A history of royal Britain in 100 objects. (2022)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Gill Knappett.
• Authors: Knappett, Gill
• Contents: 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
• Publisher Details: London : Pitkin
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 941.0099; HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General; Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Miscellanea
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781841659657
• Related ISBNs: 9781841659527
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