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Crown and Country: A History of England Through the Monarchy by David Starkey
Category: History
From one of our finest historians comes an outstanding exploration of the British monarchy from the retreat of the Romans up until the modern day. This compendium volume of two earlier books is fully revised and updated.The monarchy is one of Britain's most revered institutions - but also one of its mos ...Show more
David Starkey's Music and Monarchy by David Starkey
Category: Non-Fiction
For the kings and queens of England, a trumpet fanfare or crash of cymbals could be as vital a weapon as a cannon. Showcasing a monarch's power, prestige and taste, music has been the lifeblood of many a royal dynasty. From sacred choral works to soaring symphonies, Music and Monarchy looks at how Engla ...Show more
Elizabeth by David Starkey
Category: Non-Fiction
A woman in a man's world, confident of her destiny to reign, intensely intelligent, passionately sexual yet a virgin, Elizabeth was to become England's most successful ruler. Surrounded by betrayal and suspicion, she had to live by her wits, not knowing who to trust with her desire to be Queen.
Henry: Virtuous Prince by David Starkey
Category: Non-Fiction
The first instalment of the highly anticipated biography of Henry VIII, written by one of the UK's most popular, established and exciting historians. 'Henry: Virtuous Prince' is a radical re-evaluation of the monarchy's most enduring icon. Henry VIII was Britain's most powerful monarch, yet he was not b ...Show more
Magna Carta by David Starkey
Category: History
2015 is the 800th anniversary of the signing of the Magna Carta, which took place in 1215. In this new book published in celebration of that event, eminent historian David Starkey explores the many aspects of Magna Carta and its relevance today. Starkey reveals: The historical background of Magna Carta ...Show more
Magna Carta: The True Story Behind the Charter by David Starkey
Category: History
'A soaring account of the months that transformed a messy feudal squabble into Magna Carta...his crisp storytelling, based around short chapters and rolling rhetoric, is extremely entertaining.' Dan Jones, Mail on Sunday 'I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Good history is descriptive, narrative and analyti ...Show more
Six Wives - Queens of Henry VIII by David Starkey
Category: Non-Fiction
The Queens of Henry VIII: Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived: CATHERINE OF ARAGON the Catholic Spanish Princess, who suffered years of miscarriages and still births and yet failed to produce a son... She was the mother of Mary Tudor; ANNE BOLEYN, the pretty, clever, French-educated P ...Show more
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