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Author : Anna Keay
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Crown jewels
ISBN : 0500289824
This text captures the magnificence of a collection of symbolic objects steeped in English history like no other: the crown jewels.
Author : Martin R. Holmes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : STANFORD:36105036476633
Author : Martin Holmes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1401785179
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 18 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2017-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1406374091
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Author : Tracy Borman
Publisher : Merrell
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Fortification
ISBN : 1858946336
This book reveals the stories, events and colourful characters that make up the Tower of London's long and varied history, from its Roman origins to the present day.
Author : Martin R. Holmes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 25 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1962
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:637072051
Author : Janet B. Pascal,Who HQ
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2018-09-18
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781524786076
The Tower of London holds almost a thousand years' worth of secrets! The Tower of London draws more than 2 million visitors a year! Almost 1,000 years old and first built by William the Conqueror in 1066, the tower has been a fortress, a palace, a zoo, and an exhibit site for the amazing Crown Jewels. But the tower's reputation as a prison is probably what accounts for its popularity! Two young princes in the time of King Richard III were never again heard from after entering the castle, and two of King Henry VIII's wives were held captive here. Author Janet B. Pascal brings to life one of the most fascinating landmarks in the world.
Author : Martin Rivington Holmes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:804462874
Author : Tracy Borman
Publisher : Hodder & Stoughton
Page : 719 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2021-11-18
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781529339512
A stunning tour de force and a remarkable achievement.- Alison Weir This is Our Island Story for the modern age. - Charles Spencer 'Not just a brilliant compendium of biographies, but the biography of an institution: a marvellous read' - Tom Holland 'This royal throne of kings, this sceptred isle' (William Shakespeare, Richard II) With 1000 years of royal history from 1066 to the present day, Domesday Book to Magna Carta the Field of Cloth of Gold to King Charles' accession, Crown & Sceptre is an unparalleled exploration of the British monarchy. From Sunday Times bestselling author and joint Chief Curator of Historic Royal Palaces Tracy Borman, comes a fresh, engaging and authoritative account of the crown's tumultuous history - including a chapter on King Charles III. Impeccably researched, Crown & Sceptre explores in gripping detail how this iconic institution has survived the storms of rebellion, revolution and war that brought most of the world's other monarchies to an abrupt and bloody end. It is a story of ruthless dynastic battles, political and social leadership, usurpation and abdication, all set against a backdrop of dazzling ceremony and pageantry. "Crown and Sceptre shows an astonishing command of a thousand years of the British monarchy, its traditions, roles and realities beyond the pageantry and romance. Beautifully crafted, insightful, and a genuine pleasure to read, it underscores the royal heritage at the heart of a nation." - Lauren Mackay "Crown and Sceptre" combines an eminently accessible narrative with a lucid scholarly lens. Tracy Borman skilfully unravels the trials and triumphs of this ever-shifting institution. By charting both the majesty and mechanics of monarchy, we get a vivid understanding of why its glittering gears shifted over time, and by whom the levers of change were pulled. A triumph.' - Owen Emmerson, Curator at Hever Castle 'Tracy Borman's passion for the British monarch and the crown is infectious and compelling!' - Estelle Paranque 'Borman embraces a huge task' - Gerard DeGroot, The Times Enlightening, gripping and skilfully composed, Tracy Borman navigates the twists and turns of the British monarchy with an expert hand. A pacy narrative that's simply bursting with colour and intrigue, Crown and Sceptre is both powerful and compulsively readable. A masterpiece. - Nicola Tallis
Author : Martin R. Holmes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 25 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Crown jewels
ISBN : OCLC:74353710
Author : Elizabeth Singer Hunt
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 115 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2012-07-31
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781602862067
In The Caper of the Crown Jewels, Jack is summoned to solve a matter of grave national importance: the theft of the Crown Jewels of the British Empire from the Tower of London. Arriving on the scene, he is greeted by a traditional Tower guard- a Yeoman Warder (or Beefeater)- who explains what's missing: The Imperial State Crown, the Sovereign's Orb, and the Sovereign's Scepter with the cross containing the finest-cut diamond in the world, the Star of Africa. Jack identifies Ivan the Incredible and his assistant, Jazz, as the thieves immediately--but puzzling out how they did it is stickier. The famous Tower has the most advanced security in the world, and even using his impressive gadgets (the Encryption notebook, Heli-Spacer, Rock Corer, and Rope Tornado) Jack is flummoxed by how the jewels were spirited out. However, Jack can conjure up more than gadgets--he foils the evil magicians with some powerful mojo of his own, dispels an invisibility enchantment, and narrowly avoids the executioner's block before restoring the jewels to the crown and earning the gratitude of the Queen herself!
Author : Christopher Skaife
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2018-10-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781443455947
For centuries, the Tower of London has been home to a group of famous avian residents: the ravens. Each year they are seen by millions of visitors, and they have become as integral a part of the Tower as its ancient stones. But their role is even more important than that—legend has it that if the ravens should ever leave, the Tower will crumble into dust and great harm will befall the kingdom. The responsibility for ensuring that such a disaster never comes to pass falls to one man: the Ravenmaster. The current holder of the position is Yeoman Warder Christopher Skaife, and in this fascinating, entertaining and touching book he memorably describes the ravens’ formidable intelligence, their idiosyncrasies and their occasionally wicked sense of humour. The Ravenmaster is a compelling, inspiring and irreverent story that will delight and surprise anyone with an interest in British history or animal behaviour.
Author : Martin R. Holmes,Great Britain. Ministry of Public Building and Works
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1955
Category : Crown jewels
ISBN : UOM:39015023483301
Author : William Dalrymple,Anita Anand
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781635570779
From the internationally acclaimed and bestselling historians William Dalrymple and Anita Anand, the first comprehensive and authoritative history of the Koh-i-Noor diamond, arguably the most celebrated jewel in the world. On March 29, 1849, the ten-year-old leader of the Sikh kingdom of the Punjab was ushered into the magnificent Mirrored Hall at the center of the British fort in Lahore, India. There, in a formal Act of Submission, the frightened but dignified child handed over to the British East India Company swathes of the richest land in India and the single most valuable object in the subcontinent: the celebrated Koh-i-Noor diamond, otherwise known as the Mountain of Light. To celebrate the acquisition, the British East India Company commissioned a history of the diamond woven together from the gossip of the Delhi Bazaars. From that moment forward, the Koh-i-Noor became the most famous and mythological diamond in history, with thousands of people coming to see it at the 1851 Great Exhibition and still more thousands repeating the largely fictitious account of its passage through history. Using original eyewitness accounts and chronicles never before translated into English, Dalrymple and Anand trace the true history of the diamond and disperse the myths and fantastic tales that have long surrounded this awe-inspiring jewel. The resulting history of south and central Asia tells a true tale of greed, conquest, murder, torture, colonialism, and appropriation that shaped a continent and the Koh-i-Noor itself.
Author : Simon Thurley,Claire Murphy,Kenneth J. Mears
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 59 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Coronations
ISBN : OCLC:189152541
