A Brief History of British Kings and Queens: British Royal History from Alfred the Great to the Present (Brief History, The) by Michael Ashley Paperback Book

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Rent A Brief History of British Kings and Queens: British Royal History from Alfred the Great to the Present (Brief History, The)

Author: Michael Ashley

Format: Quality Paperback

Publisher: Running Press Book Publishers

Published: Jan 2003

Genre: Biography & Autobiography - Royalty

Retail Price: $15.95

Pages: 464

Synopsis

In one portable volume, A Brief History of British Kings and Queens offers a royal biographical A–Z, its pages lavish in details on all the rulers of the kingdoms within the British Isles, together with their wives or consorts, pretenders, usurpers, and regents, from Queen Boadicea of the early Britons to today's Elizabeth II. This complete record of Britain's kings and queens contains more than 1,000 monarchs and 2,000 years of fascinating history. 'Everything its title promises. The pages are filled with ... everything anyone might ever want to know about the royals.'—Publishers Weekly 'Highly recommended.'—Choice

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BookLender review by trekfann on 2014-07-31 18:01:37

Not as interesting as Id thought it would be. If I had more of a scholar mindset, I probably would have enjoyed it more.