Kings & queens of England : murder, mayhem, and scandal : 1066 to the present day by Lewis, Brenda Ralph instant download

Kings & queens of England : murder, mayhem, and scandal : 1066 to the present day by Lewis, Brenda Ralph instant download

256 pages : 30 cm, Arranged chronologically by dynasty, KINGS & QUEENS OF ENGLAND details the most notorious events throughout British royal history. Hundreds of fascinating tales of murder, mayhem, and scandal are brought to life with contemporary accounts, archival paintings, photographs and vivid illustrations, and detailed family trees showing the tangled lineage of each royal dynasty. From the Norman invasion to Windsor family feuds, this intensively researched and highly entertaining book highlights the true personalities and real lives of the individuals honored with the crown of England--and those unfortunate enough to have crossed their paths, Includes index, Conspirators and conquerors: A dirty business -- The Normans -- Unholy alliances -- The Plantagenets Part I -- Crusading kings and troublesome barons -- The Plantagenets Part II -- Lovers, land and treason -- The Plantagenets Part III -- Insanity, civil war and child murder -- The Plantagenets part IV -- Conspiracy and bloodshed -- The Tudors Part I -- Decapitation and divorce -- The Tudors Part II -- Turmoil, terror and fatal illness -- The Tudors Part III -- Gloriana and gore -- The Tudors Part IV -- Roundheads and regicide -- The Stuarts Part I -- The not-so-merry monarchy -- The Stuarts Part II -- Mistresses and madness -- The Hanoverians Part I -- Battle royal -- The Hanoverians Part II -- Scandal behind closed doors -- The House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha -- A loose canon -- The Windsors Part I -- A modern monarchy? -- The Windsors Part II