Mortal Monarchs
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Mortal Monarchs
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Author : Suzie Edge
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2022-09-29
Mortal Monarchs written by Suzie Edge and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-29 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
'A brilliant, funny and thought-provoking book' - Jonn Elledge 'Compelling, provocative, and utterly brilliant' - Dr Estelle Paranque THIS PAPERBACK FEATURES ADDITIONAL MATERIAL ON HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II How the monarchs of England and Scotland met their deaths has been a wonderful mixture of violence, infections, overindulgence and occasional regicide. In Mortal Monarchs, medical historian Dr Suzie Edge examines 1,000 years of royal deaths to uncover the plots, accusations, rivalries, and ever-present threat of poison that the kings and queens of old faced. From the "bloody" fascinating story behind Oliver Cromwell's demise and the subsequent treatment of his corpse and whether the arrow William II caught in the chest was an accident or murder, to Henry IV's remarkable skin condition and the red-hot poker up Edward II's rear end, Mortal Monarchs captivates, grosses-out and informs. In school many of us learned the dates they died and who followed them, but sadly never heard the varied - and oft-gruesome - way our monarchs met their maker. Featuring original medical research, this history forms a rich record not just of how these people died, but how we thought about and treated the human body, in life and in death.
The Theological And Literary Journal
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1850
The Theological And Literary Journal written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1850 with Philosophy categories.
Kings Queens Bones And Bastards
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Author : David Hilliam
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2011-08-26
Kings Queens Bones And Bastards written by David Hilliam and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-26 with History categories.
Who invented the 'House of Windsor' as a royal name? Who founded Westminster Abbey? Which king had twenty-one illegitimate children? David Halliam answers all these questions and more. Here is a continuous history of the English monarchy, showing how the nine dynasties rose and fell. The book describes the most memorable features of the life and times of each king or queen - from Egbert, crowned in 802 and considered the first king of England, to Queen Elizabeth II - as well as recording the extraordinary lives of their queens, consorts, mistresses and bastard children. It also tells the story of the Saxons, describes what has happened to the monarchs' mortal remains, and relates many lively incidents of royal history that rarely appear in the text books. Read of the saintly Edward the Confessor, who is believed to have refused to consummate his marriage; of the rumbustious Henry VIII, given to beheading those who displeased him; of the 'little gentleman in black velvet', who caused the death of William III; and of Queen Victoria's strange servant, the 'Munshi', Queen Emma, who endured a trial by ordeal; and Anne Boleyn, widely suspected of being a witch. A complete list of the monarchs' reigns and a genealogical table showing the royal descent down thirty-seven generations from Egbert to Elizabeth II adds to the volume's reference value.
Critical Dissertations
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Author : John Macpherson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1768
Critical Dissertations written by John Macpherson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1768 with Ethnology categories.
Sharpe S London Magazine A Journal Of Entertainment And Instruction Entitled Sharpe S London Journal Entitled Sharpe S London Magazine Conducted By Mrs S C Hall
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Author : Anna Maria Hall
language : en
Publisher:
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Sharpe S London Magazine A Journal Of Entertainment And Instruction Entitled Sharpe S London Journal Entitled Sharpe S London Magazine Conducted By Mrs S C Hall written by Anna Maria Hall and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
A Critical And Chronological History Of The Rise Progress Declension And Revival Of Knowledge Chiefly Religious
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Author : Henry Winder
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1745
A Critical And Chronological History Of The Rise Progress Declension And Revival Of Knowledge Chiefly Religious written by Henry Winder and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1745 with Knowledge, Theory of categories.
Lines Of Authority
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Author : Steven N. Zwicker
language : en
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Release Date : 1993
Lines Of Authority written by Steven N. Zwicker and has been published by Cornell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with History categories.
Focusing on the turbulent years between the execution of Charles I and the triumph of William III, Steven N. Zwicker reads English literature as a series of brilliant and deeply engaged polemical contests. Zwicker juxtaposes overtly polemical writings--pamphlets, broadsides, and ballads--with canonical works, including epic, historical verse, tragedy, and satire, in order to demonstrate how literature not only reflected on political action but also formed an important site of political exchange. Zwicker maintains that the sources of Restoration culture lay within the civil war years of the 1640s and that the memory of those years shaped writing and politics for the remainder of the century. In sensitive readings of such classic texts as Walton's Compleat Angler, Marvell's First Anniversary and Last Instructions, Milton's Paradise Lost, Dryden's Annus Mirabilis and Absalom and Achitophel, and Locke's Two Treatises of Government, he shows how these texts both engaged with pamphlet, squib, and broadside and challenged one another over the possession of cultural authority. Zwicker's analysis provides a new understanding of the connections between politics and aesthetics in the later seventeenth century and an appreciation for the texture of this culture. Successfully integrating literary history and political analysis, Lines of Authority will be valuable reading for a broad audience in the fields of Restoration and Protectorate literature, literary history, cultural and intellectual history, and the history of political thought.
A Midsummer Night S Dream
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Author : Eric Rasmussen
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2017-09-16
A Midsummer Night S Dream written by Eric Rasmussen and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-16 with Literary Criticism categories.
From the Royal Shakespeare Company – a modern, definitive edition of Shakespeare's most loved comedy. With an expert introduction by Sir Jonathan Bate, this unique edition presents a historical overview of A Midsummer Night's Dream in performance, takes a detailed look at specific productions, and recommends film versions. Included in this edition are three interviews with leading directors Michael Boyd, Gregory Doran and Tim Supple, providing an illuminating insight into the extraordinary variety of interpretations that are possible. This edition also includes an essay on Shakespeare's career and Elizabethan theatre, and enables the reader to understand the play as it was originally intended – as living theatre to be enjoyed and performed. Ideal for students, theatre-goers, actors and general readers, the RSC Shakespeare editions offer a fresh, accessible and contemporary approach to reading and rediscovering Shakespeare's works for the twenty-first century.
The Journal Of The Anthropological Institute Of Great Britain And Ireland
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1875
The Journal Of The Anthropological Institute Of Great Britain And Ireland written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1875 with Anthropology categories.
The Journal Of The Royal Anthropological Institute Of Great Britain And Ireland
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1875
The Journal Of The Royal Anthropological Institute Of Great Britain And Ireland written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1875 with Anthropology categories.