Over 1000 years of royal history told through 100 fascinating objects.
From the glory of coronation regalia to coins, from imposing statues to stamps, from distinguished medals to monuments, and from beautiful artworks to Edward VIII’s abdication document, each item in this book has a fascinating story to tell.
Ordered chronologically by monarch, from Alfred the Great to Queen Elizabeth II, this fully illustrated book takes a regal journey through the centuries. Discover the significance of each object – some famous, others more obscure – and how the royal ruler connected to it shaped the course of history in this celebration of the British monarchy.
Featured are William I’s eleventh century survey, more famously known as The Domesday Book; the world’s first ever postage stamp, the Penny Black, with a cameo-style portrait of Queen Victoria; Edward VIII’s abdication document; the written birth announcement of Queen Elizabeth II, placed outside Buckingham Palace as per royal custom; and many more.
विषयसूची
871–1154
Statue of a Great Monarch 12
Jewelled Aestel 14
King and Saint Illuminated 16
Coronation Glass 18
Stone for a Martyred King 20
Medieval Chronicle 22
Essex Village Sign 24
Mortuary Chest for an Anglo-
Saxon Ruler 26
Coins of the Realm 28
‘Double, double toil and trouble . . .’ 30
Shrine for a Pious King 32
Honoured in Glass: Queen Consort
and Saint 34
Battle Stone for a King 36
Conqueror’s Coronation 38
Eleventh-Century Survey 40
Conqueror’s Castle 42
New Forest Memorial 44
Royal Seal of Approval 46
A King, a Stag and the Founding of
an Abbey 48
A Castle, a Prison… and an Escape 50
1154–1485
A King’s Penance 52
Heraldic Lions on the Royal
Coat of Arms 54
Great Charter 56
Statue of a Great Welsh Prince 58
Wriothesley Manuscript 60
Knights Templar Tombs 62
Birthplace of the First Prince of Wales 64
Cross for a Queen Consort 66
Scone’s Historic Stone 68
Statue of a Scottish Hero 70
Bruce’s Celebrated Battle 72
Tomb of a Murdered King 74
Knights of the Garter Banners 76
A King Invades Ireland 78
Ancient Survivor of the Palace of Westminster 80
A Royal Couple at Eternal Rest 82
Statue of a Legendary Welsh Prince 84
England’s Victory at Agincourt 86
Shakespeare’s Heroic Prince Hal 88
Royal Coat of Arms at King’s College 90
Cathedral Library’s Illuminated
Manuscript 92
Letter From an Exiled King 94
Princes in the Tower 96
Tomb of a Crookback King 98
Title Page of a Tragedy 100
1485–1603
Remembering the Battle of Bosworth 102
Rose Window 104
Monument to a Popular Scottish King 106
The Field of Cloth of Gold 108
First of Six Wives 110
A Stewart King’s Fountain 112
Crown of Scotland 114
Tragic Queen’s Last Letter 116
Portrait of the Royal Family 118
Memorial to the Executed 120
Silver Coin of a Royal Couple 122
Miniature of the Virgin Queen 124
Victory Over the Spanish Armada 126
A United Flag 128
Tulip Stairs in a Queen’s House 130
Rubens’s Ceiling 132
A King’s Death Warrant 134
Coronation Chair 136
Survivor of Coronation Regalia
Destruction 138
A King’s Hiding Place 140
St Edward’s Crown 142
Battle of the Boyne 144
1689–1714
Wind Dial for a King 146
A Puzzling Maze 148
Queen in a Gilded Crown 150
Order of the Bath 152
Battle of Dettingen 154
Over the Sea to Skye… 156
Buckingham House 158
Pinnacles of a Seaside Palace 160
An Uncomfortable Golden Carriage 162
New London Bridge Poster 164
World’s First Postage Stamp 166
Christening of a Princess Royal 168
Royal Bathing Machine 170
Monument to a Beloved Consort 172
State Landau 174
1910–present
First World War Letter 176
Gift from a King to his Queen 178
Photograph of an Historic Broadcast 180
One Photograph, One Queen, Three
Future Kings 182
Instrument of Abdication 184
Coronation Souvenir 186
King’s Medal for a Home Guard 188
Tradition on a Palace Balcony 190
Royal Birth Announcement 192
Coronation Gown 194
Royal Cypher 196
Maundy Money 198
Red Despatch Box 200
Commonwealth Stamp 202
Royal Standard 204
Royal Warrant: Prince of Wales Badge 206
Northern Irish Castle’s Portrait of a
Future King 208
Engagement Ring from a Future King 210
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Gill Knappett is an author and editor with a wealth of experience. She has worked on many Pitkin guidebooks over more than 20 years, often specialising in royal titles and many of Britain’s best-loved places to visit.
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