Royal Firsts

Author : Mike Ashley
Publisher : Robinson
ISBN 13 : 147211731X
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Brief History of British Kings & Queens written by Mike Ashley and published by Robinson. This book was released on 2014-03-27 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is the whole of recorded British royal history, from the legendary King Alfred the Great onwards, including the monarchies of England, Scotland, Wales and the United Kingdom for over a thousand years. Fascinating portraits are expertly woven into a history of division and eventual union of the British Isles - even royals we think most familiar are revealed in a new and sometimes surprising light. This revised and shortened edition of The Mammoth Book of British Kings & Queens includes biographies of the royals of recorded British history, plus an overview of the semi-legendary figures of pre-history and the Dark Ages - an accessible source for students and general readers.

Author : Dennis Friedman
Publisher : Peter Owen Publishers
ISBN 13 : 0720618339
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Inheritance written by Dennis Friedman and published by Peter Owen Publishers. This book was released on 2016-06-29 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In exploring Royal dynamics, Inheritance sheds light on problems found in any familyOn its first publication in the 1990s, Dennis Friedman's Inheritance caused a furor in England as he traced the many problems of the Royal family as it was then back to Queen Victoria's nursery, unveiling a host of psychodramas played out against a privileged background of English palaces and Scottish castles. In a post-Diana age, the arrival of a new Prince George to the seemingly stable and blissfully happy William and Kate seems to refute Fiedman's thesis—but what of the notoriously wayward Prince Harry? Many questions are raised in this book addressing the complex and turbulent royal relationships, perhaps the most fundamental being the rigid and traditional royal upbringing which still awaits the baby prince. As the royal line is followed down the generations no direct descendent is overlooked and no issue is sidestepped.

Author : Robert Hooke
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Micrographia written by Robert Hooke and published by . This book was released on 1665 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Alison Weir
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1446449114
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Britain's Royal Families written by Alison Weir and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-04-18 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fascinating and authoritative of Britain's royal families from Henry VIII to Elizabeth I to Queen Victoria, by leading popular historian Alison Weir 'George III is alleged to have married secretly, on 17th April, 1759, a Quakeress called Hannah Lightfoot. If George III did make such a marriage...then his subsequent marriage to Queen Charlotte was bigamous, and every monarch of Britain since has been a usurper, the rightful heirs of George III being his children by Hannah Lightfoot...' Britain's Royal Families provides in one volume, complete genealogical details of all members of the royal houses of England, Scotland and Great Britain - from 800AD to the present. Drawing on countless authorities, both ancient and modern, Alison Weir explores the crown and royal family tree in unprecedented depth and provides a comprehensive guide to the heritage of today's royal family – with fascinating insight and often scandalous secrets. 'Staggeringly useful... combines solid information with tantalising appetisers.’ Mail on Sunday

Author : Robert Jobson
Publisher : Haynes Publishing UK
ISBN 13 : 9781785216657
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Royal Family Operations Manual written by Robert Jobson and published by Haynes Publishing UK. This book was released on 2020-04-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Royal Family of the United Kingdom is one of the most instantly recognized institutions in the world. Since the current monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, was crowned in 1952, it has undergone a huge amount of cultural and social change, but over the course of many decades the Royal Family has continued to play an important role in British society. The Royal Family Operations Manual, written by royal expert and correspondent Robert Jobson, offers a complete examination of a very British institution, looking behind the scenes at the current heirs of a kingdom that has been ruled nearly uninterruptedly by a monarch since 774AD. Chapters include explanations of the: Windsor bloodline, family tree and personalities Their royal residences, palaces and country retreats Military connections Charity work Annual engagements Royal finances, including facts and statistics on personal incomes, state salaries and business interests Births, marriages and deaths State ceremonies, such as the opening of parliament, the Christmas address, trooping the colours and the elaborate hosting of foreign dignitaries. The book also includes throughout fascinating behind the scenes details on staff, domestic rituals, personalities, pets, family gatherings and other inside information. Lavishly illustrated with photographs of the people, places and events of the past 150 years, this book makes a fitting celebration of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign as she nears 70 years on the throne.

Author : Thomas Sprat
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 470 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The History of the Royal Society of London, for the Improving of Natural Knowledge written by Thomas Sprat and published by . This book was released on 1667 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Elouise East
Publisher : Elouise East
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 57 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Royal Firsts written by Elouise East and published by Elouise East. This book was released on 2022-12-27 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Their parents want the best for the princes, but also to ensure things are kept within the family as had been passed down through the generations. Would you like to experience the first visit each royal member makes to Club Royal? Then look no further for each prince's reaction to what they see…

Author : Adrian Tinniswood
Publisher : Basic Books
ISBN 13 : 0465094031
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Behind the Throne written by Adrian Tinniswood and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2018-10-02 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An upstairs/downstairs history of the British royal court, from the Middle Ages to the reign of Queen Elizabeth II Monarchs: they're just like us. They entertain their friends and eat and worry about money. Henry VIII tripped over his dogs. George II threw his son out of the house. James I had to cut back on the alcohol bills. In Behind the Throne, historian Adrian Tinniswood uncovers the reality of five centuries of life at the English court, taking the reader on a remarkable journey from one Queen Elizabeth to another and exploring life as it was lived by clerks and courtiers and clowns and crowned heads: the power struggles and petty rivalries, the tension between duty and desire, the practicalities of cooking dinner for thousands and of ensuring the king always won when he played a game of tennis. A masterful and witty social history of five centuries of royal life, Behind the Throne offers a grand tour of England's grandest households.

Author : Allan Massie
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 142995082X
Total Pages : 546 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Royal Stuarts written by Allan Massie and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2011-12-20 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Compelling...A masterly feat...A magnificent, sweeping, authoritative, warm yet wry history."--The Wall Street Journal In this fascinating and intimate portrait of the Stuarts, author Allan Massie takes us deep into one of history's bloodiest and most tumultuous reigns. Exploring the family's lineage from the first Stuart king to the last, The Royal Stuarts is a panoramic history of the family that acted as a major player in the Scottish Wars of Independence, the Union of the Crowns, the English Civil War, the Restoration, and more. Drawing on the accounts of historians past and present, novels, and plays, this is the complete story of the Stuart family, documenting their path from the salt marshes of Brittany to the thrones of Scotland and England and eventually to exile. The Royal Stuarts brings to life figures like Mary, Queens of Scots, Charles I, and Bonnie Prince Charlie, uncovering a family of strong affections and fierce rivalries. Told with panache, this is the gripping true story of backstabbing, betrayal, and ambition gone awry.

Author : Disney Books
Publisher : Disney Electronic Content
ISBN 13 : 1423189701
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sofia the First: The Royal Games written by Disney Books and published by Disney Electronic Content. This book was released on 2014-01-21 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Read along with Disney! When Sofia's stepbrother, James, asks her to be his partner in the carriage race at the annual Tri-Kingdom Picnic, Sofia hopes she'll be up to the task. Even though she tries her best, their carriage comes in last. But in the end, Sofia winds up teaching James a little something about the value of being a good sport.