The Lives Of The Kings And Queens Of England
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Few subjects captivate the imagination quite like the pageant of England's monarchy — a thousand years of ambition, war, love, and betrayal compressed into a single, authoritative volume. The Lives of the Kings and Queens of England presents a sweeping chronicle of England's monarchs from William the Conqueror to the House of Windsor, with each ruler's biography expertly crafted by a distinguished team of historians. The anthology spans conquest and reformation, civil war and restoration, illuminating the personalities and politics that shaped a nation and, by extension, the modern world. Edited by the celebrated historian Antonia Fraser, this landmark collection showcases her extraordinary editorial vision, uniting diverse scholarly voices into a cohesive and compulsively readable narrative. Each contributing historian brings rigorous academic authority to their subject while maintaining the vivid, human detail that Fraser herself is renowned for in works such as Mary Queen of Scots. The result is a rich tapestry of royal biography that is as accessible to the general reader as it is indispensable to the student of British history — and one that leaves the reader wondering how so much brilliance, folly, and sheer drama could be contained within a single crown.
Author: Antonia Fraser
Format: Paperback
Genre: British & Irish history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Few subjects captivate the imagination quite like the pageant of England's monarchy — a thousand years of ambition, war, love, and betrayal compressed into a single, authoritative volume. The Lives of the Kings and Queens of England presents a sweeping chronicle of England's monarchs from William the Conqueror to the House of Windsor, with each ruler's biography expertly crafted by a distinguished team of historians. The anthology spans conquest and reformation, civil war and restoration, illuminating the personalities and politics that shaped a nation and, by extension, the modern world. Edited by the celebrated historian Antonia Fraser, this landmark collection showcases her extraordinary editorial vision, uniting diverse scholarly voices into a cohesive and compulsively readable narrative. Each contributing historian brings rigorous academic authority to their subject while maintaining the vivid, human detail that Fraser herself is renowned for in works such as Mary Queen of Scots. The result is a rich tapestry of royal biography that is as accessible to the general reader as it is indispensable to the student of British history — and one that leaves the reader wondering how so much brilliance, folly, and sheer drama could be contained within a single crown.