Gimson¿s Kings and Queens av Andrew Gimson

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<p><b>A book for all lovers of history: the experienced and the novice, the serious and the silly.</b><br><br><i>Gimson''s Kings and Queens</i> whirls us through the lives of our monarchs - from 1066 and William the Conqueror right up to Queen Elizabeth II and the present-day - to tell a tale of bastardy, courage, conquest, brutality, vanity, vulgarity, corruption, anarchy, absenteeism, piety, nobility, divorce, execution, civil war, madness, magnificence, profligacy, frugality, philately, abdication, dutifulness, family breakdown and family recovery.<br><br>Written in Andrew Gimson''s inimitable style, and illustrated by Martin Rowson, this is both a primer and a refresher for anyone who can''t quite remember which were the good and bad Edwards or Henrys, or why so-and-so succeeded to the throne rather than his second cousin.<br><br><b>''The most entertaining and instructive book on the English monarchy you will ever read'' <i>Daily Telegraph</i></b></p>