Kings and Queens
Published on 5. October 2018
Book
Hardback
144 pages
978-1-910821-21-3 (ISBN)
Description
"Amazing & Extraordinary Facts: Kings and Queens" unearths a wealth of fascinating truths about British monarchs from pre-Roman times to the present day. Discover revealing stories about the lives and personalities of each monarch and how they have shaped history. Tales of wickedness, greed, adultery and madness make this guide to Britain's kings and queens utterly compelling. "The Amazing and Extraordinary Facts series" presents interesting, surprising and little-known facts and stories about a wide range of topics which are guaranteed to inform, absorb and entertain in equal measure. Brief, accessible and entertaining pieces on a wide variety of subjects make them the perfect books to dip into.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 178 mm
Width: 138 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-910821-21-3 (9781910821213)
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Person
Malcolm Day is a writer and editor, specialising in books about religions, mythology and English social history. He is the author of Ghosts, published by Rydon Publishing, and was an editor on the Reader's Digest team that produced the Illustrated Encyclopedia of Britain. He has three children and lives near Dartmoor in Devon.
Content
1 Refugee from Ancient Israel? 12
2 Bladud 13
3 Tragic Loss Regained 14
4 Who Made Britain's First Laws? 15
5 Lud, Lover of London 16
6 Celtic Charioteers Shock Caesar 17
7 You've Never Had It So Good 19
8 A Charmed Life 20
9 Holy War 21
10 Did Constantine the Great have a British Grandfather? 23
11 Great Mounted Archer 24
12 The Mystery of Sutton Hoo 25
13 First Christian English King 28
14 Dyke Twice the Length of Hadrian's Wall 30
15 First Saxon King of England 32
16 The Mystique of Scone 33
17 The King who Forgave his Enemies 34
18 Youngest Ever Royal Philanderer 36
19 Coronation Ceremony is Model for Europe 37
20 Dorset's Great Royal Pilgrimage 38
21 Was Ethelred Really 'Unready'? 39
22 Ironside on the Case 42
23 Canute Demonstrates Limits to Earthly Power 43
24 Sainty Healer of the King's Evil 45
25 Portents of Disaster 47
26 Changed Forever 49
27 Live by the Arrow and Ye Shall Die by the Arrow 52
28 The King Never Smiled Again 54
29 Twelve Year Old Weds Holy Roman Emperor 55
30 Anarchy under Stephen 57
31 Penitent Ruler of Europe's Largest Empire 58
32 Ransom for a King 61
33 Church Bells Fall Silent 63
34 Too Nice For His Own Good 65
35 Zealous Reformer Persecutes Minorities 67
36 Old Enemy Vanquished in a Day 69
37 Pansy Meets Grisly End 71
38 Order of the Garter is Toast of the Town 73
39 Child King Survives a Nest of Vipers 74
40 Murky Rise of House of Lancaster 76
41 French Crown Slips from Henry V's Grasp 78
42 Architect of Eton Not Interested in Ruling 80
43 Yorkist Star Rises 81
44 Wicked Uncle or Cornered Rat? 83
45 Patron of Expansion 86
46 Canny Scot Eyes Opportunity 87
47 Visionary Supremo 89
48 King with Socialist Agenda 91
49 Lady Jane Grey Faints on Hearing News 93
50 Phantom Pregnancy Changes All 95
51 Two Cousins Who Never Met 96
52 Faerie Queen from Broken Home 98
53 Eager Scot Opens Can of Worms 100
54 So Good a Man, So Bad a King 102
55 Time of Gay Abandon Comes to Woeful End 104
56 Fleeing into Exile Disguised as a Girl 106
57 Unlikely Double Act 108
58 Anne Bears More Children Than Any Other English Queen 110
59 German Prince Beats Rivals to the Throne 111
60 Uneful Conformist 113
61 Struggle for Power 115
62 The Prince Who Lost His Charm 117
63 Surprised to be King 120
64 Propping Up The Queen 121
65 Pleasure Seeker 124
66 Hanover Dropped 125
67 Eligible Bachelor Becomes Figure of Mistrust 127
68 Fearless in War, Fearful in Life 129
69 Fashion Icon to Fading Star 131
2 Bladud 13
3 Tragic Loss Regained 14
4 Who Made Britain's First Laws? 15
5 Lud, Lover of London 16
6 Celtic Charioteers Shock Caesar 17
7 You've Never Had It So Good 19
8 A Charmed Life 20
9 Holy War 21
10 Did Constantine the Great have a British Grandfather? 23
11 Great Mounted Archer 24
12 The Mystery of Sutton Hoo 25
13 First Christian English King 28
14 Dyke Twice the Length of Hadrian's Wall 30
15 First Saxon King of England 32
16 The Mystique of Scone 33
17 The King who Forgave his Enemies 34
18 Youngest Ever Royal Philanderer 36
19 Coronation Ceremony is Model for Europe 37
20 Dorset's Great Royal Pilgrimage 38
21 Was Ethelred Really 'Unready'? 39
22 Ironside on the Case 42
23 Canute Demonstrates Limits to Earthly Power 43
24 Sainty Healer of the King's Evil 45
25 Portents of Disaster 47
26 Changed Forever 49
27 Live by the Arrow and Ye Shall Die by the Arrow 52
28 The King Never Smiled Again 54
29 Twelve Year Old Weds Holy Roman Emperor 55
30 Anarchy under Stephen 57
31 Penitent Ruler of Europe's Largest Empire 58
32 Ransom for a King 61
33 Church Bells Fall Silent 63
34 Too Nice For His Own Good 65
35 Zealous Reformer Persecutes Minorities 67
36 Old Enemy Vanquished in a Day 69
37 Pansy Meets Grisly End 71
38 Order of the Garter is Toast of the Town 73
39 Child King Survives a Nest of Vipers 74
40 Murky Rise of House of Lancaster 76
41 French Crown Slips from Henry V's Grasp 78
42 Architect of Eton Not Interested in Ruling 80
43 Yorkist Star Rises 81
44 Wicked Uncle or Cornered Rat? 83
45 Patron of Expansion 86
46 Canny Scot Eyes Opportunity 87
47 Visionary Supremo 89
48 King with Socialist Agenda 91
49 Lady Jane Grey Faints on Hearing News 93
50 Phantom Pregnancy Changes All 95
51 Two Cousins Who Never Met 96
52 Faerie Queen from Broken Home 98
53 Eager Scot Opens Can of Worms 100
54 So Good a Man, So Bad a King 102
55 Time of Gay Abandon Comes to Woeful End 104
56 Fleeing into Exile Disguised as a Girl 106
57 Unlikely Double Act 108
58 Anne Bears More Children Than Any Other English Queen 110
59 German Prince Beats Rivals to the Throne 111
60 Uneful Conformist 113
61 Struggle for Power 115
62 The Prince Who Lost His Charm 117
63 Surprised to be King 120
64 Propping Up The Queen 121
65 Pleasure Seeker 124
66 Hanover Dropped 125
67 Eligible Bachelor Becomes Figure of Mistrust 127
68 Fearless in War, Fearful in Life 129
69 Fashion Icon to Fading Star 131