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The Oxford Illustrated History of the British Monarchy-JOHN CANNON/RALPH GRIFFIT
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- Condition
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- Seller Notes
- “LARGE HARDCOVER FANTASTIC SHAPE”
- Features
- Illustrated
- ISBN
- 9780198227861
- Book Title
- Oxford Illustrated History of the British Monarchy
- Book Series
- Oxford Illustrated Histories Ser.
- Item Length
- 7.9 in
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Publication Year
- 1988
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.9 in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, History
- Topic
- Royalty, Europe / General
- Item Width
- 10 in
- Item Weight
- 67 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 744 Pages
About this product
Product Information
The rich pageant of Britain's history emerges nowhere more colorfully than in the story of its kings and queens. This spectacular book offers the most authoritative account of the British monarchy ever published for the general reader. With over 400 illustrations--a third of them in color--it traces the crown's full history from Anglo-Saxon times to the present. The authors present a vivid picture of the lives of individual monarchs as well as of the monarchy as a political and social force. They begin the story in the fifth century with the rise of recognizable kingdoms in Scotland, Wales, and England and conclude with a discussion of the crown's constitutional role, which emerged in Queen Victoria's reign, and how this has affected the symbolic and popular monarchy of today. Along the way, we gain a clear view of how key traditions evolved: the right of succession, coronations and marriages, oaths of loyalty and military service, the granting of lands and titles, and the propagation of a powerful image of royalty. The book not only explains the monarch's political struggles and styles of governing; it is filled with fascinating details that give the story life. We learn, for instance, that Elizabeth I's famous journeys to various corners of her realm were not simply to show her off to her subjects: "The standard of Tudor sanitation," the authors note, "meant that the royal palaces became unbearable after several weeks of occupation and the court's absence for several months in the summer gave an opportunity to clean up." We discover that Victoria's coronation was "a splendid mixture of majesty and muddle": when it came time for the Archbishop to bestow the ceremonial ring, the already befuddled cleric placed it on the Queen's wrong finger, "causing considerable delay and] some pain." And we read George VI's touching wedding message to his daughter (the present queen): "Your leaving us has left a great blank in our lives but do remember that your old home is still yours." Supporting the text and carefully selected pictures are sidebars on each of the monarchs and on key general themes; color maps; an illustrated section on royal residences and tombs; a consolidated list of monarchs; genealogies; annotated lists of further reading; and a full index with personal dates.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0198227868
ISBN-13
9780198227861
eBay Product ID (ePID)
67073
Product Key Features
Book Title
Oxford Illustrated History of the British Monarchy
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Royalty, Europe / General
Book Series
Oxford Illustrated Histories Ser.
Publication Year
1988
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Number of Pages
744 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
7.9 in
Item Height
1.9 in
Item Width
10 in
Item Weight
67 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Lc Classification Number
Da40.C29 1988
Reviews
'Another title which inspires a lot of favourable comment is The Oxford Illustrated History of the British Monarchy, with near on 1,000 pages for DS19.50. "It has all the ingredients DS lovely to look at and a subject people like", says Tim Coates whose favourite it is and it should be a bigtitle for Sherrat and Hughes. "It's very readable and beautifully illustrated, and walking off the shelves", says Peter Straunch at Dillons.'Bookseller, 'The most ambitious of the new volumes on the monarchy is the OxfordIllustrated History: a lavishly illustrated 727 page monster offered at abargain price.'TES, 'best value as an impressive present is The Oxford Illustrated History ofthe British Monarchy. It weighs in at over two kilos, which is not to imply inany way heavy reading ... This is a valuable and most readable work ofscholarship and reference.'The Times, 'The most ambitious of the new volumes on the monarchy is the Oxford Illustrated History: a lavishly illustrated 727 page monster offered at a bargain price.' TES, 'best value as an impressive present is The Oxford Illustrated History of the British Monarchy. It weighs in at over two kilos, which is not to imply in any way heavy reading ... This is a valuable and most readable work of scholarship and reference.'The Times, 'The Oxford Illustrated History of the British Monarchy is probably the most authoritative account of the British Monarchy ever published for the general reader.'Herts Advertiser, 'These two authors bring the monarchy alive and demonstrate why it has survived and probably will continue to do so. It is an endlessly browseable book.'Herts Advertiser, 'The Oxford Illustrated History of the British Monarchy is probably themost authoritative account of the British Monarchy ever published for thegeneral reader.'Herts Advertiser, 'Big and beautiful, this lushly illustrated volume ... a swiftly moving but comprehensive narrative ... This book is perfectly suited to the general reader: lovely to look at, wonderfully helpful as a source of specific information, a delight to read straight through.'Booklist, 'Big and beautiful, this lushly illustrated volume ... a swiftly movingbut comprehensive narrative ... This book is perfectly suited to the generalreader: lovely to look at, wonderfully helpful as a source of specificinformation, a delight to read straight through.'Booklist, 'A splendid guide for the general reader ... in a style that is scholarly but readable.'Northern Echo, 'Not too scholarly, not too simplistic, it should be a popular purchasefor both reference and general reading.'The Lady, 'Another title which inspires a lot of favourable comment is The Oxford Illustrated History of the British Monarchy, with near on 1,000 pages for -19.50. "It has all the ingredients - lovely to look at and a subject people like", says Tim Coates whose favourite it is and it should be a bigtitle for Sherrat and Hughes. "It's very readable and beautifully illustrated, and walking off the shelves", says Peter Straunch at Dillons.'Bookseller, 'what a feast ... Two industrious historians ... have between them produced a sumptuously illustrated volume that like all good works of reference lends itself to browsing.'Kenneth Rose, Sunday Telegraph, 'Another title which inspires a lot of favourable comment is The OxfordIllustrated History of the British Monarchy, with near on 1,000 pages forDS19.50. "It has all the ingredients DS lovely to look at and a subject peoplelike", says Tim Coates whose favourite it is and it should be a big title forSherrat and Hughes. "It's very readable and beautifully illustrated, andwalking off the shelves", says Peter Straunch at Dillons.'Bookseller, 'a Splendid Guide for the General Reader ... in a Style That Is Scholarlybut Readable.'northern Echo, 'what a feast ... Two industrious historians ... have between themproduced a sumptuously illustrated volume that like all good works of referencelends itself to browsing.'Kenneth Rose, Sunday Telegraph, 'These two authors bring the monarchy alive and demonstrate why it hassurvived and probably will continue to do so. It is an endlessly browseablebook.'Herts Advertiser, 'Not too scholarly, not too simplistic, it should be a popular purchase for both reference and general reading.' The Lady
Copyright Date
1988
Lccn
88-005172
Dewey Decimal
941
Dewey Edition
21
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