Kings and queens of England : from the Saxon kings to the House of Windsor / Nigel Cawthorne.

Type

Book

Authors

Nigel Cawthorne ( Cawthorne, Nigel )

ISBN 10

1435121368

ISBN 13

9781435121362

Tags

Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Biography, Queens -- Great Britain -- Biography, Kings and rulers

Abstract

Kings and Queens of England is an entertaining, highly readable account of the larger-than-life characters that have ruled England through the ages. Divided into easy-reference chapters based on the ruling dynasties of England, it follows the colorful history of the monarchs from the first Saxon kings to the Windsors of the present day. The author paints colorful portraits of a mixed bunch of rulers ranging from the drunken and debauched merry monarch Charles II to the idealized domesticity and colonial ambition of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.

Description

208 pages : illustrations, map ; 26 cm

Biblio Notes

Print book : Biography : English

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