In Line to the Throne
Title | In Line to the Throne PDF eBook |
Author | Tobias Anthony |
Publisher | |
Pages | 80 |
Release | 2016-04-11 |
Genre | Great Britain |
ISBN | 9781925418071 |
We all know who's next in the line to the British throne: Charles, William, George, Charlotte, Harry. All well-known tabloid darlings. But what about everyone else in the waiting room? In Line To The Throne traces the line of succession from Lady Di's ex through to the Kiwi-born thirtieth in line, Tane Mahuta Lewis, profiling and assessing the leadership skills of each along the way. These plump scones of delectable biographic information will leave you satisfied in a way that no trashy celeb magazine can, letting you in on the every-day practices and machinations of the world's most (in)famous Royal Family. Learn how Beatrice will lead a stylistic revolution that leads to the heightening of all royal doorways. Learn how William will take a leaf out of North Korea's book and implement mandatory male hairstyles. Learn how baby Charlotte will fight to remove the stigma attached to bedwetting. By the book's end, you'll have not only earned a PhD in all-things-monarchic, but you'll now have enough dirt on the extended Royal Family to make the Queen's head spin.
Growing Up Royal
Title | Growing Up Royal PDF eBook |
Author | Jane Billinghurst |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Kings and rulers |
ISBN | 9781550376234 |
A profile of childhood in the royal family of Great Britain, focusing on Prince William and Prince Harry.
The Monarchy and the Constitution
Title | The Monarchy and the Constitution PDF eBook |
Author | Vernon Bogdanor |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 341 |
Release | 1995-11-09 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0198277695 |
In the increasingly questioning world of the 1990s, the role of the monarchy in a democracy is again coming under scrutiny. Its critics argue that the monarchy is a profoundly conservative institution which serves to inhibit social change; that it has outlived its usefulness; that it symbolizes and reinforces deference and hierachy; and that its radical reform is therefore long overdue.Rejecting these arguments Vernon Bogdanor makes a powerful case for the positive role that monarchy plays in modern democratic politics. Ranging across law, politics, and history he argues that far from undermining democracy, the monarchy sustains and strengthens democratic institutions; that constitutional monarchy is a form of government that ensures not conservatism but legitimacy.The first serious examination of the political role of the monarchy to appear in many years, this book will make fascinating reading for all those interested in the monarchy and the future of British politics.
England's Empty Throne
Title | England's Empty Throne PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Strohm |
Publisher | Yale University Press |
Pages | 300 |
Release | 1998-01-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780300075441 |
The methods employed by the Lancastrian usurpers in their attempts to legitimise their dynasty's hold in the English throne included the reburying of the murdered Richard II, the invention of chronicles, prophecies and genealogies, new methods of trial and punishment, the use of spies, and the radical redefinition of treason. Strohm uses both literary and historical analysis to explore this quest for legitimacy, and the importance of symbolic activity to Henry IV and V.
After Elizabeth
Title | After Elizabeth PDF eBook |
Author | Leanda De Lisle |
Publisher | |
Pages | 408 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN |
"Focussing on the intense period of raised hopes and dashed expectations between Christmas 1602 and Christmas 1603, Leanda de Lisle tells in detail the story of Elizabeth's death and how the suffocating conservatism of her rule was replaced with that of the energetic, seemingly fair-minded James." "As James journeys south from Scotland, he is confronted with the extraordinary wealth of his new kingdom, but also with English contempt for his Scots entourage and a stubborn rejection of his hopes for the union of Britain. As the welcome turns sour, those who are disappointed in James turn to intrique and hatch plots against him before the crown is even on his head. Lives are lost and fortunes won in the struggle for power and influence."--BOOK JACKET.
Crown of Midnight
Title | Crown of Midnight PDF eBook |
Author | Sarah J. Maas |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Pages | 452 |
Release | 2020-10-01 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1526634368 |
'One of the best fantasy book series of the past decade' TIME Never trust an assassin. Celaena's story continues in this second book in the #1 bestselling Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas. Celaena Sardothien won a brutal contest to become the King's Champion. But she is far from loyal to the crown. Though she goes to great lengths to hide her secret, her deadly charade becomes more difficult when she realises she is not the only one seeking justice. Her search for answers ensnares those closest to her, and no one is safe from suspicion - not the Crown Prince Dorian; not Chaol, the Captain of the Guard; not even her best friend, Nehemia, a princess with a rebel heart. Then, one terrible night, the secrets they have all been keeping lead to an unspeakable tragedy. As Celaena's world shatters, she will be forced to decide once and for all where her true loyalties lie ... and what she is willing to fight for. The second book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Throne of Glass series returns readers to a land destroyed by liars, where one woman's truth is the only thing that can save them all.
Traitor to the Throne
Title | Traitor to the Throne PDF eBook |
Author | Alwyn Hamilton |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 530 |
Release | 2017-03-07 |
Genre | Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | 0698411706 |
The sizzling, un-put-downable sequel to the New York Times bestselling Rebel of the Sands, by Goodreads Choice Awards Best Debut Author of 2016 Alwyn Hamilton! Mere months ago, gunslinger Amani al'Hiza fled her dead-end hometown on the back of a mythical horse with the mysterious foreigner Jin, seeking only her own freedom. Now she's fighting to liberate the entire desert nation of Miraji from a bloodthirsty sultan who slew his own father to capture the throne. When Amani finds herself thrust into the epicenter of the regime—the Sultan's palace—she's determined to bring the tyrant down. Desperate to uncover the Sultan's secrets by spying on his court, she tries to forget that Jin disappeared just as she was getting closest to him, and that she's a prisoner of the enemy. But the longer she remains, the more she questions whether the Sultan is really the villain she's been told he is, and who’s the real traitor to her sun-bleached, magic-filled homeland. Forget everything you thought you knew about Miraji, about the rebellion, about djinni and Jin and the Blue-Eyed Bandit. In Traitor to the Throne, the only certainty is that everything will change. Rebel of the Sands was a New York Times bestseller, published in fifteen countries and the recipient of four starred reviews and multiple accolades, with film rights optioned by Willow Smith. And its sequel is even better.