Measuring Monarchy: The Most Overrated and Underrated British Kings and Queens - Couverture rigide

Hames, Tim

 
9781803998947: Measuring Monarchy: The Most Overrated and Underrated British Kings and Queens
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ISBN 10 : 1803998946 ISBN 13 : 9781803998947
Editeur : The History Press Ltd, 2025

Synopsis

Since 1066, there have been more than forty kings and queens of Britain (give or take a Cromwell, Scotland not included). They are a dazzling cast of characters, and we routinely debate over who deserves the title of greatest ruler in our long history. From William the Conqueror to Henry V, Elizabeth I, Victoria and latterly Elizabeth II – their lives tell the story of our nation.

But how exactly do you measure a monarch?

Measuring Monarchy provides a completely original outlook as to how to analyse British kings and queens and throws a revisionist Molotov cocktail into our historical thinking. It puts forward and explains the case for five comparative metrics for all UK monarchs: their professional standing, their popular standing with the public, their impact on public finances, how they conducted foreign policy and their preparations for succession.

Tim Hames casts a forensic eye over fifteen key kings and queens, determining whether their status has been overrated or underrated. What is revealed may surprise you, and some overlooked monarchs are returned to their rightful standing.

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À propos de l?auteur

Tim Hames began his career as an academic, lecturing in Politics at Oxford University, before moving into journalism as an Assistant Editor and political columnist for The Times. He has published widely and is author of titles such a Modernising the Monarchy and The Times Guide to the House of Commons 2001 and 2005. More recently, he has been the co-author (with Dame Kate Bingham) of the Sunday Times Bestseller The Long Shot: The Inside Story of the Race to Vaccinate Britain.

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Éditeur
The History Press Ltd
Date d'édition
2025
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1803998946
ISBN 13 
9781803998947
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
256
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