Gimson's Kings & Queens Brief Lives of the Monarchs Since 1066

A book for all lovers of history: the experienced and the novice, the serious and the silly.Gimson's Kings and Queens whirls us through the lives of our monarchs - from 1066 and William the Conqueror right up to Queen Elizabeth II and the present-day - to tell a tale of bastardy, courage, conquest, brutality, vanity, vulgarity, corruption, anarchy, absenteeism, piety, nobility, divorce, execution, civil war, madness, magnificence, profligacy, frugality, philately, abdication, dutifulness, family breakdown and family recovery.Written in Andrew Gimson's inimitable style, and illustrated by Martin Rowson, this is both a primer and a refresher for anyone who can't quite remember which were the good and bad Edwards or Henrys, or why so-and-so succeeded to the throne rather than his second cousin.'The most entertaining and instructive book on the English monarchy you will ever read' Daily Telegraph

ISBN:	9780224101196
Publisher:	Random House
Imprint:	Square Peg
Published date:	20 Aug 2015
DEWEY:	941.0099
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Sales rank:	10749
Number of pages:	xiii, 241
Weight:	352g
Height:	143mm
Width:	224mm
Spine width:	23mm

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