Kings and Queens of England
From the Saxon Kings to the House of Windsor
Auteur : Nigel Cawthorne
Arcturus Publishing Limited - 2009
Kings and Queens of EnglandAuteur : Nigel Cawthorne
Arcturus Publishing Limited - 2009
With over 190 images, Kings and Queens of England is an entertaining account of the larger-than-life characters that have ruled England through the ages. Divided into easy-reference chapters based on the ruling dynasties of England, and with a timeline for each, it follows the colorful history of monarchs from the first Saxon kings to the Windsors of the present day.
Author Nigel Cawthorne paints vivid portraits of a mixed bunch of rulers ranging from the drunken and debauched merry monarch Charles II to the idealized domesticity and colonial ambition of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
Nigel Cawthorne studied at University College London, where he gained an Honours degree in Physics, before turning to writing as a career. He has been a writer and editor for over 25 years. He has written contributed to and edited more than sixty books, including The World Greatest Scandals, Sex Lives of the Kings and Queens of England, The Strange Laws of Old England and Public Executions.