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A Century of Royalty Edward West

A Century of Royalty By Edward West

A Century of Royalty by Edward West


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Summary

Over the last century Britain has witnessed a royal family saga compelling, tumultuous and heartwarming. With full-page illustrations from the Daily Mirror's archives and illuminating explanatory text, this book looks at one hundred years of royalty in Britain.

A Century of Royalty Summary

A Century of Royalty by Edward West

Over the last century Britain has witnessed a royal family saga compelling, tumultuous and heartwarming. The constitution has been thrown into crisis by an abdication, royal divorces have become commonplace, coronations and jubilees have brought the nation together - and though Princess Diana's death precipitated perhaps the most serious turn in public opinion yet, the Windsors' place in our hearts was confirmed beyond any doubt by Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee and the birth of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's son, Prince George. With full-page illustrations from the Daily Mirror's archives and illuminating explanatory text, this book is a unique look at one hundred years of royalty in Britain. The British Royal Family: beloved worldwide, poised and gracious, and above all resilient. With striking images from the Daily Mirror's famous archive and expert text from Ed West, A Century of Royalty looks from unexpected angles at these fascinating lives, controversies and traditions, from Edward VII's coronation to the birth of Prince George in 2013.

About Edward West

Edward West is a regular columnist for The Daily Telegraph and a features editor for The Catholic Herald. He is a social historian with interest in broad trends in British identity and society and the author of an overview of British immigration policy to be published in 2013.

Table of Contents

Introduction Edward VII's Funeral 1910 George V and Kaiser Wilhelm II 1913 The First World War 1916 The Prince of Wales Visiting Curran Munitions Works 1918 King George V Tries Bricklaying 1920 The Young Princes 1924 Arrival of Princess Elizabeth 1926 Princess Elizabeth with Grandparents 1932 George V's Funeral 1936 Abdication Crisis 1936 People Queue for Abdication Speech Recording 1936 Awaiting the Coronation 1937 The King and Queen Visit the Poor 1939 The Duke and Duchess of Windsor in Wartime Uniform c.1939-45 King George and Elizabeth Visit Sheffield 1941 The Queen Laughing, with Charles and Diana 1982 Prince Andrew Returns from the Falklands 1982 Charles, Diana and William 1982 The Queen with Ronald and Nancy Reagan 1983 Charles and Diana with Baby Harry 1984 The Queen at Epsom Derby 1988 The Queen Mother's Birthday 1989 The Royal Cousins 1990 Diana at the Taj Mahal 1992 Windsor Castle Fire 1992 Diana's Campaign Against Landmines 1997 Diana's Funeral 1997 Charles, William and Harry 2002 Marriage of Charles and Camilla 2005 Soldier Harry Being Inspected by the Queen 2006 William and Kate Just Wed 2011 William, Kate and Baby George 2013 Acknowledgements Index

Additional information

GOR005890424
9780747812739
074781273X
A Century of Royalty by Edward West
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
2014-02-28
112
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