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"Painfully shy, Elizabeth Windsor's personality was well suited to her youthful ambition of living quietly in the country, raising a family, and caring for her dogs and horses. But when her uncle, King Edward VIII, abdicated, she became heir to the throne--embarking on a journey that would test her as a woman and queen. Ascending to the throne at only 25, this self-effacing monarch navigated endless setbacks, family conflict, and occasional triumphs...
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Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Description
xxviii, 324 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Alexander Larman, the master chronicler of the House of Windsor, brings his acclaimed trilogy to a dramatic and poignant conclusion. When the Royal Family took to the balcony of Buckingham Palace on VE Day in 1945, they knew that the happiness and excitement of the day was illusory. Britain may have been victorious in a painful war, but the peace would be no easier. Between the abdication crisis, the death of King George VI, and the ascension of...
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Description
448 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits, genealogical table ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
An examination behind the public faces of the Tudor monarchs draws on material from their most intimate courtiers to illuminate details about their private worlds, from what they ate and the clothes they wore to how they were treated while sick.
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Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Description
xii, 453 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), genealogical tables ; 24 cm
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English
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Takes us into every room of Hampton Court Palace-the stage of some of the most important events in British history, such as the commissioning of King James's version of the Bible and Queen Elizabeth II's coronation ball, illustrating what was at play politically, socially and economically at the time.
Hampton Court Palace has been the locus of monarchy, revolution, religious fundamentalism, sexual scandals, and military coups. Russel moves through...
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Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Description
ix, 357 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
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, and probing 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...
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
From beheadings to incest, from war to the United Nations, from mysterious deaths to the splendid regalia of fairy tale weddings, the story of the English Royal Family is one full of intrigue, horror and glory. Unlock the mystery of a family born to rule.
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Description
311 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 31 cm
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English
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"A celebration and a tribute, this is a dazzling pictorial account of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, her family, and the history of the British monarchy"--Back cover.
From her Norman ancestors to her great-grandchildren, this authoritative text covers much more than the reign of Queen Elizabeth. It includes details of the queen's personal and private life; highlights important events; showcases the royal residences; and features timelines that...
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Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Description
viii, 321 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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"For many, Richard III is an obsession--the Richard III Society has a huge membership, and Shakespeare's Histories have contributed to, if not his popularity, certainly his notoriety. Now, with the discovery of Richard III's bones under a parking lot in Leicester, England, interest in this divisive and enigmatic figure in British history is at an all-time high. It is a compelling story to scholars as well as general readers, who continue to seek out...
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Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
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A gripping account of the unflagging battle by spies, code breakers, ambassadors and confidence-men who sought to protect Elizabeth I from the most powerful rulers of Europe who conspired to destroy her, their plans most fully realized by the Spanish Armada.
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Series
Frances Gorges trilogy volume 1
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Description
442 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
In March of 1603, as she helps to nurse the dying Queen Elizabeth of England, Frances Gorges dreams of her parents' country estate, where she learned to use flowers and herbs to become a much-loved healer. When King James of Scotland succeeds to the throne Frances is only too happy to stay at home. His court may be shockingly decadent, but his intolerant Puritanism see witchcraft in many of the old customs -- punishable by death. Yet when her ambitious...
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Description
79 pages : color illustrations, color portraits, genealogical tables ; 31 cm + 4 folded charts + 1 poster (color ; 86 x 63 cm, folded to 29 x 21 cm, in pocket)
Language
English
Description
Over the course of 1,500 years, the British monarchy has undergone numerous transformations--from early warrior kings ruling a fragmented land to today's mostly ceremonial head of state, King Charles III. Timeline of the British Monarchy is a detailed work of visual reference from the founders of the Useful Charts website that traces the lineages of the kings and queens of Great Britain from the Anglo-Saxons of the fifth century to today's House of...
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Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Description
xiii, 448 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"The twelfth and thirteenth centuries were a time of personal monarchy, when the close friendship or petty feuding between kings and queens could determine the course of history. The Capetians of France and the Angevins of England waged war, made peace, and intermarried. The lands under the control of the English king once reached to within a few miles of Paris, and those ruled by the French house, at their apogee, crossed the Channel and encompassed...
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Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Description
xxii, 406 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"The next volume in Alexander Larman's biographical chronicle of the Windsor family, as they go to war with Adolf Hitler--and each other. At the beginning of 1937, the British monarchy was in a state of turmoil. The previous king, Edward VIII, had abdicated the throne, leaving his unprepared and terrified brother Bertie to become George VI, surrounded by a gaggle of courtiers and politicians who barely thought him up to the job. Meanwhile, as the...
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