KINGS & QUEENS

TRAMA

This popular history of the kings and queens of England is the only book of its kind to address the colourful story of the English monarchy from the Celtic chieftains to the Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II. This new edition includes over 100 portraits, and provides details of the most important historical events in every reign.

NOTE LIBRAIO

David Williamson's text paints a vivid and sensitive portrait of each monarch, revealing the dramatic events and controversies that surrounded them. Enlivened with anecdotes and complemented by a rich selection of images, comprehensive fact boxes and clear family trees, National Portrait Gallery Kings & Queens will appeal to everyone with an interest in history or the British monarchy. The book begins by charting Celtic Britain before the Roman invasion to the Norman Conquest of 1066: the establishment of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, the coming of Christianity and the unification of England. The subsequent dynastic struggles of the Angevins and Plantagenets heralded the great age of English kingship under the Tudors and Stuarts, who united the crowns of Scotland and England, before the Hanoverians combined personal rule with parliamentary government, ushering in the modern age and the royalty of today.

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9781855144323
• Dimensioni: 240 x 20 x 182 mm
• Illustration Notes: Illustrated in colour throughout
• Pagine Arabe: 176