The book describes how the power of the crown has changed as a result of both the character and ability of each monarch and evolving historical circumstances. Discover Henry’s life as a young prince at Tudor court, the religious conflicts of his reign, the fates of each of his six wives and his lasting legacy as one of England’s most famous kings. Spanning ten dynasties of England’s monarchs, The Kings and Queens of England presents portraits and potted biographies of England’s monarchs. Do not crack open its pages expecting any depth on a particular individual or time period; doing justice from the eleventh through twenty-first centuries would be an impossible task in fewer than four hundred pages.

Unfortunately when it comes to the current queen she refuses to identify any weaknesses other than that of her children. Long did she reign and peacefully may she rest: this beautiful and thoughtful tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II celebrates the life of a remarkable woman whose 70 years on the throne made her the longest-reigning monarch in British History. Discover the kings who fought off the Vikings, the queen who spent the longest time on the throne, the king who died from eating too much fish, and many more. Concise summaries of every English sovereign from Alfred the Great and his Saxon ancestors to King Charles III. During her 64 years on the throne, few have got to know her well, but there is one body of work that sheds new light on her thoughts,.With original insights from those who knew her best, new interviews with world leaders and access to unseen papers, bestselling.

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. I told my wife I could recite the names of all of the Kings and Queens of England from William the Conqueror to Elizabeth II and she said "yes, but please don't!Not only have I learnt a lot about the monarchy, I have also really enjoyed these intriguing, often larger than life and stranger than fiction, stories! The writing is also a bit tabloid at times but this may appeal to the broader audience at which this book is aimed. I have two coffee mugs with amusing caricatures of the monarch since William the Conqueror; one ends with Elizabeth and the other with Charles. The ideal history book for history buffs of all ages, whether you are or know of a fan of royal history, or looking for the perfect gift book for history students - Kings and Queens of England and Scotland is your go-to guide for a complete history of the monarchy. There were gradual advances toward the establishment and reliance on parliament and a prime minister.

This is an excellent compendium of brief histories of the kings and queens of England; the previous similar book that I had read and reviewed, edited by Antonia Fraser, was also quite good except for the fact that it began with William the Conqueror and gave no indication that there had been any monarchs of England prior to his defeat of Harold. This book does not suffer from that flaw; it begins with Alfred the Great, who reigned from 871-899.Meet every king and queen in the history of Britain in this lively comic-strip guide from award-winning author–illustrator Marcia Williams. The noble ones who loved their subjects interspersed with the ones who were power mad, or just mad, and other who only wanted to make and spend their money on luxury or sin.

we’ve picked out some of our favourite texts suitable for primary school children to help explore the Kings and Queens topic. But in a boxer-shorts blunder at the Royal Mail, the King's undies have been posted to his subjects nationwide! But this is a rogues’ gallery of people who other then through winning the lottery of birth would never have been remembered for anything of consequence.

All the same, for every ten people cheering and waving flags there is always one like myself sniggering behind their hand and this I take as my role in writing this review.