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2) King Charles
Author
Series
Publisher
Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Language
English
Formats
Description
Little Charles became an heir to the throne aged just three. Prince Charles grew up loving nature and dedicated himself to helping people and the planet through environmental activism and charity work. When he became king in 2022, Charles promised to serve his people with loyalty, respect, and love. This amazing story of the king's life features a facts and photo sections at the back.
5) Richard III
Author
Publisher
University of California Press
Pub. Date
1981
Language
English
Description
Examines how Richard came to power in 15th-century Britain & attempts to reconcile his ruthless political actions with his beneficent rule.
Author
Publisher
Ballantine
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
A history of the end of the Elizabethan age chronicles the reign of James, the son of Mary Queen of Scots, who united the kingdoms of England and Scotland under a single crown, documenting the contentious birth of the Stuart dynasty.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
When Charles I was beheaded, Charles II escaped to Europe where he lived a life of incredible poverty, bedded a wide variety of women and sparred with his mother before he returned to England to restore the monarchy.This is a brilliant biography of Charles II, one of England's most glamorous kings. Coote introduces the reader to the drama and danger of an England torn by civil war, ruled over by a villainous Cromwell and populated with the lustful,...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has reigned through more seismic social change than any monarch in British history-- and she has witnessed family crises on a scale not seen since the days of George III. Sealed off during the greatest peacetime emergency of modern times, she has stuck to her own maxim: "I have to be seen to be believed." Hardman includes unpublished Royal Family papers and photographs along with personal stories from other world leaders...
12) King George III
Author
Publisher
McGraw-Hill
Pub. Date
c1972.
Language
English
Description
To Englishmen George III is often remembered as "mad King George" whose principal distinction was having lost the American colonies. To Americans he is usually portrayed as "bad King George," that oppressive tyrant named in the Declaration of Independence as "unfit to be the ruler of a free people." Was George bad or mad? Author John Brooke avoids the hearsay of history because of his access to all the King's papers which were never used in their...
Publisher
WGBH
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
A portrayal of the life of George VI and Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, focusing on her courtship by the shy, future George VI (known as Bertie), the love story that followed and the birth of their daughters, Elizabeth and Margaret. This adaptation also covers the abdication crisis of Edward VIII, the Coronation of George VI as British King, and the King's broadcast to the nation announcing the end of the war in Europe.--From container.
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
In this hilarious book that takes history seriously, a British actor and comedian introduces England's earliest kings and queens, who were mostly as silly and weird in real life as they appear today in their portraits, revealing a story of narcissists, inadequate self-control, excessive beheadings, uncivil wars and more.
Author
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
When the BBC ran a poll in 2001 to name the greatest Briton, Alfred, a ninth-century monarch, was the only king to make the top 20. Also the only English sovereign to be called "the Great," Alfred used to be remembered as much through folklore as through his accomplishments. Horspool sees Alfred as inextricably linked to the legends and stories that surround him, and rather than attempting to separate the myth from the "reality," he explores how both...
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Mainly remembered for his six marriages and his self-appointment as the "Supreme Head of the Church of England," Henry VIII was also attractive, educated, and athletic. When Henry Tudor ascended to the English thrown at the age of 17, his reign looked promising. But by the time of his death in 1547, King Henry VIII was characterized as an extremely egotistical, harsh, and insecure king.
17) Richard II
Publisher
Time-Life Video
Pub. Date
[2002?]
Language
English
Description
Presents a dramatization of William Shakespeare's play, originally produced by the BBC and Time-Life Films for television broadcast in 1978.
19) Crown & sceptre: a new history of the British monarchy, from William the Conqueror to Elizabeth II
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Since William the Conqueror, duke of Normandy, crossed the English Channel in 1066 to defeat King Harold II and unite England's various kingdoms, forty-one kings and queens have sat on Britain's throne: "shining examples of royal power and majesty alongside a rogue's 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...
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Discover the inspiring story of Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning monarch in British history, in this fascinating kids' biography. This compelling book looks at Elizabeth's life, both as a public and private figure. It traces her early years as a princess, her experiences in the women's army during World War II, her coronation and her life as Queen both at home and in the public eye. Learn how Elizabeth has worked alongside 13 British prime...
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