The Lives Of The Kings And Queens Of England

by Lady Antonia Fraser (Author), Lady Antonia Fraser (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  1997

  $4.18

  Illustrated in a sweep of colourful episodes, this volume contains the stories of England's monarchs, spanning ten great dynasties, from the invading Normans of 1066 to the House of Windsor. Antonia Fraser introduces this pageant of royalty, and eight contributors examine the complex characters of both well-loved figures such as Victoria and little-known sovereigns such as Richard III. Accompanying the text are 150 contemporary illustrations and colour drawings of the royal coats of arms, whose origin and significance are explained by J.P. Brooke-Little, the Richmond Herald of Arms.

• Used

  Paperback
  1993

  $3.24

  The glorious pageant of a thousand years' history is paraded here in the lives and deeds of England's sovereigns, spanning ten great dynasties, from the invading Normans of 1066 to the House of Windsor today. Eight contributors, under Antonia Fraser's editorship, bring to life the complex characters of England's kings and queens, whether well-loved or little-known. Illustrated with contemporary portraits, paintings and engravings, and colourful coats of arms, this is a celebration of England's royalty.