Do you know who named the King Charles spaniel? Which forward thinking Queen first sat on a flushing toilet & who was infamous for chopping off heads? With lots of fun flaps, exciting pull tabs & two amazing pop-ups, your journey through history is about to begin. Explore Queen Elizabeth IIs fantastic carriage, discover the famous Tudors & meet Henry VIII, learn about who invented Christmas & go to war with Richard the Lionheart. ...

A copiously illustrated guide to the monarchs of the British Isles & Ireland from pre-Saxon times to the present, complete with concise genealogical charts & details of key historical events. The book is divided into five sections, together with a Compendium at the end. Part One, presents information about Pre-Saxon rule, including details about ancient British chiefs, Roman rulers & the Roman Conquest. Part Two provides information about Scotl&, Ireland & Wales, with sections on Robert I & the Wars of Independence, The Union of the Crowns, the Princes of Wales & the High Kingship of Irel&. Part Three discusses the Saxons, Normans & Plantagenets. Part Four gives details about the Tudors & Stuarts. Part Five presents an in-depth discussion of the houses from Hanover to Windsor. Parts Two to Five provide all the essential information you will need to know about Kings & Queens including details of birth, parents, accession to the throne, coronation, authority, personal status, death date & burial place for each monarch. In addition an overview is given for each reign outlining major events & personal tragedies, war, celebrations & conspiracies. ...

An authoritative & accessible guide to the British monarchy from pre-conquest rulers to the present day House of Windsor. Maps, photos, paintings, & genealogies accompany a wealth of information on the kings & queens of Britain. Find out about their ...

The story of the British monarchy told in a stunningly detailed & painstakingly researched encyclopaedia. In addition, over 500 paintings & photographs, cartoons & drawings, engravings, artefacts & sculptures show how the royals have been viewed by every generation. Key moments of constitutional crisis include the trial & execution of Charles I in 1649, & more recently the Abdication Crisis in 1936 when Edward VIII gave up the throne to marry American divorcee Mrs Wallace Simpson. The private life & public life of Princess Diana is described, as well as her sudden tragic death. A valuable reference book for any historian, this expert & authoritative guide will absorb, entertain & fascinate every reader interested in discovering more about one of the longest-running monarchies in the world. The size of this book is 30.5cm in height & 24cm wide with 256 pages ...

Helps children learn about every King & Queen of Britain from the Norman conquest to the present day by matching the stickers of important artefacts to their frames on each page. In this title, each frame is accompanied by fascinating historical facts. It contains over 100 stickers. ...

King's Cross station was the terminus of the Great Northern Railway & was opened in 1852. Designed by Lewis Cubitt, it replaced a temporary station at Maiden Lane. It established itself as the London terminus of what is now known as the East Coast Main Line to Edinburgh. From 1862, at 10 a.m. every weekday, the Flying Scotsman left King's Cross for the north, initially taking over ten hours to complete the journey but now taking only four hours from Edinburgh to London. Some of Britain's most famous locomotives, from the Ivatt Atlantics to the A3 & A4 Pacifics, Deltics & HSTs, have sped north from King's Cross. The underground station below the main line station encompasses six lines & was the scene of the disastrous King's Cross fire in 1987, following which it was rebuilt. King's Cross itself has been redeveloped many times over the years, & a fictional platform (9 3/4) made famous in the Harry Potter novels. Its Grade 1 listed facade has been revamped & the station enhanced to increase capacity. ...

As the year 1326 draws to a close, London is in flames. King Edward II is a prisoner, & the forces of his vengeful queen, Isabella, & her lover Sir Roger Mortimer, are in the ascendant. The Bardi family, bankers who have funded the King, must look to their future with the Queen, steering a careful course between rival factions
- if, that is, they can keep themselves alive. Others, too, find their loyalties torn. Guarding the deposed King on behalf of Mortimer, Sir Baldwin de Furnshill & bailiff Simon Puttock find themselves entangled in a tightening net of conspiracy, greed, betrayal & murder.
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A story of how a group of kids battle their differences to come together as a team, & face their victories & defeats. This book presents a story of growing up, of the joys & pains, hopes & disappointments of adolescence. It also discusses how these misfits search for the silence & order & beauty that is found in the chess board. ...

Miami Vice' meets ' Scarface' in this made-for-TV true story of a superstar nightclub owner's attempts to stop his past catching up with him. Chris Troiano (Jason Gedrick) has the world at his feet. Founder of South Beach's most famous 1990s nightclubs, fr ...

When Michiel Steyn returns to South Africa for his beloved mother's funeral, he has spent close to half his lifetime abroad. But neither Michiel nor those he left behind have truly come to terms with his terrible flight from the farm they called Paradise. As Michiel submits himself to the rituals of mourning & remembrance in the small town where he became a man, all that has lain undisturbed for a decade & a half is brought to light. A father's implacable fury & a brother's violent death, the betrayal of love & the ugly memory of the dying days of apartheid all come between the prodigal & forgiveness. Michiel finds that he must confront not only his grief for his mother's passing but the painful truth of his own transgressions. ...