A copiously illustrated guide to the monarchs of the British Isles and Ireland from pre-Saxon times to the present, complete with concise genealogical charts and details of key historical events.
The book is divided into five sections, together with a Compendium at the end.
Part One, presents information about Pre-Saxon rule, including details about ancient British chiefs, Roman rulers and the Roman Conquest. Part Two provides information about Scotland, Ireland and Wales, with sections on Robert I and the Wars of Independence, The Union of the Crowns, the Princes of Wales and the High Kingship of Ireland.
Part Three discusses the Saxons, Normans and Plantagenets. Part Four gives details about the Tudors and Stuarts. Part Five presents an in-depth discussion of the houses from Hanover to Windsor.
Parts Two to Five provide all the essential information you will need to know about Kings and Queens including details of birth, parents, accession to the throne, coronation, authority, personal status, death date and burial place for each monarch.
In addition an overview is given for each reign outlining major events and personal tragedies, war, celebrations and conspiracies.
‘A must-have resource for writers, teachers, everyone! Everything you need to know about the Kings and Queens of England is right here in this tiny volume. If you can’t keep your Edwards or Henrys straight, you need this pocket book’.
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| Introduction | 6 | |
| How To Use This Book | 8 | |
| Part 1 | Pre-Saxon Rule | 10 |
| Ancient British Chiefs | 10 | |
| Boudicca | 14 | |
| The Roman Conquest | 16 | |
| Roman Rulers | 18 | |
| Dark Ages | 20 | |
| Part 2 | Scotland, Ireland and Wales | 22 |
| Kings of Scots | 22 | |
| Robert I and the Wars of Independence | 40 | |
| Flodden | 49 | |
| The Union of the Crowns | 53 | |
| Irish Kings | 54 | |
| The High Kingship of Ireland | 58 | |
| Princes of Wales | 60 | |
| Major Welsh Rulers | 61 | |
| Llywelyn ap Iorwerth, 'the Great' | 72 | |
| Part 3 | Saxons, Normans and Plantagenets | 76 |
| Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms | 76 | |
| The Vikings and the House of Wessex | 96 | |
| Saxon Kings of England | 97 | |
| Danish Kings | 105 | |
| The Normans | 114 | |
| The Norman Conquest | 116 | |
| The Angevins | 128 | |
| The King and the Archbishop | 132 | |
| The Earl Marshal | 138 | |
| The Wars of the Roses' | 156 | |
| Part 4 | Tudors and Stuarts | 164 |
| The Tudors | 164 | |
| The Wives of Henry VIII | 170 | |
| The Stuarts | 178 | |
| The Gunpowder Plot | 181 | |
| The English Civil Wars | 184 | |
| Part 5 | Hanover to Windsor | 196 |
| The Hanoverians | 196 | |
| The Jacobite Risings | 202 | |
| The Role of the Monarchy under Victoria | 212 | |
| Home Rule | 214 | |
| Parliament and Sovereignty | 216 | |
| The British Empire | 218 | |
| The Abdication Crisis | 226 | |
| Part 6 | Compendium | 232 |
| The Crown Jewels | 232 | |
| Nicknames | 235 | |
| Genealogical Charts | 236 | |
| Illustration Notes | 250 | |
| Index | 251 |
Overview
A copiously illustrated guide to the monarchs of the British Isles and Ireland from pre-Saxon times to the present, complete with concise genealogical charts and details of key historical events.
The book is divided into five sections, together with a Compendium at the end.
Part One, presents information about Pre-Saxon rule, including details about ancient British chiefs, Roman rulers and the Roman Conquest. Part Two provides information about...