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04046aam a2200601 i 4500 001 BE43EC9296D111ECBBBA6F0442ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220226010012 008 211109s2022 nyu b 001 0ceng 010 $a 2021052950 020 $a 0802159109 020 $a 9780802159106 035 $a (OCoLC)1285370675 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCF $d YDX $d BDX $d OCLCO $d HQD $d IOU $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a e-uk--- 082 00 $a 941.0099 $2 23/eng/20211110 100 1 $a Borman, Tracy, $e author. 245 10 $a Crown & sceptre : $b a new history of the British monarchy, from William the Conqueror to Elizabeth II / $c Tracy Borman. 246 3 $a Crown and sceptre 246 30 $a New history of the British monarchy, from William the Conqueror to Elizabeth II 250 $a First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition. 264 1 $a New York : $b Atlantic Monthly Press, $c 2022. 300 $a xx, 555 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : $b color illustrations ; $c 34 cm 500 $a "First published in Great Britain in 2021 by Hodder & Stoughton, an Hachette UK company." 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a "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 evocatively describes them in her sparkling chronicle, Crown & Sceptre. Ironically, during very few of these 955 years has the throne's occupant been unambiguously English-the Norman French, the Welsh-born Tudors, the Scottish Stuarts, and the Hanoverians and their German successors to the present day have dominated the throne. Appealing to the intrinsic fascination with British royalty, Borman lifts the veil to reveal the remarkable characters and personalities who have ruled and, since the Glorious Revolution of 1688, have more ceremonially reigned-a crucial distinction explaining the staying power of the monarchy as the royal family has evolved and adapted to the needs and opinions of its people, avoiding the storms of rebellion that brought many of Europe's royals to an abrupt end. Richard III; Henry VIII; Elizabeth I; George III; Victoria; Elizabeth II: their names evoke eras and dramatic events, forming the sweep of British history that Borman recounts. She is equally attuned to the fabric of monarchy: the impact of royal palaces; the way monarchs have been portrayed in art, on coins, in the media; the ceremony and pageantry surrounding the crown. In 2024, Elizabeth II would eclipse France's Louis XIV as the longest reigning monarch in history. Crown & Sceptre is a fitting tribute to her remarkable longevity and that of the magnificent institution she represents"-- $c Provided by publisher. 651 0 $a Great Britain $x Kings and rulers $v Biography. 651 0 $a Great Britain $x History. $x Succession $x History. 650 0 $a Monarchy $z Great Britain $x History. 655 7 $a Biographies. $2 lcgft 941 $a 19 952 $l GOPG641 $d 20240409042039.0 952 $l WFPC115 $d 20240119135935.0 952 $l BRPD251 $d 20240119020155.0 952 $l ETPD745 $d 20231025013231.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20231010031849.0 952 $l CMPE792 $d 20230629014924.0 952 $l FXPH314 $d 20230307010347.0 952 $l VOPB384 $d 20221112010302.0 952 $l PGAX715 $d 20221010121133.0 952 $l OPAX566 $d 20221008011704.0 952 $l XAPE737 $d 20220906015008.0 952 $l RZPE145 $d 20220729010902.0 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20220503071358.0 952 $l SAPG074 $d 20220429010313.0 952 $l GDPF771 $d 20220414010214.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20220405013947.0 952 $l SCPC074 $d 20220402012838.0 952 $l TCPG826 $d 20220302010333.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20220226010022.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=BE43EC9296D111ECBBBA6F0442ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IOUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search