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Author : Michael Prince
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780517076071
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (76 download)
Download or read book Crown Jewels of Britain and Europe written by Michael Prince and published by . This book was released on 1991-08-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Michel (Prince of Greece)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781850521525
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (215 download)
Download or read book Crown Jewels of Britain and Europe written by Michel (Prince of Greece) and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Edward Francis Twining Baron Twining
Publisher : London : Batsford
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 974 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book A History of the Crown Jewels of Europe written by Edward Francis Twining Baron Twining and published by London : Batsford. This book was released on 1960 with total page 974 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Michel (Prince of Greece)
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Crown Jewels of Europe written by Michel (Prince of Greece) and published by HarperCollins Publishers. This book was released on 1983 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THIS BOOK IS A CELEBRATION OF SOME OF THE WORLD'S MOST INTRIGUING AND PRECIOUS OBJECTS: THE CROWNS, SCEPTRES, ORBS, JEWELS AND EMBLEMS OF THE ROYAL FAMILIES OF EUROPE.
Author : Lord Twining
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 707 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (91 download)
Download or read book A History of the Crown Jewels of Europe written by Lord Twining and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 707 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Edward Francis Twining (Lord)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 707 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (492 download)
Download or read book A History of the Crown Jewels of Europe written by Edward Francis Twining (Lord) and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 707 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Regal Galleries (London)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Royal Treasures of Europe written by Regal Galleries (London) and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William Dalrymple
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1635570778
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (355 download)
Download or read book Koh-i-Noor written by William Dalrymple and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2017-09-12 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the internationally acclaimed and bestselling historians William Dalrymple and Anita Anand, the first comprehensive and authoritative history of the Koh-i-Noor diamond, arguably the most celebrated jewel in the world. On March 29, 1849, the ten-year-old leader of the Sikh kingdom of the Punjab was ushered into the magnificent Mirrored Hall at the center of the British fort in Lahore, India. There, in a formal Act of Submission, the frightened but dignified child handed over to the British East India Company swathes of the richest land in India and the single most valuable object in the subcontinent: the celebrated Koh-i-Noor diamond, otherwise known as the Mountain of Light. To celebrate the acquisition, the British East India Company commissioned a history of the diamond woven together from the gossip of the Delhi Bazaars. From that moment forward, the Koh-i-Noor became the most famous and mythological diamond in history, with thousands of people coming to see it at the 1851 Great Exhibition and still more thousands repeating the largely fictitious account of its passage through history. Using original eyewitness accounts and chronicles never before translated into English, Dalrymple and Anand trace the true history of the diamond and disperse the myths and fantastic tales that have long surrounded this awe-inspiring jewel. The resulting history of south and central Asia tells a true tale of greed, conquest, murder, torture, colonialism, and appropriation that shaped a continent and the Koh-i-Noor itself.
Author : Max Berman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (992 download)
Download or read book Exhibition of Regalia, Crown Jewels Trophies, Miniatures, Plate & Shields in Replica of Great Britain & Europe ... written by Max Berman and published by . This book was released on 1939 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Michael Emerson
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1786600714
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (866 download)
Download or read book Britain's Future in Europe written by Michael Emerson and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-03-29 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following the agreement made by Prime Minister David Cameron with the EU on 18-19 February 2016, the day for the referendum for the UK to remain in or leave the EU is set for 23 June 2016. This will be the most important decision taken by the British people in half a century, and whose consequences will live on for another half century. The first edition of this book, published in March 2015, laid the foundations for any objective assessment of the workings of the EU and the UK’s place in it. It was widely acclaimed and rated as “a myth-breaking exercise of the best kind”. This second edition adds a substantial new chapter following Cameron’s agreement with the EU and announcement of the referendum. It reviews both the ‘Plan A’, namely the status quo for the UK in the EU as amended by the new agreement, and three variants of a ‘Plan B’ for secession. The key point is that the ‘leave’ camp have not done their homework or ‘due diligence’ to specify the post-secession scenario, or how the British government would face up to the challenges that this would bring. The authors therefore do the ‘leave’ camp’s homework for them, setting out three Plan Bs more concretely and in more depth than the ‘leave’ camp have been able or wanted to do, or any other source has done. The book is therefore unique and essential reading for anyone concerned with the fateful choice that lies soon ahead.
Author : Anna Keay
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780500289822
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (898 download)
Download or read book The Crown Jewels written by Anna Keay and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text captures the magnificence of a collection of symbolic objects steeped in English history like no other: the crown jewels.
Author : Diana Scarisbrick
Publisher : Vendome Press
ISBN 13 : 9780865651937
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (519 download)
Download or read book Royal Jewels written by Diana Scarisbrick and published by Vendome Press. This book was released on 2008-09-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This sumptuously illustrated book surveys the wealth, power, and prestige of 800 years of European monarchies in the form of the jewels that hung around their necks, were sewn into their clothing, and dripped from their fingers - often into the waiting hands of favored courtiers." "Beginning with the weighty, gem-encrusted gold crowns of medieval kings and ending with the glittering diamond tiaras of the princesses of the Belle Epoque, Royal. Jewels shows the exquisite range of gems worn by Europe's fabled monarchs." "Illustrated with exceptional photographs of the jewels themselves, as well as with evocative period paintings and vintage photographs of bejeweled monarchs and their families, Royal Jewels is the first book to gather together this unparalleled collection of jewelry - outstanding both in its quality and relevance to the social and cultural history of Europe and the Western world. The book will appeal to any lover of jewelry, fashion, or history."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Kenneth Mears
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 59 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (466 download)
Download or read book The Crown Jewels written by Kenneth Mears and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Max Berman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 70 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (954 download)
Download or read book Exhibition of Regalia, Crown Jewels, Trophies, Miniatures, Plate and Shields, in Replica, of Great Britain and Europe, from Earliest to Modern Times written by Max Berman and published by . This book was released on 1939 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Tracy Borman
Publisher : Grove Atlantic
ISBN 13 : 0802159117
Total Pages : 399 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (21 download)
Download or read book Crown & Sceptre written by Tracy Borman and published by Grove Atlantic. This book was released on 2022-02-22 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An in-depth look at the British monarchy that’s “a superb synthesis of historical analysis, politics, and top-notch royal gossip” (Kirkus Reviews). Since William the Conqueror, duke of Normandy, crossed the English Channel in 1066 to defeat King Harold II and unite England’s various kingdoms, forty-one kings and queens have sat on Britain’s throne. “Shining examples of royal power and majesty alongside a rogue’s gallery of weak, lazy, or evil monarchs,” as Tracy Borman describes them in her sparkling chronicle, Crown & Sceptre. Ironically, during very few of these 955 years has the throne’s occupant been unambiguously English—whether Norman French, the Welsh-born Tudors, the Scottish Stuarts, and the Hanoverians and their German successors to the present day. Acknowledging the intrinsic fascination with British royalty, Borman lifts the veil to reveal the remarkable characters and personalities who have ruled and, since the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660, more ceremonially reigned. It is a crucial distinction explaining the staying power of the monarchy as the royal family has evolved and adapted to the needs and opinions of its people, avoiding the storms of rebellion that brought many of Europe’s royals to an abrupt end. Richard II; Henry VIII; Elizabeth I; George III; Victoria; Elizabeth II: their names evoke eras and the dramatic events Borman recounts. She is equally attuned to the fabric of monarchy: royal palaces; the way monarchs have been portrayed in art, on coins, in the media; the ceremony and pageantry surrounding the crown. Elizabeth II is already one of the longest reigning monarchs in history. Crown & Sceptre is a fitting tribute to her remarkable longevity and that of the magnificent institution she represents. “Crown & Sceptre brings us in short, vivid chapters from William the Conqueror to Elizabeth herself, much of it constituting a dark record of bumping off adversaries, rivals and spouses, confiscating vast estates and military invasions…. [A] lucid, character-rich book.” —Minneapolis Star-Tribune “Borman’s deep understanding of English royalty shines.” —Chris Schluep, Amazon Editors’ Picks, The Best History Books of February 2022
Author : George John Younghusband
Publisher : Palala Press
ISBN 13 : 9781346921501
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (215 download)
Download or read book The Crown Jewels of England written by George John Younghusband and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2015-11-19 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Nicola Tallis
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000787087
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (7 download)
Download or read book All the Queen’s Jewels, 1445–1548 written by Nicola Tallis and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-11-29 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Margaret of Anjou to Katherine Parr, All the Queen’s Jewels examines the jewellery collections of the ten queen consorts of England between 1445–1548 and investigates the collections of jewels a queen had access to, as well as the varying contexts in which queens used and wore jewels. The jewellery worn by queens reflected both their gender and their status as the first lady of the realm. Jewels were more than decorative adornments; they were an explicit display of wealth, majesty and authority. They were often given to queens by those who wished to seek her favour or influence and were also associated with key moments in their lifecycle. These included courtship and marriage, successfully negotiating childbirth (and thus providing dynastic continuity), and their elevation to queenly status or coronation. This book explores the way that queens acquired jewels, whether via their predecessor, their own commission or through gift giving. It underscores that jewels were a vital tool that enabled queens to shape their identities as consort, and to fashion images of power that could be seen by their households, court and contemporaries. This book is perfect for anyone interested in medieval and Tudor history, queenship, jewellery and the history of material culture.
