Divorced, Beheaded, Died... by Kevin Flude

Divorced, Beheaded, Died... by Kevin Flude

The tales of the various monarchs of Britain are some of the most interesting in our history. From Henry VIII and his six wives and Edward VIII's abdication to some of our lesser known and mythical monarchs such as King Arthur, Divorced, Beheaded, Died ...takes you on a gallop through the history of Britain's monarchs from the legendary King Brutus, through the houses of Tudor and Stuart, and up to the Windsors, including the major monarchs of Scotland and Wales. Discover the sticky end that befell Edward II, the story of the teenage queen of England who reigned for less than a fortnight, and find out whether Macbeth really was a king of Scotland. Presented in an accessible, chronological format, Divorced, Beheaded, Died...will fill all those gaps in your history knowledge, together with some fascinating and amusing facts that are guaranteed to entertain any history enthusiast.

An essential guide to the British monarchy for those who should already know everything but don'tWritten with a lively wit but crammed with factual information, this is the perfect way to mug up on your British history The Oldie One way we remember history is by means of a good yarn... Flude's gem of a book works on this premise - that it is the human stories of our monarchs we remember - and he breaks them down into delightful bite-sized chunks Family History Monthly

Kevin Flude is the director of the Old Operating Theatre museum in London and lectures on British history at Central St Martins, Worcester University and at UCL.

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ISBN 13	9781843173625
ISBN 10	184317362X
Titre	Divorced, Beheaded, Died...
Auteur	Kevin Flude
État	Non disponible
Type de reliure	Hardback
Éditeur	Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
Année de publication	2009-09-17
Nombre de pages	176
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