The untold history of the kings and queens of England by Lewis, Brenda Ralph, author instant download

The untold history of the kings and queens of England by Lewis, Brenda Ralph, author instant download

256 pages : 25 cm, Despite its reputation as the longest established in Europe, the history of the English monarchy is punctuated by scandal, murders, betrayals, plots, and treason. Since William the Conqueror seized the crown in 1066, England has seen three civil wars; six monarchs have been murdered or executed; the throne of England has been usurped four times, and won in battle three times; and personal scandals and royal family quarrels abound. Bibliography, Full-Color Photographs, Further Information Section, Glossary, Illustrations, Index, Maps, Sidebars, Timelines, Includes bibliographical references (page 252), filmography (page 252), and 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 -- A 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 cannon - The Windsors Part I -- A modern monarchy - The Windsors Part II