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Gimson's Kings & Queens: Brief Lives of the Monarchs Since 1066
Andrew Grimson
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Description for Gimson's Kings & Queens: Brief Lives of the Monarchs Since 1066
hardcover. Taking the reader through the lives of our monarchs, this book tells 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. Num Pages: 256 pages, B&W integrated by Martin Rowson. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; 3J; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 224 x 23. Weight in Grams: 372.
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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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Square Peg
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780224101196
SKU
V9780224101196
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
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99-99
About Andrew Grimson
Andrew Gimson is the author of Boris: The Rise of Boris Johnson, published by Simon & Schuster in 2006 and described as ‘brilliant’, ‘scintillating’ and ‘an effervescent delight’. He writes for a wide range of newspapers and magazines, and is a contributing editor to ConservativeHome.com. He lives in London.
Reviews for Gimson's Kings & Queens: Brief Lives of the Monarchs Since 1066
This is the stuff of history lessons long ago, and long forgotten by most of us. Essentially Horrible Histories for grown-ups, splendidly enhanced by Martin Rowson’s typically scabrous portraits
Marcus Berkmann
Spectator
What is most valuable is the way this turns out to be the neatest and most revealing way to tell the story of this country. ... Read more
Marcus Berkmann
Spectator
What is most valuable is the way this turns out to be the neatest and most revealing way to tell the story of this country. ... Read more