EAN: 9781472147905

A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE BRITISH MONARCHY - JEREM...

The British monarchy is at a turning point. Concise and engaging  this book charts the very
beginnings of British reign through to the longest serving monarch  Queen Elizabeth II - and
looks forward to the reign of King Charles III.Much more than a linear history  this is the
intertwined story of royalty and state  of divisions  invasions  rivalries  death and glory 
the story of nation fates deeply tied with the personal endeavours of monarchs through the
ages. Black expertly weaves together thematic chapters from the origins of monarchy  medieval
times and sixteenth-century developments  to the crises of the seventeenth-century  settlement
and imperialism  and the challenges of the modern age. Exploring the House of Wessex  the
Norman Conquest  Henry VIII and the Tudors  Victorianism and key events such as abdication of
Edward VIII  this book is a necessary and comprehensive guide to the British Monarchy and how
it has shaped history - and our lives today.

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