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The Oxford Book of Royal Anecdotes - Hardcover - Neu-
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Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0192141538
ISBN-13
9780192141538
eBay Product ID (ePID)
62089
Product Key Features
Book Title
Oxford Book of Royal Anecdotes
Number of Pages
572 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1989
Topic
Life Sciences / Botany, Royalty, Form / Anecdotes & Quotations, History & Theory, Europe / Great Britain / General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Political Science, Science, Biography & Autobiography, Humor, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.8 in
Item Weight
35.1 Oz
Item Length
9.5 in
Item Width
6.5 in
Additional Product Features
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Trade
LCCN
88-025496
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
20
Dewey Decimal
941/.0099
Synopsis
Here is a sparkling collection of Crown jewels--from amusing tales that humanize their subjects to dramatic stories of martyrdoms, palace intrigues, and bloody battles. Elizabeth Longford, intimate of the royal family and biographer of Victoria and Elizabeth II, has assembled the best anecdotes ever written and reported abut the kings and queens of England, across the full range of Britain's history from the first century A.D. to the present day. Scholars and versifiers, lawgivers and saints crowd the pages alongside soldiers, scallywags, and imbeciles, and never have these distant figures been brought more vividly to life than in this splendid anthology. We read of Alfred's burnt cakes, Cnut and the wolves, Henry VIII and his six wives, George III resigning himself to American independence, Edward VII's gambling habits, and much more. There are samplings of royal wit (as when James I said of John Donne's poetry: Dr Donne's verses are like the peace of God; they pass all understanding."), of royal modesty (as in Elizabeth II's explanation of why she wore no crown at the musician Robert Mayer's 100th birthday party: "I thought it was Sir Robert's night, not mine."), and of royal certitude (as in Victoria's comment during a dark moment of the Boer War: "Please understand that there is no one depressed this house; we are not interested in the possibilities of defeat; they do not exist.") The Countess of Longford's helpful commentary clarifies the complexities of royal genealogy and adds a sharp and often humorous perspective to bygone events. Her sources range from the earliest medieval chroniclers to biographers and historians of today, from dispassionate descriptions to intimate and revealing accounts from the letters and journals of the monarchs themselves. The result is truly a historical feast fit for a king., Elizabeth Longford, intimate of the royal family and biographer of Victoria and Elizabeth II, has assembled the best anecdotes ever written and reported about the kings and queens of England, across the full range of Britain's history from the first century A.D. to the present day. Scholars and versifiers, lawgivers and saints crowd the pages alongside soldiers, scallywags, and imbeciles, and never have these distant figures been brought more vividly to life than in this splendid anthology. We read of Henry VIII and his six wives, George III resigning himself to American independence, Edward VII's gambling habits, and much more. The Countess of Longford's helpful commentary clarifies the complexities of royal genealogy and adds a sharp and often humorous perspective to bygone events.
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DA28.1.O95 1989
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