The Oxford Illustrated History of the British Monarchy (Oxford Illustrated Histories) - Tapa blanda

"What a feast....A sumptuously illustrated volume that like all good works of reference lends itself to browsing ....There are long thoughtful chapters on individual reigns; sprightly biographical vignettes; State papers and gossip; excursions into patronage of the arts and royal residences."--Sunday Telegraph (London) "Big and beautiful, this lushly illustrated volume traces the history of the millennium-old British monarchy from the immediate post-Roman period....to the present day....Lovely to look at, wonderfully helpful as a source of specific information, a delight to read straight through."--ALA Booklist "What a feast....A sumptuously illustrated volume that like all good works of reference lends itself to browsing ....There are long thoughtful chapters on individual reigns; sprightly biographical vignettes; State papers and gossip; excursions into patronage of the arts and royal residences."--Sunday Telegraph (London) "Big and beautiful, this lushly illustrated volume traces the history of the millennium-old British monarchy from the immediate post-Roman period....to the present day....Lovely to look at, wonderfully helpful as a source of specific information, a delight to read straight through."--ALA Booklist "What a feast....A sumptuously illustrated volume that like all good works of reference lends itself to browsing ....There are long thoughtful chapters on individual reigns; sprightly biographical vignettes; State papers and gossip; excursions into patronage of the arts and royal residences."--Sunday Telegraph (London) "Big and beautiful, this lushly illustrated volume traces the history of the millennium-old British monarchy from the immediate post-Roman period....to the present day....Lovely to look at, wonderfully helpful as a source of specific information, a delight to read straight through."--ALA Booklist "What a feast....A sumptuously illustrated volume that like all good works of reference lends itself to browsing ....There are long thoughtful chapters on individual reigns; sprightly biographical vignettes; State papers and gossip; excursions into patronage of the arts and royal residences."--Sunday Telegraph (London) "Big and beautiful, this lushly illustrated volume traces the history of the millennium-old British monarchy from the immediate post-Roman period....to the present day....Lovely to look at, wonderfully helpful as a source of specific information, a delight to read straight through."--ALA Booklist

This account of the British monarchy spans from the Dark Ages through to third millennium. It is a portrait not only of kings and queens but also of the monarchy as a political and social force.