A Brief History of British Kings & Queens

Mike Ashley

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Robinson Publishing
10 October 2002

History; British & Irish history; Genealogy, heraldry, names & honours

Series: Brief Histories

Here is the whole of recorded British royal history, from the legendary King Alfred the Great onwards, including the monarchies of England, Scotland, Wales and the United Kingdom for over a thousand years. Fascinating portraits are expertly woven into a history of division and eventual union of the British Isles - even royals we think most familiar are revealed in a new and sometimes surprising light.

This revised and shortened edition of The Mammoth Book of British Kings & Queens includes biographies of the royals of recorded British history, plus an overview of the semi-legendary figures of pre-history and the Dark Ages - an accessible source for students and general readers.

By: Mike Ashley
Imprint: Robinson Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 134mm, Spine: 36mm
Weight: 427g
ISBN: 9781841195513
ISBN 10: 1841195510
Series: Brief Histories
Pages: 464
Publication Date: 10 October 2002
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Mike Ashley is the author and editor of over sixty books including the bestselling Mammoths Comic Fantasy, Seriously Comic Fantasy and Fantasy, and the crime-fiction collections The Mammoth Book of Locked Room Mysteries, The Mammoth Book of Roman Whodunnits and The Mammoth Book of Historical Whodunnits. He lives in Chatham, Kent.

Reviews for A Brief History of British Kings & Queens

The sweeping and complex pageant of British history is well presented in this revised, abridged edition of The Mammoth Book of British Kings and Queens, which is still a substantial work in its own right. Starting with an overview of Celtic, Roman and Dark Age Britain, the various royal houses - Norman to Windsor - are viewed chronologically, with accounts of individual monarchs from the legendary reign of King Arthur right through to modern times and Elizabeth II. In addition to the familiar English rulers, Ashley includes details of the Scottish and Welsh dynasties, giving a detailed summary of the life and reign of each monarch, their successes and failures and the climate of the times they lived in. Helpful fact boxes and a wide selection of portraits and photographs make this an accessible and user-friendly book, as valuable for those who only need to check the odd fact as for those who want to read right the way through. Various appendices include at-a-glance chronologies (even including the rulers of the Isle of Man), family trees and an interesting list of royal consorts. The author's long-term fascination for the near thousand monarchs who have shaped the history of Britain over the course of two thousand years ensures a lively read. His enthusiasm never flags, and neither will the reader. (Kirkus UK)