

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The Wordsworth Book of the Kings & Queens of Britain by G. S. P. Freeman-Grenville Pdf

Dr G.S.P. Freeman-Grenville was the consultant for Burke's Royal Families of the World, and his major work was the Chronology of World History. This specially commissioned Book of the Kings & Queens of Britain, a magisterial and entertainingly written overview of British monarchs from Cerdic, First King of Wessex, to George VI, is an invaluable guide to the regal chronology of Britain, and contains many insights into the foibles of one of the world's most interesting and resilient constitutional monarchies - through the vagaries of war, pestilence, regicide, civil wars and marriage.

Author : Christopher Cannon
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-18
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780745654768

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Middle English Literature by Christopher Cannon Pdf

This book provides a boldly original account of Middle English literature from the Norman Conquest to the beginning of the sixteenth century. It argues that these centuries are, in fundamental ways, the momentous period in our literary history, for they are the long moment in which the category of literature itself emerged as English writing began to insist, for the first time, that it floated free of any social reality or function. This book also charts the complex mechanisms by which English writing acquired this power in a series of linked close readings of both canonical and more obscure texts. It encloses those readings in five compelling accounts of much broader cultural areas, describing, in particular, the productive relationship of Middle English writing to medieval technology, insurgency, statecraft and cultural place, concluding with an in depth account of the particular arguments, emphases and techniques English writers used to claim a wholly new jurisdiction for their work. Both this history and its readings are everywhere informed by the most exciting developments in recent Middle English scholarship as well as literary and cultural theory. It serves as an introduction to all these areas as well as a contribution, in its own right, to each of them.

Author : Antonia Fraser
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2000-02
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 0520224604

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The Lives of the Kings & Queens of England by Antonia Fraser Pdf

A compendium of illustrated biographies of the British monarchs, revised throughout and updated to include the recent history of the Windsors.

Author : Mandy Merck
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2016-02-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0719099560

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The British Monarchy on Screen by Mandy Merck Pdf

Moving images of the British monarchy are almost as old as the moving image itself, dating back to an 1895 American drama, The Execution of Mary Queen of Scots. And from 1896, actual British monarchs appeared in the new 'animated photography', led by Queen Victoria. Half a century later the 1953 coronation of Elizabeth II was a milestone in the adoption of television, watched by 20 million Britons and 100 million North Americans. At the century's end, Princess Diana's funeral was viewed by 2.5 billion worldwide. In the first book length examination of film and television representations of this enduring institution, distinguished scholars of media and political history analyze the screen representations of royalty from Henry VIII to 'William and Kate'. Seventeen essays by Ian Christie, Elisabeth Bronfen, Andrew Higson, Karen Lury, Glynn Davies, Jane Landman and other international commentators examine the portrayal of royalty in the 'actuality' picture, the early extended feature, amateur cinema, the movie melodrama, the Commonwealth documentary, New Queer Cinema, TV current affairs, the big screen ceremonial and the post-historical boxed set. A long overdue contribution to film and television studies, this book will be essential reading for scholars and students of British media and political history.

Author : CATH. SENKER
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1838574999

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KINGS AND QUEENS OF BRITAIN. by CATH. SENKER Pdf

Author : David Starkey
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2010-10-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780007424825

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Crown and Country: A History of England through the Monarchy by David Starkey Pdf

An exploration of the British monarchy from the retreat of the Romans up until the modern day. This compendium volume of two earlier books is fully revised and updated.