Family charts and fact boxes help to highlight key information for students of British history, while the fresh, accessible narrative and royal portraits make this an essential reference guide for everyone. Unfortunately when it comes to the current queen she refuses to identify any weaknesses other than that of her children. Also I liked that it went beyond just the Tudor Monarchs because I wanted to read about James I and VI too as he's Mary, Queen of Scots' son, so that was pretty interesting.

With crisp biographies of each sovereign, illustrated with contemporary portraits, painting, or statues.Kings and Queens of England and Scotland documents the public and private lives of the royal dynasties. There were gradual advances toward the establishment and reliance on parliament and a prime minister. The visuals are good, the reading pleasant and the timelines are helpful, with some quick tidbits here and there.

Eventually, this edition will be outdated, but as yet there is no lack of completeness; Elizabeth II, who was the current queen when the book was published in 2006/2007, is STILL the current queen. In this fascinating and witty look at kings and queens of England, Tony Robinson provides all the answers to these questions and many, many more.Almost always a war going on, and some kings felt obliged to lead their armies or at least make that illusion.

This book brings to life the story of a young princess who grew into one of the world's best-loved and most famous royals, touching on wartime truck-fixing, ration-book wedding dress making, splendid gowns, trusty wellies, the Crown Jewels and jumping out of a helicopter with James Bond. For every king and queen there is a detailed timeline of key events, and the narrative is further amplified by quotations, feature boxes, panels of key biographical facts, and - last but not least - by 135 lavish full-colour images. Meet every king and queen in the history of Britain in this lively comic-strip guide from award-winning author–illustrator Marcia Williams. Although Crofton does mention interesting and/or menial notes and facts; nothing is detailed and therefore the reader is not left with a solid image of any of the monarchs. British Kings and Queens takes an overall look at the British monarchy, explaining what a monarchy is, how it works and who gets to sit on the throne.Here is another hugely popular Little Princess story written with great humour and understanding of small children. Now history wise, it is rather dull, oversimplified at times, with a lot of the author's personal opinions sometimes being presented in the same tone as the other "facts". In this third instalment of the series that began with The Prime Ministers and The Presidents, Iain Dale charts this long history of the English and British monarchy, with 64 essays by journalists, historians and politicians on every individual to have sat on the throne, as well as some who didn't. It doesn't content itself with being a book of short biographies, but it never quite manages to be anything else. When Boudica's determination to rule enrages the Romans, the sisters find themselves in the midst of a frightening military campaign, beginning to question the Queen's very humanity.