A Brief History of the House of Windsor by Michael Paterson

A Brief History of the House of Windsor by Michael Paterson

The British monarchy may be over a thousand years old, but the House of Windsor dates only from 1917, when, in the middle of the First World War that was to see the demise of the major thrones of continental Europe, it rebranded itself from the distinctly Germanic Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to the homely and familiar Windsor. By redefining its loyalties to identify with its people and country rather than the princes, kings and emperors of Europe to whom it was related by birth and marriage, it set the monarchy on the path of adaptation, making itself relevant and allowing it to survive.

Since then, the fine line trodden by the House of Windsor between ancient and modern, grandeur and thrift, splendour and informality, remoteness and accessibility, and influence and neutrality has left it more secure and its appeal more universal today than ever.

Paterson, Michael: - Michael Paterson is a military historian, author, researcher and illustrator. He began his career on the military magazine 'Battlefields Review' as a writer and illustrator, before working in the printed books department at the Imperial War Museum, London. He has worked closely with many international archives as a researcher and has lectured frequently on military history and related subjects. He is also the author of Winston Churchill: His Military Life, 1895-1945.

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ISBN 13	9780762448043
ISBN 10	0762448040
Title	A Brief History of the House of Windsor
Author	Michael Paterson
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Running Press
Year published	2013-08-06
Number of pages	288
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