House of Windsor by Andrew Roberts
This history details how the House of Windsor has undergone profound changes since its inception in 1917. Their tenure has seen two world wars, an abdication and undreamed-of social change, but the monarchy has continued to reside at the centre of English life.
Since 1969, Antonia Fraser has written many acclaimed historical works which have been international bestsellers, including Marie Antoinette, Mary Queen of Scots (James Tait Black Memorial Prize), Cromwell: Our Chief of Men, The Six Wives of Henry VIII and The Gunpowder Plot: Terror and Faith in 1605 (St Louis Literary Award; CWA Non-Fiction Gold Dagger). Antonia Fraser was made CBE in 1999, and awarded the Norton Medlicott Medal by the Historical Association in 2000. She is married to the playwright Harold Pinter and lives in London. Andrew Roberts took a first in Modern History at Cambridge. He has been a professional historian since the publication of his life of Lord Halifax , The Holy Fox, in 1991, followed by Eminent Churchillians in 1994 . He contributes regularly to the Sunday Telegraph. Lives in Knightsbridge, London, and has two children. His Salisbury won the Wolfson History Prize in 2000. His books include Napoleon and Wellington in 2001, Hitler and Churchill (based on BBC-2 series) in 2003. What Might Have Been (editor) in 2004. His History of the English Speaking Peoples Since 1900 was published in 2006 and won the Walter Bagehot Prize .
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| ISBN 13 | 9780304354061 |
| ISBN 10 | 0304354066 |
| Title | House of Windsor |
| Author | Andrew Roberts |
| Series | Royal History Of England S |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Orion Publishing Co |
| Year published | 2000-09-21 |
| Number of pages | 112 |
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