The Kings & Queens of England: From the Saxon Kings to the House of Windsor

by Nigel Cawthorne

Book Overview

An entertaining, highly readable account of the larger-than-life characters that have ruled England through the ages. The author paints colorful portraits of a mixed bunch of rulers ranging from the drunken and debauched "merry monarch" Charles II to the idealized domesticity and colonial ambition of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1435121368
• ISBN13: 9781435121362
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Metro Books
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.