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Athelstan: The Making of England by Tom Holland
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Category: Non Fiction | Series: Penguin Monarchs Ser.
The formation of England occurred against the odds: an island divided into rival kingdoms, under savage assault from Viking hordes. But, after King Alfred ensured the survival of Wessex and his son Edward expanded it, his grandson Athelstan inherited the rule of both Mercia and Wessex, conquered Northum ...Show more
Charles I by Mark Kishlansky
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Category: Accessories | Series: Penguin Monarchs
The tragedy of Charles I dominates one of the most strange and painful periods in British history as the whole island tore itself apart over a deadly, entangled series of religious and political disputes. In Mark Kishlansky's brilliant account it is never in doubt that Charles created his own catastroph ...Show more
Elizabeth I: A Study in Insecurity (Penguin Monarchs) by Fellow and Lecturer in History Helen Castor
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Category: Non Fiction | Series: Penguin Monarchs
In the popular imagination, as in her portraits, Elizabeth I is the image of monarchical power. The Virgin Queen ruled over a Golden Age: the Spanish Armada was defeated and England's enemies scattered; English explorers reached almost to the ends of the earth; a new Church of England rose from the ashe ...Show more
George V by David Cannadine
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Category: Accessories | Series: Penguin Monarchs
For a man with such conventional tastes and views, George V had a revolutionary impact. Almost despite himself he marked a decisive break with his flamboyant predecessor Edward VII, inventing the modern monarchy, with its emphasis on frequent public appearances, family values and duty. George V was an e ...Show more
Henry II: A Prince Among Princes by Richard Barber
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Category: Accessories | Series: Penguin Monarchs
Henry II (1154-89) through a series of astonishing dynastic coups became the ruler of an enormous European empire. One of the most dynamic, restless and clever men ever to rule England, he was brought down both by his catastrophic relationship with his archbishop Thomas Becket and his debilitating argum ...Show more
Henry V: From Playboy Prince to Warrior King by Prof. Anne Curry
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Category: Non Fiction | Series: Penguin Monarchs
Foremost medieval historian Anne Curry offers a new reinterpretation of Henry V and the battle that defined his kingship: Agincourt. Henry V's invasion of France, in August 1415, represented a huge gamble. As heir to the throne, he had been a failure, cast into the political wilderness amid rumours that ...Show more
Henry VIII by John Guy
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Category: Accessories | Series: Penguin Monarchs
Charismatic, insatiable and cruel, Henry VIII was, as John Guy shows, a king who became mesmerized by his own legend - and in the process destroyed and remade England. Said to be a 'pillager of the commonwealth', this most instantly recognizable of kings remains a figure of extreme contradictions: magni ...Show more
James II: The Last Catholic King by David Womersley
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Category: Accessories | Series: Penguin Monarchs
The short, action-packed reign of James II (1685-88) is generally seen as one of the most catastrophic in British history. James managed, despite having access to tremendous reserves of good will and deference, to so alienate his supporters that he had to flee for his life. And yet, most of that life wa ...Show more
Oliver Cromwell : England's Protector by David Horspool
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Category: Classics | Series: Penguin Monarchs
Victoria: Queen, Matriarch, Empress by Jane Ridley
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Category: Non Fiction | Series: Penguin Monarchs
This title is part of the Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers in a collectible format. Queen Victoria inherited the throne at 18 and went on to become the longest-reigning female monarch in history, in a time of intense industrial, cultural, political, scientific a ...Show more
William III & Mary II: Partners in Revolution by Jonathan Keates
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Category: Accessories | Series: Penguin Monarchs
William III (1689-1702) & Mary II (1689-94) (Britain's only ever 'joint monarchs') changed the course of the entire country's history, coming to power through a coup (which involved Mary betraying her own father), reestablishing parliament on a new footing and, through commiting Britain to fighting ...Show more
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