The Kings and Queens of England: The Biography - Couverture souple

Loades, Professor David

 
9781445620831: The Kings and Queens of England: The Biography
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1445620839 ISBN 13 : 9781445620831
Editeur : Amberley Publishing, 2013

Synopsis

This is the history of the men and women who have occupied the highest position in English, and later British society. For about a thousand years they were superior lords, the leaders of a nobility which ruled; and for about three hundred years thereafter they were sovereigns, whose servants ruled in their name. Now, with the rise of democracy, they no longer rule. The Queen is a symbol and a social leader, vastly experienced in the ways of the world, and the head of a family which strives to be useful in a modern community. The records of the monarchy vary from one period to another, and many of them are political in nature. However, it is always necessary to remember the human being behind the constitutional façade. This is an attempt to recover their identities. An authoritative and accessible history of the lives of the kings and queens of England. Fabulously illustrated with over 150 contemporary images and genealogical tables, many in full colour. Praise for David Loades: Henry VIII (Amberley, 2011) ‘A triumph’ THE SPECTATOR; Mary Tudor: A Life (Blackwell, 1994) ‘An excellent and sensitive biography’ THE OBSERVER. Individual chapters on each reigning monarch, including the major pre-1066 rulers.

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À propos de l'auteur

David Loades was Emeritus Professor of the University of Wales and an Honorary Member of the University of Oxford, History Faculty. He was also a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, Vice-President of the Navy Record Society and former President of the Ecclesiastical History Society. He was the author of over thirty books on the sixteenth century, specializing in the Tudors. Sadly he has passed away.

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Éditeur
Amberley Publishing
Date d'édition
2013
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1445620839
ISBN 13 
9781445620831
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
512
Coordonnées du fabricant
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ISBN 10 :  1445637618 ISBN 13 :  9781445637617
Editeur : Amberley Publishing, 2014
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