The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Kings & Queens: The Most Comprehensive Visual Encyclopedia of Every King and Queen of Britain, from Saxon Times Throug

by Charles Phillips

Book Overview

This lavishly illustrated volume charts the complete history of the royal families of Britain. It describes the lives of the kings and queens, their consorts and children, and the usurpers, pretenders... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1846816009
• ISBN13: 9781846816000
• Release Date: December 2017
• Publisher: Southwater Publishing
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.7" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Just what I was looking for!

I didn't know much about British royalty, and I was looking for a book to give me a comprehensive overview without sounding like a boring textbook. This turned out to be perfect! It's in chronological order, with each king/queen being given one or two pages (no more, no less), so you can read a bit at a time and not feel overwhelmed. It has several family trees, illustrations, and one or two little asides (or fun stories) about each king/queen. To give you some context, I have two advanced degrees, and this book keeps my attention, BUT I could also imagine my 10-year-old son reading this and getting a lot out of it. If you majored in British history, though, you may already know everything in this book. Still could be a handy guide, though.