The Kings and Queens of England

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T he Queen's Knickers by the same author has been a bestselling family favourite for 30 years, and won The Sheffield Children’s Book Award and The Coventry Inspirational Award. There are random facts and there is a lot of name dropping - duke this, and duke that - as if you should already know who they are and what is their historical importance. In this third instalment of the series that began with The Prime Ministers and The Presidents, Iain Dale charts this long history of the English and British monarchy, with 64 essays by journalists, historians and politicians on every individual to have sat on the throne, as well as some who didn’t.

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. It is accepted by you that Daunt Books has no control over additional charges in relation to customs clearance.Condensing the lives of more than nine centuries' worth of monarchs into one single volume of under 400 pages is no small task. This beautiful book takes a photographic journey through Queen Elizabeth II's ten decades of colour-blocked style. Since the history of England is so broad and deep, it is hard to get a handle on it in its totality . For each monarch there is a detailed timeline, and the narrative is further amplified by display quotations, feature boxes, and panels of key biographical facts. This is an excellent book with which start learning about the British monarchy, particularly the very early Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Norman Kings.

She loves to swim, but can't quite figure out how to get to the water without her devoted subjects glimpsing her swimming suit. Read to your hearts content and discover our collection of books dedicated to uncovering the British Monarchy. There really is no wonder that so many works of historical fiction have been based around the lives of various Kings and Queens of England! We know Henry VIII famously had six wives, but do we know much more about him, other than he was very fat?Sadly, Crofton doesn’t explore any new ground in “Kings and Queens of England” and thus those readers well-read on English royalty will be somewhat bored unless looking for a quick recap. Read more about the condition Very Good: A book that has been read and does not look new, but is in excellent condition. If one takes the long view, and learns to think generationally, he should expect the Lord to orchestrate surprising changes of fortune, both for weal and for woe. I was pleasantly surprised at how much I learned; never did I find the material dry or boring - definitely recommended!