Crown & Sceptre av Tracy Borman

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<p><b>A stunning tour de force and a remarkable achievement.</b><b>- <i>Alison Weir</i></b><br><b><br>This is <i>Our Island Story</i> for the modern age.<i> - Charles Spencer</i></b><br><br><b>''Not just a brilliant compendium of biographies, but the biography of an institution: a marvellous read'' - <i>Tom Holland</i></b><br><br><br><b>''This royal throne of king</b><i><b>s, this sceptred isle''</b></i><br>(William Shakespeare, <i>Richard II</i>)<br><br>With 1000 years of royal history from 1066 to the present day, Domesday Book to Magna Carta the Field of Cloth of Gold to King Charles'' accession, <i>Crown & Sceptre</i> is an unparalleled exploration of the British monarchy. From Sunday Times bestselling author and joint Chief Curator of Historic Royal Palaces Tracy Borman, comes a fresh, engaging and authoritative account of the crown''s tumultuous history - including a chapter on King Charles III. <br><br>Impeccably researched, <i>Crown & Sceptre</i> explores in gripping detail how