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Crown & Sceptre: A New History of the British Monarchy, from William the Conqueror to Elizabeth II

by Tracy Borman

Since William the Conqueror, duke of Normandy, crossed the English Channel in 1066 to defeat King Harold II and unite England’s various kingdoms, forty-one kings and queens have sat on Britain’s throne. “Shining examples of royal power and majesty alongside a rogue’s gallery of weak, lazy, or evil monarchs,” as Tracy Borman describes them in her sparkling ch

Publisher

Atlantic Monthly Press

Publication date

Dec 07, 2021

Format

Print edition

Pages

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ISBN

9780802159106