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The lives of the kings & queens of England / edited by Antonia Fraser ; heraldic consultant, J.P. Brooke-Little

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Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Berkeley : University of California Press , 1995.Description: 360 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cmISBN:

9780520204096

Other title:

Lives of the kings and queens of England
Kings & queens of England
Kings and queens of England

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DDC classification:

929.7 LIV

LOC classification:

DA28.1 .L58 1995

Summary: Here in a sweep of colorful episodes are the stories of England's monarchs, spanning ten great dynasties, from the invading Normans of 1066 to the House of Windsor today. Antonia Fraser introduces this pageant of royalty, and eight specialist contributors bring to life the complex characters of both well-loved figures such as Victoria and enigmatic, little-known sovereigns such as Richard III. Accompanying the text are 150 contemporary illustrations and handsome color drawings of the royal coats of arms, whose origins and significance are clearly explained. Richly illustrated and vividly narrated, this is a glittering celebration of almost one thousand years of English history, told through the lives and deeds of England's kings and queens.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.	929.7 LIV (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		013920

Originally published: London : Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1975.

Includes index.

Here in a sweep of colorful episodes are the stories of England's monarchs, spanning ten great dynasties, from the invading Normans of 1066 to the House of Windsor today. Antonia Fraser introduces this pageant of royalty, and eight specialist contributors bring to life the complex characters of both well-loved figures such as Victoria and enigmatic, little-known sovereigns such as Richard III. Accompanying the text are 150 contemporary illustrations and handsome color drawings of the royal coats of arms, whose origins and significance are clearly explained. Richly illustrated and vividly narrated, this is a glittering celebration of almost one thousand years of English history, told through the lives and deeds of England's kings and queens.

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