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Westminster: A Biography: From Earliest Times to the Present
Robert Shepherd
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Description for Westminster: A Biography: From Earliest Times to the Present
Hardcover. A biography of Britain's centre of power and royal ceremony, evoking place, people and time. Num Pages: 440 pages, 10. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; HBJD1; HBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 822. From Earliest Times to the Present. 440 pages, 10. A biography of Britain's centre of power and royal ceremony, evoking place, people and time. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; HBJD1; HBL. Dimension: 242 x 157 x 28. Weight: 822.
This is the remarkable story of Westminster, a royal capital that became the birthplace of parliamentary government and the centre of a world power. It is about the place, its people and their close relationship. They have made and shaped one another. The ancient heart of Westminster is only the size of a village, yet it boasts world famous buildings: the Abbey, the Houses of Parliament and Number 10 Downing Street. As befits a village, Westminster is rich in folklore and gossip, yet its story is central to Britain's history and anywhere that has parliamentary government. This biography of ... Read more
This is the remarkable story of Westminster, a royal capital that became the birthplace of parliamentary government and the centre of a world power. It is about the place, its people and their close relationship. They have made and shaped one another. The ancient heart of Westminster is only the size of a village, yet it boasts world famous buildings: the Abbey, the Houses of Parliament and Number 10 Downing Street. As befits a village, Westminster is rich in folklore and gossip, yet its story is central to Britain's history and anywhere that has parliamentary government. This biography of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Number of pages
440
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
440
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780826423801
SKU
V9780826423801
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99-50
About Robert Shepherd
Robert Shepherd is an award-winning radio and television producer based at Westminster, an author of political biographies and histories, and a former special adviser in Whitehall. His 'fly on the wall' documentary about the Foreign Office for Channel 4's Dispatches won Europe's Prix Stendhal. He also produced What Has Become Of Us, Channel 4's series on post-war Britain, Straight Talk ... Read more
Reviews for Westminster: A Biography: From Earliest Times to the Present
Almost too much history for a single mind to absorb has happened above the sand and gravel of Thorney Island. Yet, in Robert Shepherd, a very fine mind has sifted the archaeological, institutional, political and human débris with such skill and clarity that the rest of us can absorb this abundant Wesminster "biography" with pleasure and instruction. As someone who ... Read more