Debrett's Kings and Queens of Britain

by David Williamson

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 086350101X
• ISBN13: 9780863501012
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: Webb & Bower
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 2.95 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Informative and interesting BUT...

Okay I love English history and I thought this book did a thorough job on the kings and queens of England. HOWEVER I could detect more than a hint of chauvanism in the writing of it. For example the author speaks of Eleanor of Aquitaine in a rather derogatory way, ignoring her many accomplishments and just stating that "in her youth she was, at any rate, a lady of easy virtue." Where are the comments like that about the dozens of nympho kings Mr Williamson? In fact he then goes to state that Henry II (Eleanor's husband) committed numerous infidelities but "these were to be expected of a man with a wife much older than him." This may have been true in the 12th century but what writer would write that today? Mr Williamson this is now the 20th century. Women are not meek little creature to be kept at home looking after their men. Get with it.