The Kings and Queens of England.
Crofton, Ian.
Place Published: London:
Publisher: Quercus,
Date Published: 2006.
Description: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. FIRST EDITION. 256 pages with index. Color and black & white photo illustrated. The book and dust jacket are FINE/AS NEW (unread). NOT price-clipped. NOT remaindered. Illustrated glossy boards. JMVintage specializes in books, magazines, and treasures related to the Duke & Duchess of Windsor..and other curious subjects."From the reign of Alfred the Great-the first king of Wessex to call himself 'king of England'-in the ninth century, to the shock of the Norman invasion in the 11th, and from the brutal vicissitudes of late medieval kingship to the comfortable ceremonial of modern-day constitutional monarch, the story of England's kings and queens is to a large degree that of England herself. THE KINGS AND QUEENS OF ENGLAND offers elegant portraits of 59 English monarchs from Harold II to Henry VIII, and from Aethelred the Unready to Elizabeth II. Each sovereign is concisely and memorably profiled and the impact his or her rule on wider English history clearly described and analysed. For every king and Queen there is a detailed timeline of key events, and the narrative is further amplified by display quotations, feature boxes, panels of key biography facts, and-last but not least-by 135 lavish full-colour images. Author Ian Crofton recounts a 1000-year tale of murder, invasion, usurpation, adultery, divorce, civil war and revolution in a manner that is as entertaining as it is information. THE KINGS AND QUEENS OF ENGLAND is the perfect choice for anyone looking for an illustrated and accessible history of the English monarchy from the Anglo-Saxon era to the present." The Kings and Queens of England: THE HOUSE OF WESSEX Egbert Aethelwulf Aethelbald Aethelbert Aethelred I Alfred the Great Edward the Elder Athelstan Edmund I Eadred Eadwig Edgar Edward the Martyr Aethelred II the Unready Edmund Ironside THE DANISH LINE Cnut Harald I Hardrada Harthacnut THE HOUSE OF WESSEX RESTORED Edward the Confessor Harold II THE NORMANS William I the Conqueror William II Rufus Henry I Stephen THE PLANTAGENETS Henry II Richard I the Lionheart John Henry III Edward I Edward II Edward III Richard II THE HOUSE OF LANCASTER Henry IV Henry V Henry VI THE HOUSE OF YORK Edward IV Edward V Richard III THE HOUSE OF TUDOR Henry VII Henry VIII Edward VI Lady Jane Grey Mary I Elizabeth I THE HOUSE OF STUART James I Charles I Charles II James II William III and Mary II William III Anne THE HOUSE OF HANOVER George I George II George III George IV William IV Victoria THE HOUSE OF SAXE-COBURG-GOTHA Edward VII THE HOUSE OF WINDSOR George V Edward VIII George VI Elizabeth II
Edition: First editionBinding: Hard Back
Condition: Fine in Fine dj
ISBN: 101847241417
Book Id: 18206
Price: $21.50
