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
