The Complete Illustrated History Of The Kings And Queens Of Britain

Author : John Cannon,Anne Hargreaves
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 42,9 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 : Charles Phillips
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 0681459611

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The Complete Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Kings & Queens of Britain by Charles Phillips Pdf

"A lavishly illustrated history of the royalty and their families from Saxon times to today." -- Provided by publisher.

Author : Christopher Cannon
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 52,9 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 : Charles Phillips,John Haywood
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 1435148649

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The Complete Illustrated History of the Kings and Queens of Britain by Charles Phillips,John Haywood Pdf

Author : Charles Phillips
Publisher : Southwater
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2016-01-07
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 178019482X

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The Complete Illustrated Guide to the Kings and Queens of Britain by Charles Phillips Pdf

In this beautifully illustrated volume, Charles Phillips charts the complete history of the royal families of Britain. Beginning in earliest times with the legend of King Arthur, Eric Bloodaxe and the real-life history of Macbeth, he describes the lives and legends of the kings and queens of Britain, their consorts and children, and the pretenders, usurpers and regents who played a role in the making of the United Kingdom. Fact boxes highlight the essential events of each reign, as well as maps, charts and family trees. A valuable reference book for any historian, this guide will fascinate every reader interested in one of the longest-running monarchies in the world.

Author : Charles Phillips
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : OCLC:1150018313

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The Complete Illustrated Guide to the Kings & Queens of Britain by Charles Phillips Pdf

Author : Charles Phillips
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : OCLC:1255747994

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The Complete Illustrated Guide to the Kings & Queens of Britain by Charles Phillips Pdf

Author : Macmillan Library Reference USA.
Publisher : Macmillan Reference USA
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Kings and rulers
ISBN : 0028653750

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Kings and Queens by Macmillan Library Reference USA. Pdf

Profiles notable monarchs, past and present, from around the world.

Author : Charles Phillips
Publisher : Lorenz Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2022-10
Category : History
ISBN : 075483557X

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Illustrated History of Kings and Queens of Britain by Charles Phillips Pdf

In this beautifully illustrated and fully updated edition, Charles Phillips charts the complete history of the royal families of Britain.

Author : John Cannon,Ralph Alan Griffiths
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 754 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UCAL:B4251415

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The Oxford Illustrated History of the British Monarchy by John Cannon,Ralph Alan Griffiths Pdf

The rich pageant of Britain's history emerges nowhere more colorfully than in the story of its kings and queens. This spectacular book offers the most authoritative account of the British monarchy ever published for the general reader. With over 400 illustrations--a third of them in color--it traces the crown's full history from Anglo-Saxon times to the present. The authors present a vivid picture of the lives of individual monarchs as well as of the monarchy as a political and social force. They begin the story in the fifth century with the rise of recognizable kingdoms in Scotland, Wales, and England and conclude with a discussion of the crown's constitutional role, which emerged in Queen Victoria's reign, and how this has affected the symbolic and popular monarchy of today. Along the way, we gain a clear view of how key traditions evolved: the right of succession, coronations and marriages, oaths of loyalty and military service, the granting of lands and titles, and the propagation of a powerful image of royalty. The book not only explains the monarch's political struggles and styles of governing; it is filled with fascinating details that give the story life. We learn, for instance, that Elizabeth I's famous journeys to various corners of her realm were not simply to show her off to her subjects: "The standard of Tudor sanitation," the authors note, "meant that the royal palaces became unbearable after several weeks of occupation and the court's absence for several months in the summer gave an opportunity to clean up." We discover that Victoria's coronation was "a splendid mixture of majesty and muddle": when it came time for the Archbishop to bestow the ceremonial ring, the already befuddled cleric placed it on the Queen's wrong finger, "causing considerable delay and] some pain." And we read George VI's touching wedding message to his daughter (the present queen): "Your leaving us has left a great blank in our lives but do remember that your old home is still yours." Supporting the text and carefully selected pictures are sidebars on each of the monarchs and on key general themes; color maps; an illustrated section on royal residences and tombs; a consolidated list of monarchs; genealogies; annotated lists of further reading; and a full index with personal dates.

Author : Plantagenet Somerset Fry
Publisher : DK
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,7 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 : Charles Phillips
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 1846816009

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The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Kings & Queens of Britain by Charles Phillips Pdf

"Over 500 photographs, fine art paintings, sculptures, family trees and maps reveal the heritage and pageantry of royal Britain"--Cover

Author : Mike Ashley,Michael Ashley
Publisher : Running PressBook Pub
Page : 808 pages
File Size : 54,6 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 : Ian Crofton
Publisher : Quercus Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,8 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 : Ronald Pearsall
Publisher : Todtri Productions
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Biography & Autobiography
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.