The Kings & Queens of England: The Biography

An authoritative and accessible history of the lives of the kings and queens of England by a renowned historian. Henry VIII: ‘A triumph’ ‘A highly engaging and eminently readable account of all our monarchs’ This is the history of the men and women who occupied the highest position in English, and later British, society. From Richard III’s infamous life and death, to Henry VIII’s wives, Charles I’s execution and Queen Victoria’s exceptionally long reign, their dramatic story unfolds within the pages of this book. For about a thousand years they were superior lords, the leaders of a nobility which ruled, and for about three hundred years thereafter they were sovereigns, whose servants ruled in their name. Now, with the rise of democracy, they no longer rule. The Queen is a symbol and a social leader, vastly experienced in the ways of the world, and the head of a family that strives to be useful in a modern community. The records of the monarchy vary from one period to another, and many of them are political in nature. However, it is always necessary to remember the human being behind the constitutional façade. This is an attempt to recover their identities.

• | Author: Professor David Loades
• | Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• | Publication Date: Oct 15, 2014
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781445637617
• | ISBN-10: 1445637618