Author: Ontario. Legislative Library
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Published: 1913
Total Pages: 942
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: British Museum. Dept. of Printed Books
Publisher:
Published: 1967
Total Pages: 1304
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: David Hilliam
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2011-08-26
Total Pages: 250
ISBN-13: 0752469053
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Who invented the 'House of Windsor' as a royal name? Who founded Westminster Abbey? Which king had twenty-one illegitimate children? David Halliam answers all these questions and more. Here is a continuous history of the English monarchy, showing how the nine dynasties rose and fell. The book describes the most memorable features of the life and times of each king or queen - from Egbert, crowned in 802 and considered the first king of England, to Queen Elizabeth II - as well as recording the extraordinary lives of their queens, consorts, mistresses and bastard children. It also tells the story of the Saxons, describes what has happened to the monarchs' mortal remains, and relates many lively incidents of royal history that rarely appear in the text books. Read of the saintly Edward the Confessor, who is believed to have refused to consummate his marriage; of the rumbustious Henry VIII, given to beheading those who displeased him; of the 'little gentleman in black velvet', who caused the death of William III; and of Queen Victoria's strange servant, the 'Munshi', Queen Emma, who endured a trial by ordeal; and Anne Boleyn, widely suspected of being a witch. A complete list of the monarchs' reigns and a genealogical table showing the royal descent down thirty-seven generations from Egbert to Elizabeth II adds to the volume's reference value.
Author: Brenda Ralph Lewis
Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
Published: 2016-07-15
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 1502619075
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Despite its reputation as the longest established in Europe, the history of the English monarchy is punctuated by scandal, murders, betrayals, plots, and treason. Since William the Conqueror seized the crown in 1066, England has seen three civil wars; six monarchs have been murdered or executed; the throne of England has been usurped four times, and won in battle three times; and personal scandals and royal family quarrels abound.
Author: William Shawcross
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 248
ISBN-13: 0743226763
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This magnificently illustrated volume, produced in cooperation with BBC Books in London, combines an insightful text by noted historian Shawcross with personal recollections and over 100 remarkable images chronicling the half-century reign of Queen Elizabeth II. Full color and b&w.
Author: Antony Mason
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
Published: 2012-01-11
Total Pages: 126
ISBN-13: 1908759100
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Which king's guards massacred a group of his supporters by mistake? Who had an oversized tongue and had to slobber when they ate food? Who was so large when they died that they had to be buried in a square coffin? Who survived seven assassination attempts? As you can tell from the bizarre questions above, it wasn't all thrones and sceptres for British kings and queens. Some of them were completely batty, and others were downright vicious. On the other hand, some monarchs were an icon to the people and represented the power and importance of Britain and England. 'Kings & Queens, A Very Peculiar History' explores some of the most marvellous monarchs to have ruled Britain and ekes out their bizarre habits and idiosyncracies, featuring quirky stories and fascinating facts and lists.
Author: Antonia Fraser
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 2000-02
Total Pages: 464
ISBN-13: 9780520224605
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A compendium of illustrated biographies of the British monarchs, revised throughout and updated to include the recent history of the Windsors.