Crown Sceptre A New History of the British Monarchy from William the Conq (USED)

Borman, Tracy

Product Description : On the eve of Queen Elizabeth IIs historic 70th anniversary on the throne Tracy Bormans sweeping narrative of the British monarchy illuminates one of historys most iconic and enduring legaciesSince William the Conqueror duke of Normandy crossed the English Channel in 1066 to defeat King Harold II and unite Englands various kingdoms fortyone kings and queens have sat on Britains throne shining examples of royal power and majesty alongside a rogues gallery of weak lazy or evil monarchs as Tracy Borman evocatively describes them in her sparkling chronicle Crown Sceptre Ironically during very few of these 955 years has the thrones occupant been unambiguously Englishthe Norman French the Welshborn Tudors the Scottish Stuarts and the Hanoverians and their German successors to the present day have dominated the throneAppealing to the intrinsic fascination with British royalty Borman lifts the veil to reveal the remarkable characters and personalities who have ruled andI