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Author : Patrick W. Montague-Smith,Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Castles
ISBN : 0600368084
Author : Nigel R. Jones
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2005-06-30
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780313062964
The British terrain is a gold mine for the student of architecture. Ranging in era from ancient times to the present day—from Stonehenge to the Millennium Dome—this volume's 76 entries include palaces, castles, bridges, churches, country houses, and various public buildings and monuments, as well as such well-known features of British architecture and design as terraced houses, suburban semi-detached houses, and public telephone kiosks. Detailed yet accessible to nonspecialist readers, the alphabetical entries also provide cross-references and lists of additional information sources in both print and electronic formats. Appendixes list the entries by location, architectural style, and architect/designer; explain the defining characteristics of major British architectural styles; and discuss the importance of the Crown, peerage, and Parliament in British architectural history. Besides a detailed subject index, the volume includes a timeline, a general bibliography, a glossary of architectural terms, and an introduction that traces the development of British architecture from prehistoric and Roman times to the 21st century. Written by an associate professor of architecture at Oklahoma State University, Architecture of England, Scotland, and Wales, part of Greenwood's Reference Guides to National Architecture series, presents architectural biographies of these countries' most famous and significant structures.
Author : Greg King
Publisher : Kensington Publishing Corp.
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2011-05-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780806535210
“A sympathetic and believable portrait” of the American woman for whom King Edward VIII gave up the throne, with photos included (Christian Science Monitor). A woman's life can really be a succession of lives, each revolving around some emotionally compelling situation or challenge, and each marked off by some intense experience. It was the love story of the century—the king and the commoner. In December 1936, King Edward VIII abdicated the throne to marry “the woman I love,” Wallis Warfield Simpson, a twice-divorced American who quickly became one of the twentieth century's most famous personalities, a figure of intrigue and mystery, both admired and reviled. Wrongly blamed for the abdication crisis, Wallis suffered hostility from the Royal Family and much of the world. Yet interest in her story has remained constant, resulting in a small library of biographies that convey a thinly veiled animosity toward their subject. The truth, however, is infinitely more fascinating than the shallow, pathetic portrait that has often been painted. Using previously untapped sources, acclaimed biographer Greg King presents a complete and, for the first time, sympathetic portrait of the Duchess that sifts the decades of rumor and accusation to reveal the woman behind the legend. From her birth in Pennsylvania during the Gilded Age to her death in Paris in 1986, King takes the reader through a world of privilege, palaces, high society, and love with the accompaniment of hatreds, feuds, conspiracies, and lies. The cast of characters is vast: politicians and presidents, dictators and socialites. Twenty-four pages of photographs reveal the life of the Duchess in all its incomparable glamour and romance. “A wide, absurd cast of characters—led by the British royal family . . . Wallis’ lavish decorati
Author : Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd,Christopher Simon Sykes
Publisher : Laurence King Publishing
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Architecture, Domestic
ISBN : 9781856691062
26 houses photographed in colour and accompanied by informative text about their history.
Author : James Panton
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 724 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2011-02-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9780810874978
The Historical Dictionary of the British Monarchy provides a chronology starting with the year 495 and continuing to the present day, an introductory essay, an extensive bibliography, and over 600 cross-referenced dictionary entries on significant persons, places, events, institutions, and other aspects of British culture, society, economy, and politics. This book is a must for anyone interested in the British monarchy.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1022 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1913
Category : Art
ISBN : PRNC:32101079523153
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1144 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1907
Category : Country life
ISBN : UOM:39015013710440
Author : British Council
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1060 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Best books
ISBN : UOM:39015036923962
Includes no. 53a: British wartime books for young people.
Author : H. Stanley Hyland
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2013-08-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107622159
This 1951 bibliography by H. Stanley Hyland lists books on the history of the monarchy and of Parliament.
Author : Andor Harvey Gomme,Austin Harvey Gomme,Alison Maguire,Maguire Alison
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 030012645X
The way a man thinks about his day-to-day living and the needs of his household reveals a great deal about his ambitions, his idea of himself, and his role in the community. And his house or castle offers many clues to his habits as well as those of the members of his household. This intriguing book explores the evolution of country house plans throughout Britain and Ireland, from medieval times to the eighteenth century. With photographs and detailed architectural plans of each house under discussion, the book presents a whole range of new insights into how these homes were designed and what their varied designs tell us about the lives of their residents. Starting with fortified medieval tower houses, the book traces patterns that developed and sometimes repeated in country house design over the centuries. It discusses who slept in the bedchambers, where food was prepared, how rooms were arranged for official and private activities, what towers signified, and more. Groundbreaking in its depth, the volume offers a rare tour of country houses for scholar and general reader alike.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 848 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Books
ISBN : UOM:39015078259689
Every 3rd issue is a quarterly cumulation.
Author : Paul James,Peter Russell
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : IND:39000001227946
A former butler for the royal family describes the day-to-day running of the Royal Household.
Author : Michael De-la-Noy
Publisher : Constable & Robinson
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015056193348
Focuses on the family life of Queen Victoria, portraying her as mother and wife, with inherent attention paid to the running of her household, emphasizing her desire for privacy rather than public reverence.
Author : P. Jackson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 772 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2003-09-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135794934
This comprehensive and versatile reference source will be a most important tool for anyone wishing to seek out information on virtually any aspect of British affairs, life and culture. The resources of a detailed bibliography, directory and journals listing are combined in this single volume, forming a unique guide to a multitude of diverse topics - British politics, government, society, literature, thought, arts, economics, history and geography. Academic subjects as taught in British colleges and universities are covered, with extensive reading lists of books and journals and sources of information for each discipline, making this an invaluable manual.
Author : David Baldwin (BA.)
Publisher : Bloomsbury Academic
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015019566069
