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

Loades, Professor David

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1445637618 ISBN 13 : 9781445637617

Editeur : Amberley Publishing, 2014

Synopsis

This is the history of the men and women who occupied the highest position in English, and later British, society. From Richard III's infamous life and death, to Henry VIII's wives, Charles I's execution and Queen Victoria's exceptionally long reign, their dramatic story unfolds within the pages of this book. 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 that 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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

The late DAVID LOADES was a leading historian of Tudor history and a senior academic, teaching at the University of Wales, the University of Sheffield, Durham University and others.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Amberley Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1445637618
• ISBN 13: 9781445637617
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 528
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