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Author
Series
Publisher
Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A biography of the English monarch who challenged the Pope's authority, established a state religion, married six wives, and presided over the beginnings of the Renaissance in England.
Author
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
King George III of England ruled in revolutionary times. Over the course of his reign from 1760 to 1820, he steered through the global conflict of the Seven Years' War, lost England's colonies in America, and battled against France during its own revolution as well as Napoleon's conquest of Europe. Discover how King George set the stage for revolution by attempting to raise revenue for England's wars through taxation in the American colonies and...
7) Elizabeth R
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c1971
Language
English
Description
Dramatization of the life of Elizabeth, daughter of Henry VIII by Anne Boleyn. As a young woman, Elizabeth is faced with imprisonment and worse, but she prevails over vicious court intrigues and secures her claim to the throne. As Queen, she faces the continuing threat from Mary, Queen of Scots, an impending royal wedding that would unite England and France, and a palace insurrection involving a former court favorite.
Author
Publisher
Crown
Language
English
Description
"A rollicking history of England’s kings and queens from Arthur to Elizabeth I, a tale of power, glory, and excessive beheadings by award-winning British actor and comedian David Mitchell “Clever, amusing, gloriously bizarre and razor sharp. Mitchell [is] a funny man and a skilled historian.”&#٬٢٠١٥؛The Times Think you know the kings and queens of England? Think again. In Unruly, David Mitchell explores how early England’s monarchs,...
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Born Prince Albert Edward, and known as 'Bertie,' the future King Edward VII had a well-earned reputation for debauchery. A notorious gambler, glutton, and womanizer, he preferred the company of wastrels and courtesans to the dreary life of the Victorian court. His own mother considered him a lazy halfwit, temperamentally unfit to succeed her. When he ascended to the throne in 1901, at age fifty-nine, expectations were low. Yet by the time he died...
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
"Painfully shy, Elizabeth Windsor’s personality was well suited to her youthful ambition of living quietly in the country, raising a family, and caring for her dogs and horses. But when her uncle, King Edward VIII, abdicated, she became heir to the throne—embarking on a journey that would test her as a woman and queen. Ascending to the throne at only 25, this self-effacing monarch navigated endless setbacks, family conflict, and occasional triumphs...
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