Monarchy

  • Monarchy: The History of an Idea
    Monarchy: The History of an Idea
    By Brenda Ralph Lewis

    until the first half of the twentieth century that the distinguished historian Sir Lewis Namier reassessed eighteenthcentury politics in the light of King George's correspondence and the papers, discovered in around 1932, that had been ...

  • Monarchy
    Monarchy
    By LeeAnne Gelletly

    But while the kings and queens, emperors and empresses of the past wielded broad (and often absolute) power, many of today's monarchs perform ceremonial functions only. This book examines the various forms that monarchy has taken.

  • Monarchy
    Monarchy
    By Nathaniel Harris

    Explains what a monarchy is, introduces monarchies and famous monarchs found throughout history, and how that form of goverment--and uprisings against it--affected those countries ruled by monarchs.

  • Monarchy
    Monarchy
    By Rebecca Stefoff

    3 Dynastic Developments Around the World GREECE ABANDONED MONARCHY and experimented with other forms of government , only to be dominated by the imperial monarchy of Alexander . Rome changed from a kingdom into a republic , only to ...

  • Monarchy: The Royal Family at Work
    Monarchy: The Royal Family at Work
    By Robert Hardman

    Every year over 5000 royal engagements take place around the world, from the Queen's famous summer garden parties to the mysterious world of the Privy Council and high-profile overseas tours....

  • Monarchy: From the Middle Ages to Modernity
    Monarchy: From the Middle Ages to Modernity
    By David Starkey

    To coincide with the Channel 4 series to be aired at the end of this year – David Starkey's ‘Monarchy’ charts the rise of the British monarchy from the War...