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Monarchy: From the Middle Ages to Modernity (Hardcover)

by David Starkey (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 319 pages
  • Publisher: HarperPress; First Edition edition (16 Oct 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0007247508
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007247509
  • Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 14.4 x 3.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 103,139 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Praise for 'Elizabeth': 'Fresh and lively!vividly told!He sets before us not only the woman behind the throne but the girl behind the woman.' Sunday Times 'Subtle analysis, up-to-date research and balance between speculation and fact. An Elizabeth for our times.' Independent 'What a page turner! A white knuckle ride through history!inspired research, from the clues embedded in the portraits to court ceremonial to the often circumlocutory letters.' Time Out 'I found myself compelled by David Starkey's vivid recreation of the hazardous uncertainty of Elizabeth's early life, her successive exclusions from the centre of power, the studiedly ambiguous answers she offered her interrogators, her inevitable implications in conspiracies and narrow escapes from execution.' Times Literary Supplement 'Combines a relaxed and unfussy style with a thorough knowledge of the period and a sharp eye for detail. Elizabeth's life makes for a compelling story and Starkey tells it well.' Spectator

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Gripping Tale of The Transfer of Power through the Ages, 26 Jan 2007
By Mr. M. Dodds "CL_Review" (Banbridge, NI, UK) - See all my reviews
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David Starkey provides a gripping tale of the various claims to the English and later British throne that there has been throughout the century. What Starkey achieves so well in this book that he does not merely catalogue every King and Queen from King Henry VII to Queen Victoria but rather how the power of the monarchy passed to each Dynasty in turn. A great read and one which is highly recommended for anyone reading about the English monarchy for the first time.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A detailed glimpse on the politics and polcies that shaped our Kings and Queens., 16 Feb 2007
By Mrs. Carole Mackenzie "Prose tinted spex" (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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David Starky's Monarchy - from the middle ages to modernity, is just what it says on the 'tin'... This book explains in sometimes mind boggling detail the true politics and practices that put our monarchs on the throne... someone always had an ulterior motive...(usually power or money or religion) nothing new there!! for those of you that thought that our Royals always inherited the throne by birthright think again!!. This book also has lots of detail about the life and times of England... very interesting and well worth reading.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful intro to this period, 19 Jan 2007
By Mr. C. Goble "chris132510" (Northamptonshire, England) - See all my reviews
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I can seldom remember enjoying a history book more - it is a wonderful sweep through the tudors to the present day, and would heartily recommend it for anyone interested in history but without an academic background- it reads so well.
My only concern is that David Starkey wrote a wonderful introduction to the origins of the monarchy (literally the book of series 1 of monarchy)but has jumped several hundered years, how I would have liked him to introduce me to the early mediaeval period. I also wonder where the promised Henry VIII biogrpahy has gone - it was listed for publishing later this year but is no longer listed - that was going to be the highlight of my year!
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3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing
Having admired Mr Starkey's previous works both the written word and his televison work, I found this book very disappointing. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting Slant on British History
Being of a confirmed republican slant, this doesn't seem like the best history book for me. I did see some of the Channel 4 programme that this is based on, which was enough to... Read more
Published 21 months ago by A. I. Mackenzie

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