Royalty Inc by Stephen Bates
Royalty Inc. will combine a history of the British Crown's evolution thorugh the modern age with a journalistic peek behind the curtain at the machinery that sustains the Windsors today.'a superb account of how "the Firm" (Windsors rather than Krays) became "Britain's best-known brand"' Books of the Year 2015
'Clever book, clever title..knowledgeable, well-researched... There have been scores of books about the monarchy...but few, if any, as fearless and perceptive as this is. Stephen Bates tells it like it is, covering every aspect with rare humour and intelligence. I couldn't recommend it more highly.'
'Totally engrossing, winningly affectionate . . . What a wise and cheeky way to explore the secrets of our gracious Queen.'
'Totally engrossing, winningly affectionate . . . What a wise and cheeky way to explore the secrets of our gracious Queen.'
'Clever book, clever title...knowledgeable, well-researched... There have been scores of books about the monarchy...but few, if any, as fearless and perceptive as this is. Stephen Bates tells it like it is, covering every aspect with rare humour and intelligence. I couldn't recommend it more highly.'
'a superb account of how "the Firm" (Windsors rather than Krays) became "Britain's best-known brand"' Books of the Year 2015
STEPHEN BATES was educated at New College, Oxford, where he took a degree in Modern History. He was a journalist for 36 years until 2012, working for the BBC, Daily Telegraph and Daily Mail before joining the Guardian. He reported from more than 40 countries and was named British religion writer of the year in 2005 and 2006. A regular broadcaster, he has also written for the Spectator, New Statesman, Time magazine, the Tablet, the Church Times, History Today, BBC History Magazine and foreign publications. Royalty Inc. will be Stephen Bates's eighth book. He is married, with three grown-up children and now lives on the Kent coast.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781781313565 |
| ISBN 10 | 1781313563 |
| Title | Royalty Inc |
| Author | Stephen Bates |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Quarto Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2015-09-03 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
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