The First Windsors
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The First Windsors
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Author : Allan Coleby
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-01
The First Windsors written by Allan Coleby and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The story of a Royal love affair and life-long working relationship between King George V and his consort Queen Mary.
First Windsors
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Author : Allan Coleby
language : en
Publisher: Arena books
Release Date : 2017-01-10
First Windsors written by Allan Coleby and has been published by Arena books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-10 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The story of a Royal love affair and life
The House Of Windsor
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Author : Andrew Roberts
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2000
The House Of Windsor written by Andrew Roberts and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Each of these lavishly illustrated books serves up a brief and manageable portion of the Fraser-edited and much-touted Lives of the Kings and Queens of England. A set of six jewels for Fraser's crown.
The Windsor Dynasty 1910 To The Present
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Author : Matthew Glencross
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2016-12-01
The Windsor Dynasty 1910 To The Present written by Matthew Glencross and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-12-01 with History categories.
This book explores the recreation and subsequent development of the British Monarchy during the twentieth century. Contributors examine the phenomenon of modern monarchy through an exploration of the establishment and the continuing impact of the Windsor dynasty both within Britain and the wider world, to interrogate the reasons for its survival into the twenty-first century. The successes (and failures) of the dynasty and the implications of these for its long-term survival are assessed from the perspectives of constitutional, political, diplomatic and socio-cultural history. Emphasis is placed on the use of symbols and tradition, and their reinvention, and public reactions to their employment by the Windsors, including the evidence provided by opinion polls. Starting with George V, and including darker times such as the challenge of the abdication of Edward VIII, this collection considers how far this reign was a key transition in how the British royal family has perceived itself and its role through examination of the repackaging for mass consumption via the media of a range of state occasions from coronations to funerals, as well as modernization of its relations with the military.
The Rise And Fall Of The House Of Windsor
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Author : A. N. Wilson
language : en
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Release Date : 1994
The Rise And Fall Of The House Of Windsor written by A. N. Wilson and has been published by Ballantine Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
"For those who seek coherence beyond the weekly wrap-up offered by PEOPLE magazine comes a book that ponders the deeper effects of this slow decline of the world's last great monarchy....An interesting overview of what has happened to royalty." CHICAGO TRIBUNE Divorce and separation. Steamy telephone tapes. Brewing custody battles. Embarrassing photographs. Is the House of Windsor self-destructing? The brilliant writer A.N. Wilson, whose biographies include C.S. Lewis and Toltoy, sets out to answer this vexing and fascinating question in his spectacular new book. An observer and writer of great style and an Englishman of particular opinions, Wilson is uniquely placed to rail about the royal follies even as he defends the monarchy's usefulness. He asserts that the Windsors have actually gained in political power under Elizabeth II, and puts all the naughty goings-on in a historical context. A riches-to-ruin saga as bizarre as any novel, THE RISE AND FALL OF THE HOUSE OF WINDSOR is by far the most intelligent--and most surprising--account of the catastrophe that the Royal Family have brought on themselves.
A Brief History Of The House Of Windsor
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Author : Michael Paterson
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2013-06-20
A Brief History Of The House Of Windsor written by Michael Paterson and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-20 with History categories.
The British monarchy may be over a thousand years old, but the House of Windsor dates only from 1917, when, in the middle of the First World War that was to see the demise of the major thrones of continental Europe, it rebranded itself from the distinctly Germanic Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to the homely and familiar Windsor. By redefining its loyalties to identify with its people and country rather than the princes, kings and emperors of Europe to whom it was related by birth and marriage, it set the monarchy on the path of adaptation, making itself relevant and allowing it to survive. Since then, the fine line trodden by the House of Windsor between ancient and modern, grandeur and thrift, splendour and informality, remoteness and accessibility, and influence and neutrality has left it more secure and its appeal more universal today than ever.
Sovereign
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Author : Roland Flamini
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991
Sovereign written by Roland Flamini and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Great Britain categories.
Tough, disciplined, hard-working and enigmatic, Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain is one of the most written about women in the world, and one of the least known. Now a veteran royal watcher paints a full-scale portrait of this consummate practitioner of the queenly crafts timed to coincide with Her Majesty's 65th birthday celebration. Photographs.
The Windsors
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Author : Piers Brendon
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
The Windsors written by Piers Brendon and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A biography of the British royal family, based on research for a TV documentary of the same name. It tells the story of the House of Windsor from its foundations in 1917 to the turn of the new century. Drawing on private and personal reminiscences from George V to Prince Charles, the book shows how the monarchy has recreated itself down the ages. It looks at the power the family had to survive crises like World War I, the abdication of Edward VIII, royal divorces and the death of Princess Diana. There is also an examination of the role of the media, and their part in creating regal matriachs like Queen Mary and the Queen Mother to the creation of Princess Diana as a popular icon.
The Royal House Of Windsor
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Author : Elizabeth Longford
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
The Royal House Of Windsor written by Elizabeth Longford and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Great Britain categories.
This book documents the lives of the Windsor family; from the First World War when George V changed the family name from the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, through to Edward VIII's abdication, George VI's rule, and finally to the current monarch Elizabeth II.
The King S Son
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Author : J. J. Barrie
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-09-13
The King S Son written by J. J. Barrie and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-13 with categories.
Marie, Maria, Marcelle, May, Mary, Maggie ... and the Duke of WindsorEdward, known to his inner circle as David, was the eldest son of King George V and Queen Mary of Teck. Within the family he was often referred to as Young David - a title he abhorred. He was invested as Edward, Prince of Wales on his sixteenth birthday, just nine weeks after his father, King George V, succeeded his grandfather as king in 1910.In 1936, upon the death of his father, Edward succeeded him as King Edward VIII. In the shortest reign in the last 450 years of British Kings and Queens, Edward abdicated 236 days later in favour of his brother when the British Government refused consent to his proposed marriage to Wallis Simpson. The American socialite had already divorced one husband who was alive and being still married, was intending to divorce her current husband to allow them to marry.As a young man, David served with the British Army in France during the First World War. In the years following, George V's relationship with his eldest son and heir, deteriorated. The king became increasingly disappointed in David's failure to settle down in life and was appalled by the continual reports of his very public relationships with mainly well-known, but married women.The first of his many trysts over the years, however, was quite different - his first not only continued as a love affair for nearly three years but resulted in the birth of a son in Paris in 1916 whilst the Prince was on active service in France... and remained a close-held secret. This is the incredible true story of the only son of Edward VIII ‒ later to become the Duke of Windsor and marry Wallis Simpson.