The Queen S Houses

Author : Alan Titchmarsh
Publisher : Random House
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2014-10-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781448142958

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The Queen's Houses by Alan Titchmarsh Pdf

The Queen’s life is dedicated to her public – every move is scrutinised, every word noted. But her homes are havens where peace can be found, away from watchful eyes; sanctuaries of private calm in a whirlwind life of public duty. In The Queen’s Houses, Alan Titchmarsh takes us on a tour of the royal residences, examining the personal family stories behind these magnificent buildings. Through personal reflections, interviews with royal staff and meticulous historical research, Alan looks beyond the formal grandeur of Buckingham Palace, the imposing structure of Windsor Castle and the private escape offered by Balmoral and others. Illustrated with intimate family photographs and evocative memorabilia, The Queen’s Houses offers a glimpse of life behind the state banquets and sovereign duties – a respectful study of the royal family at home.

Author : Rafael Herrin-Ferri
Publisher : Jovis Verlag
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2021-08-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3868596569

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All the Queens Houses by Rafael Herrin-Ferri Pdf

The borough of Queens has long been celebrated as the melting pot of America. It was the birthplace of North American religious freedom in the seventeenth century, hosted two World's Fairs in the twentieth, and is currently home to over a million foreign-born residents participating in the American experience. In 2013, Spanish-born artist and architect Rafael Herrin-Ferri began to paint a portrait of the "World's Borough"--not with images of its diverse population, or its celebrated international food scene, but with photographs of its highly idiosyncratic housing stock. While All the Queens Houses is mainly a photography book celebrating the broad range of housing styles in New York City's largest and most diverse county, it is also a not-so-subtle endorsement of a multicultural community that mixes global building traditions into the American vernacular, and by so doing breathes new life into its architecture and surrounding urban context.

Author : Clive Irving
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2021-01-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781643136158

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The Last Queen by Clive Irving Pdf

A timely and revelatory new biography of Queen Elizabeth (and her family) exploring how the Windsors have evolved and thrived, as the modern world has changed around them. Clive Irving’s stunning new narrative biography The Last Queen probes the question of the British monarchy’s longevity. In 2021, the Queen Elizabeth II finally appears to be at ease in the modern world, helped by the new generation of Windsors. But through Irving’s unique insight there emerges a more fragile institution, whose extraordinarily dutiful matriarch has managed to persevere with dignity, yet in doing so made a Faustian pact with the media. The Last Queen is not a conventional biography—and the book is therefore not limited by the traditions of that genre. Instead, it follows Elizabeth and her family’s struggle to survive in the face of unprecedented changes in our attitudes towards the royal family, with the critical eye of an investigative reporter who is present and involved on a highly personal level.

Author : Rob MacKay
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2021-05-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467106788

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Historic Houses of Queens by Rob MacKay Pdf

Queens, New York, boasts a rich history that includes dozens of poorly publicized but historically impressive houses. A mix of farmsteads, mansions, seaside escapes, and architecturally significant community dwellings, these homes were owned by America's forefathers, nouveau riche industrialists, Wall Street tycoons, and prominent African American entertainers from the Jazz Age. Rufus King, a senator and the youngest signer of the US Constitution, operated a large family farm in Jamaica, while piano manufacturer extraordinaire William Steinway lived in a 27-room, granite and bluestone Italianate villa in Astoria. Local musicians include Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, James Brown, Ella Fitzgerald, and Lena Horne. Through more than 200 photographs, Historic Houses of Queens explores the borough's most notable residences--their architecture, owners, surrounding neighborhoods, peculiarities, and even their fates as some vanished due to financial problems or fires.

Author : Pamela Hemenway Simpson
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780816676194

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Corn Palaces and Butter Queens by Pamela Hemenway Simpson Pdf

A celebration of corn palaces, crop art, and butter sculpture from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries

Author : Edward William Fitzalan-Howard
Publisher : Assouline Publishing
Page : 6 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2016-06-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781614285298

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The Queen's People by Edward William Fitzalan-Howard Pdf

The British monarchy’s rich and storied heritage has been preserved for centuries, and The Queen’s People, made with Royal Household approval, presents a magnificent collection of photography that brings Queen Elizabeth II and important members of Her Majesty’s court to life as rarely seen before. Featuring forty-two unique portraits by prominent British photographer Hugo Rittson Thomas, this hand-bound limited-edition volume captures the pageantry of the Royal Court’s intricate ceremonial dress and regalia, and highlights the pride each individual takes in serving his or her nation and sovereign. A historical essay by the Garter Principal King of Arms completes this grand tome.

Author : Dr. Doran (John)
Publisher : London R. Bentley 1855.
Page : 494 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1855
Category : Great Britain Queens
ISBN : OXFORD:600018307

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Lives of the Queens of England of the House of Hanover by Dr. Doran (John) Pdf

Author : Doran
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 486 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2023-12-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783385236547

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Lives of the Queens of England of the House of Hanover by Doran Pdf

Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.

Author : John Doran
Publisher : London : R. Bentley
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1855
Category : England
ISBN : BL:A0026852834

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Lives of the Queens of England of the House of Hanover by John Doran Pdf

Author : Edna Healey
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2012-08-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781453265277

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The Queen's House by Edna Healey Pdf

A “lively” tour of the royal residence: Readers “will delight in this well-written chronicle of the House of Windsor.” —Publishers Weekly In this social history of Buckingham Palace, Edna Healey mines the royal archives to take the reader into its moonlit gardens, up the grand staircase, and inside its tapestried walls. Dr. Johnson again holds forth in the library, Queen Victoria encores Mendelssohn in the music room, and Fanny Burney wrestles once more with protocol in the royal chambers. Written with the assistance of the royal family, this lively and colorful biography of a house reveals not only the changing facade of the palace but also the changing face of a nation’s culture, morals, fashions, and tastes.

Author : Pieter van der Merwe
Publisher : Scala Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Art museums
ISBN : 1857597532

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The Queen's House by Pieter van der Merwe Pdf

This highly illustrated book contextualises The Queen's House within its setting of Maritime Greenwich, a World Heritage Site. From its origins as a royal residence designed by Inigo Jones, to its use by the Royal Naval Asylum and Greenwich Hospital School and more recently as the home to the National Maritime Museum's vast painting collection, the book explores the architectural significance of the house and provides an insight into its cultural and social uses. Beautifully illustrated throughout with nearly 100 images from the National Maritime Museum's collection,The Queen's House: Greenwich is a delightful mix of historic prints, scenic paintings and up-to-date photography. AUTHOR: The author, Dr Pieter van der Merwe, is general editor of the National Maritime Museum and has published extensively on the topics of Greenwich and Maritime History. SELLING POINTS: *First mongraph to be published on this important site *Showcases the National Maritime Museum's Fine Art collection now housed at The Queen's House 100 colour illustrations

Author : The Queen's House
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2021-07-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1906367728

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The Queen's House by The Queen's House Pdf

The Queen's House is a former royal residence, built between 1616 and 1635. Designed by architect Inigo Jones, the Queen's House is one of the most important buildings in British architectural history. It forms the touchstone for Greenwich's royal story, and now serves as an art gallery.

Author : Jonny Dovercourt
Publisher : Coach House Books
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2020-05-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781770566088

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Any Night of the Week by Jonny Dovercourt Pdf

The story of how Toronto became a music mecca. From Yonge Street to Yorkville to Queen West to College, the neighbourhoods that housed Toronto’s music scenes. Featuring Syrinx, Rough Trade, Martha and the Muffins, Fifth Column, Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet, Rheostatics, Ghetto Concept, LAL, Broken Social Scene, and more! “Jonny Dovercourt, a tireless force in Toronto’s music scene, offers the widest-ranging view out there on how an Anglo-Saxon backwater terrified of people going to bars on Sundays transforms itself into a multicultural metropolis that raises up more than its share of beloved artists, from indie to hip-hop to the unclassifiable. His unique approach is to zoom in on the rooms where it’s happened – the live venues that come and too frequently go – as well as on the people who’ve devoted their lives and labours to collective creativity in a city that sometimes seems like it’d rather stick to banking. For locals, fans, and urban arts denizens anywhere, the essential Any Night of the Week is full of inspiration, discoveries, and cautionary tales.” —Carl Wilson, Slate music critic and author of Let’s Talk About Love: A Journey to the End of Taste, one of Billboard’s ‘100 Greatest Music Books of All Time’ “Toronto has long been one of North America’s great music cities, but hasn’t got the same credit as L.A., Memphis, Nashville, and others. This book will go a long way towards proving Toronto’s place in the music universe.” —Alan Cross, host, the Ongoing History of New Music “The sweaty, thunderous exhilaration of being in a packed club, in collective thrall to a killer band, extends across generations, platforms, and genre preferences. With this essential book, Jonny has created something that's not just a time capsule, but a time machine.” —Sarah Liss, author of Army of Lovers

Author : Helen Cathcart
Publisher : Sapere Books
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2021-06-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1800553234

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The Queen Herself by Helen Cathcart Pdf

An enthralling biography of Britain's longest-reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II. Ideal for readers of Ingrid Seward, Hugo Vickers and James Pope-Hennessy. 'I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service...' - Princess Elizabeth, 1947 Born third in line to the British throne, Elizabeth never expected to be Queen, yet her destiny was fixed with the abdication of her uncle, Edward VIII. Royal biographer Helen Cathcart's fascinatingly intimate account charts Elizabeth's extraordinary life, from her birth and early years growing up in the royal palaces - sleeping in the dungeons of Windsor Castle during the air raids of the Blitz - through to her marriage to Prince Philip in 1947 and their life together as new parents. The death of Elizabeth's beloved father, King George VI, in 1952 saw her life change forever when at the age of twenty-five she became Queen. Cathcart vividly brings to life many of the key events during the first thirty years of Queen Elizabeth II's reign, including her spectacular Coronation at Westminster Abbey in 1953 and subsequent six-month grand tour of the Commonwealth, as well as Her Majesty's first televised Christmas broadcast in 1957. Drawing on a wealth of contemporary sources, including family letters, royal journals and personal recollections, The Queen Herself is an exceptionally detailed biography of a loving daughter, wife and mother, as well as an iconic and celebrated national figurehead devoted to a life of service. The Queen Herself offers a fascinating insight into Her Majesty The Queen's remarkable life and reign. 'Helen Cathcart writes about royalty as if she were one of them' - The Daily Mail 'The doyenne of royal biographers' - The Daily Telegraph 'A tireless chronicler of royalty' - The Guardian 'One of the best books ever written about the Queen' - Northwestern Evening Mail

Author : Queen's Gallery (London, England)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Antiquities
ISBN : STANFORD:36105032490646

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Treasures from the Royal Collection by Queen's Gallery (London, England) Pdf

Donated: The Margaret A. Bailey Art Collection.