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Royal Naval Officers from War to War, 1918-1939
by Mike Farquharson-Roberts John A.G. RobertsIn the context of their war experience in the First World War, the changes and developments of the Executive branch of the Royal Navy between the world wars are examined and how these made them fit for the test of the Second World War are critically assessed.
Royal Panoply: Brief Lives of the English Monarchs
by Carolly EricksonStephen, nephew of William the Conqueror, was said to be a fine knight but a fool as a king. Henry V did not live long enough to fulfill his potential. James I did, which was to drink himself to death. In this collection of nicely chatty anecdotes, Erickson provides the general reader with some of the better-known "inside facts" about the 39 kings and queens of England. She includes a number of portraits, including one of Queen Anne that is remarkable for its portrayal of her as a relatively svelte matron and Edward VIII as a pug-lover. Erickson is careful to remain objective about the long succession of a remarkable small number of families, and provides uncomplicated versions of major events of the monarchs' lives and times. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Royal Panoply: Brief Lives of the English Monarchs
by Carolly EricksonFrom medieval conqueror to Renaissance autocrat to Victorian Empress to modern melodrama, Royal Panoply is the story of some of the most fascinating people in world history.With her trademark blend of probing scholarship, lively prose, and psychological insight, Carolly Erickson focuses on each monarch's entire life---from the puny, socially awkward Charles I, to the choleric, violent William the Conqueror, to the well-meaning, deeply affectionate Queen Anne, who was so heavy she had to be carried to her coronation. Royal Panoply recaptures the event-filled, often dangerous, always engaging lives of England's kings and queens, set against the backdrop of a thousand years of Britain's past.
Royal Princess Academy: Dragon Dreams
by Laura Joy RennertThis lively chapter book combines the classic fun of a princess story with a modern sensibility and humorPrincess Emma is not your typical princess. She doesn't like pink, can't dance, and just can't seem to fit into the Royal Princess Academy mold. Other princesses are excited about the upcoming All-School Princess Contest, but secretly all Emma dreams of is being a dragon rider. When news breaks that dragons in the kingdom are falling ill, Emma resolves to solve the mystery, despite her family's urging to leave such problems to the Royal Council. With her best friend Rapunzel and some unexpected help, not to mention some very un-princess-like maneuvers, Emma just might manage to save her beloved dragons, and possibly even the whole kingdom. .
Royal Progress: Canada's Monarchy in the Age of Disruption
by D. Michael Jackson Margaret McCainAs Queen Elizabeth II’s record-breaking reign draws to a close, experts on the Crown explore the future of the monarchy in Canada. Queen Elizabeth II is approaching a record-breaking seven decades as sovereign of the United Kingdom, Canada, and fourteen other Commonwealth realms. In anticipation of the next reign, the essays in this book examine how the monarchy may evolve in Canada. Topics include the historic relationship between Indigenous Peoples and the Crown; the offices of the governor general and lieutenant governors; the succession to the throne; the likely shape of the reign of King Charles III; and the Crown’s role in the federal and provincial governments, reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples, and civil society. How will the institution of constitutional monarchy adapt to changing circumstances? The contributors to this volume offer informed and challenging opinions on the place of the Crown in Canada’s political and social culture. With contributors National Chief Perry Bellegarde, Brian Lee Crowley, Hon, Judith Guichon, Andrew Heard, Rick W. Hill, David Johnson, Senator Serge Joyal, Warren J. Newman, Dale Smith, and Nathan Tidridge.
Royal Representations: Queen Victoria and British Culture, 1837-1876
by Margaret HomansQueen Victoria was one of the most complex cultural productions of her age. In Royal Representations, Margaret Homans investigates the meanings Victoria held for her times, Victoria's own contributions to Victorian writing and art, and the cultural mechanisms through which her influence was felt. Arguing that being, seeming, and appearing were crucial to Victoria's "rule," Homans explores the variability of Victoria's agency and of its representations using a wide array of literary, historical, and visual sources. Along the way she shows how Victoria provided a deeply equivocal model for women's powers in and out of marriage, how Victoria's dramatic public withdrawal after Albert's death helped to ease the monarchy's transition to an entirely symbolic role, and how Victoria's literary self-representations influenced debates over political self-representation. Homans considers versions of Victoria in the work of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, George Eliot, John Ruskin, Margaret Oliphant, Lewis Carroll, Alfred Lord Tennyson, and Julia Margaret Cameron.
Royal Rescues #4: The Lonely Pony (Royal Rescues)
by Paula HarrisonPaula Harrison's Royal Rescues #4: The Lonely Pony, illustrated by Olivia Chin Mueller, is the fourth book in this sweet illustrated chapter book series about a pet-loving princess who finds and helps animals in trouble—even if it's against the rules!"A royal palace is no place for pets, Beatrice!" says her father, King George.But Princess Bea won’t let royal rules stop her from helping animals in need.When she discovers a beautiful pony alone on the beach. Bea is determined to find its owner, but the pony won’t stay put! Can Bea find its home before it runs into trouble?
Royal Rescues #5: The Cuddly Seal (Royal Rescues)
by Paula HarrisonPaula Harrison's Royal Rescues #5: The Cuddly Seal, illustrated by Olivia Chin Mueller, is the fifth book in this sweet illustrated chapter book series about a pet-loving princess who finds and helps animals in trouble—even if it's against the rules!"A royal palace is no place for pets, Beatrice!" says her father, King George.But Princess Bea won’t let royal rules stop her from helping animals in need. While exploring Silver Rock Bay, Bea finds a little seal pup alone on some rocks. Can she and her friend Keira reunite the baby seal with its mother before the big storm comes?
Royal Rescues #6: The Runaway Rabbit (Royal Rescues)
by Paula HarrisonThe Runaway Rabbit is the sixth book in Paula Harrison's sweet Royal Rescues chapter book series, illustrated by Olivia Chin Mueller, about a pet-loving princess who finds and helps animals in trouble—even if it's against the rules!"A royal palace is no place for pets, Beatrice!" says her father, King George.But when Princess Bea realizes a small bunny has run away from home, she won’t let royal rules stop her from helping an animal in need.
Royal Rescues: The Lost Puppy (Royal Rescues)
by Paula HarrisonIn Royal Rescues #2: The Lost Puppy—the second book in Paula Harrison's sweet new chapter book series, illustrated by Olivia Chin Mueller—a pet-loving princess finds and helps animals in trouble—even if it's against the rules of being royal!Princess Bea is an animal-lover, and would love nothing more than a pet of her own. But her father, the king, disapproves of having animals inside the Royal Palace.When a tiny puppy turns up in the palace garden, Bea must keep it a secret until she can find it a home. But it’s hard to hide an excited puppy when there’s a royal banquet underway, and Bea’s going to need some help from her best friend...
Royal Rescues: The Naughty Kitten (Royal Rescues)
by Paula HarrisonIn Royal Rescues #1: The Naughty Kitten—the first book in Paula Harrison's sweet new chapter book series, illustrated by Olivia Chin Mueller—a pet-loving princess finds and helps animals in trouble—even if it's against the rules of being royal!Princess Bea loves animals, and wants a pet of her own more than anything. But her father, the king, says that the Ruby Palace is no place for pets. Still, if Princess Bea finds animals in trouble, she's not going to let a little thing like royal rules stop her from helping.When Bea rescues a stray kitten from a tree, she promises to keep it safe until she can find its owner. But the adventurous kitten keeps getting into trouble! And when it goes exploring in the middle of the night, Bea will need to be very brave...
Royal Rescues: The Snowy Reindeer (Royal Rescues)
by Paula HarrisonIn Royal Rescues #3: The Snowy Reindeer—the third book in Paula Harrison's sweet new chapter book series, illustrated by Olivia Chin Mueller—a pet-loving princess finds and helps animals in trouble—even if it's against the rules of being royal!“A royal palace is no place for pets, Beatrice!” says her father, King George.But Princess Bea loves animals and is not going to let a royal rule stop her from helping every animal she finds.When Bea goes to visit her cousins at the wintery Peruva Castle, she finds a cold and hungry reindeer hiding in the snow. But with the whole castle abuzz with party preparations, will Bea be able to keep the little deer safe until she can find its family? Find out in Royal Rescues #3: The Snowy Reindeer.
Royal Romances: Sex, Scandal , and Monarchy in Print, 1780–1821
by Kristin Flieger SamuelianThis text explores the reception of the royal family during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, and its representation in fiction, poetry, and the popular press. Samuelian finds that popular response to the royal family has reflected the public's belief in their right of access to the private life of royalty.
Royal Service: My Twelve Years as Valet to Prince Charles
by Stephen Barry[from inside flaps] "Since the fairy-tale marriage of the dashing Prince to the blonde and beautiful Lady Diana in July 1981, followed by the birth a year later of Prince William of Wales, the public's fascination with Great Britain's Royal Family has continued unabated. And Stephen Barry, personal valet to Prince Charles for the twelve years prior to the Prince's marriage, was privy to more confidential information and closer to the day-to-day activities of the future monarch than almost anyone else. In Royal Service, Barry takes us into the inner workings of Buckingham Palace and reveals what it is really like to be a commoner living and working side-by-side with royalty. On the one hand, Barry maintains, "one is so protected working for the Royals that it can be difficult to function on one's feet outside." Royals are indeed different from the rest of us, and that difference is rigidly upheld: "However kind and friendly they are, in the end they are Royal." This candid memoir details those differences with clarity, humor, and affection. Filled with personal anecdotes, from intimate revelations about the "other women" in the Prince's life to the courtship of Diana, to particulars of the fabled honeymoon on the Royal yacht Britannia, Royal Service provides a never-before look through the Royal keyhole at the entire family. We join family picnics at Sandringham, go grouse shooting at Balmoral, and participate in the joyous family Christmas at Windsor Castle. We learn about the different relationships between family members, from the Queen and Prince Philip to the independent Princesses Margaret and Anne, and we get as well an exclusive look at Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles in their unique dual relationship as mother/son and monarch/heir apparent Royal Service is also the poignant story of a commoner who came into the Palace as a footman in 1967 at the age of nineteen and only three years later found himself traveling around the globe with his Prince--from polo matches in Australia to the funeral of Anwahr Sadat in Cairo--and organizing the enormously busy workload of the future monarch. In sum, Royal Service is truly an "upstairs at Buckingham Palace"--a delectable, unforgettable portrait of Prince Charles by the only man who could have written it."
Royal Tours 1786-2010: Home to Canada
by Arthur Bousfield Garry ToffoliRoyal Tours 17862010 is a penetrating look at the tours of 11 royals who were or would be monarchs, viceroys, and commanders-in-chief of Canada. Leaving California in 1983 to tour British Columbia, Queen Elizabeth II said she was going home to Canada. Since its pioneer days, the Royal Family has made the country home through tours of public service, naval and military duty, and residence. Beautifully illustrated, featuring photos from the June/July 2010 tour of the queen, Royal Tours 17862010 is a captivating look at how these tours shaped Canada and the royals themselves, with an eye for the significant, interesting, and humorous. Included are the young naval captain who became King William IV, the long Canadian residences of Queen Victorias father and daughter, those who would be kings and governors general, the triumph of the first reigning monarchs tour, and the current queens six decades of regular presence.
Royal Wedding Disaster: From the Notebooks of a Middle School Princess (From the NotEBs of a Middle School Princess)
by Meg CabotYou are invited to a Genovian Royal Wedding in this second book pulled From the Notebooks of a Middle School Princess, a Princess Diaries spin-off series, written and illustrated by New York Times-bestselling author Meg Cabot.Olivia Grace Clarisse Mignonette Harrison still finds it hard to believe that she's a real live PRINCESS OF GENOVIA. Not only does she get to live in an actual palace with her newly discovered family and two fabulous poodles (who all love her and think that she's anything but ordinary!) but she also gets her very own PONY!Of course, things aren't going exactly like she imagined. Her half-sister Mia is very busy learning how to take over the country while trying to plan a wedding and her father is actually getting remarried himself-to Mia's mother!-and spends most of his time "renovating" the summer palace, although Grandmere says he is just hiding from the wedding preparations. Olivia hardly gets to see either of them. Fortunately, Grandmere has her own plans for Mia's wedding, and needs Olivia's help to pull them off. Just when Olivia starts to think that things are going to work out after all, the palace is invaded by a host of new cousins and other royals who all seem to be angry at Olivia (although Grandmere says they are just jealous).As the day of the wedding gets closer and closer, Olivia becomes more and more worried. For such a carefully planned event, it seems like a LOT of things are going wrong... Can Olivia keep this royal wedding from becoming a royal disaster?
Royal Weddings
by Emily BrandFrom William the Conqueror to Prince William and Kate Middleton, A British Heritage Publisher Offers a Revealing Look at Bygone Royal Weddings With the impending nuptials of Prince William and Kate Middleton this April, Shire Publications offers Royal Weddings, the perfect primer on Britain's rich nigh-millennial history of kingly couplings and the ideal accompaniment to the aforementioned must-see event of the twenty-first century. Royal Weddings traces the evolution of matrimonial majesty from the politically charged, relatively austere, private affairs which dominate much of English history, to the grandiose extravaganza of Prince Charles's and Diana's union in 1981. Over time, British royal weddings have become the standard by which all other wedding ceremonies are compared. The book abounds with eye-opening details and interesting stories, such as how King Henry VIII's marital vows--"...to have and to hold from this day forward, for better or worse, for richer and poorer, in sickness and in health, 'til death do us part..."-- have been paradigmatic ever since; or the touching account of the 15th century monarch, Edward IV, who married beneath him and had to keep his marriage to a poor soldier's widow a secret. Even with nearly a thousand years of British royalty to cover, author Emily Brand deftly keeps from wallowing in a mire of historical pedantry. Instead, she has culled together exquisitely fascinating facts and anecdotes and presents her discoveries in a lively and inquisitive tone. Her account of the 1625 wedding of King Charles I--for which the monarch wasn't even present (he sent a surrogate for the lavish affair held at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris), reads as if she herself was present at the scurrilous event. Royal Weddings is a sleek 56 pages volume, generously enhanced with 60 full-color pieces of rare art and photos that go beyond traditional wedding pictures and add to the guilty, yet informative, pleasure of the book. There are examples of elaborate decorations, feasts and wedding cakes; ornate jewelry, commemorative medallions and other unique items; wedding dresses and evolving fashions; marriage certificates, announcements, menu cards and other juicy particulars; even the nullification document of King Henry VIII's short-lived marriage to Anne of Cleves, who Henry believed was misrepresented in the picture he was shown of her before agreeing to the coupling. Emily Brand is a writer and historian with a special interest in eighteenth and nineteenth-century England. She has written widely on domestic and family life for a number of history and genealogy magazines, including publications from BBC Magazines Bristol, the Jane Austen Centre in Bath and the National Archives. She is also an author for history society London Historians, of which she has been made an honorary member.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Royal Witches: Witchcraft and the Nobility in Fifteenth-Century England
by Gemma HollmanThe stories of four royal women, their lives intertwined by family and bound by persecution, unravel the history of witchcraft in fifteenth-century England.Until the mass hysteria of the seventeenth century, accusations of witchcraft in England were rare. However, four royal women, related in family and in court ties—Joan of Navarre, Eleanor Cobham, Jacquetta of Luxembourg and Elizabeth Woodville—were accused of practicing witchcraft in order to kill or influence the king. Some of these women may have turned to the &“dark arts&” in order to divine the future or obtain healing potions, but the purpose of the accusations was purely political. Despite their status, these women were vulnerable because of their gender, as the men around them moved them like pawns for political gains. In Royal Witches, Gemma Hollman explores the lives and the cases of these so-called witches, placing them in the historical context of fifteenth-century England, a setting rife with political upheaval and war. In a time when the line between science and magic was blurred, these trials offer a tantalizing insight into how malicious magic would be used and would later cause such mass hysteria in centuries to come.
Royalism and the Three Stuart Kingdoms: Ideas in Action in the Wars of the 1640s
by Robert ArmstrongThis book addresses a conundrum. Alone of the major competing political interests during the civil wars of the 1640s, royalism needed to transcend attachment to one nation or one religious tradition and recruit a support base in each of England, Ireland and Scotland. This book aims to provide a concise interpretation and reassessment of royalism during these crucial years and focuses on this dilemma, and on the resources, intellectual and practical, deployed to address it, with mixed success. It focuses on the key ideas and values which made royalism a formidable political alternative, rather than on the more usual factional, military or literary perspectives. It argues that a ‘three-kingdom’ perspective not only gives a broader view but also clarifies the distinctive characteristics of English royalism, more robust than its counterparts in the other nations.
Royalism, War and Popular Politics in the Age of Revolutions, 1780s-1870s: In the Name of the King (War, Culture and Society, 1750–1850)
by Andoni Artola Álvaro ParísThis book offers a ground-breaking approach to royalism and popular politics in Europe and the Americas during the Age of Revolutions. It shows how royalist and counterrevolutionary movements did not propose a mere return to the past, but rather introduced an innovative way of addressing the demands and expectations of various social groups. Ordinary people were involved in the war and adapted the traditional imaginary of the monarchy to craft new models of political participation. This edited collection brings together scholars from France, Spain, Norway, and Mexico, to provide a transatlantic comparative perspective. It is a must-read for scholars and students looking to discover the lesser-known side of the Age of Revolutions, and the motivations of those who fought in the name of the king.
Royalist Agents, Conspirators and Spies: Their Role in the British Civil Wars, 1640–1660
by Geoffrey SmithBetween 1640 and 1660 the British Isles witnessed a power struggle between king and parliament of a scale and intensity never witnessed, either before or since. Although often characterised as a straight fight between royalists and parliamentarians, recent scholarship has highlighted the complex and fluid nature of the conflict, showing how it was waged on a variety of fronts, military, political, cultural and religious, at local, national and international levels. In a melting pot of competing loyalties, shifting allegiances and varying military fortunes, it is hardly surprising that agents, conspirators and spies came to play key roles in shaping events and determining policies. In this groundbreaking study, the role of a fluctuating collection of loyal, resourceful and courageous royalist agents is uncovered and examined. By shifting the focus of attention from royal ministers, councillors, generals and senior courtiers to the agents, who operated several rungs lower down in the hierarchy of the king's supporters, a unique picture of the royalist cause is presented. The book depicts a world of feuds, jealousies and rivalries that divided and disorganised the leadership of the king's party, creating fluid and unpredictable conditions in which loyalties were frequently to individuals or factions rather than to any theoretical principle of allegiance to the crown. Lacking the firm directing hand of a Walsingham or Thurloe, the agents looked to patrons for protection, employment and advancement. Grounded on a wealth of primary source material, this book cuts through a fog of deceit and secrecy to expose the murky world of seventeenth-century espionage. Written in a lively yet scholarly style, it reveals much about the nature of the dynamics of the royalist cause, about the role of the activists, and why, despite a long series of political and military defeats, royalism survived. Simultaneously, the book offers fascinating accounts of the remarkable activities of a number of very colourful individuals.
Royally Jacked
by Niki BurnhamValerie's life is pretty good. While she's not the most popular girl in school, she does have decent grades, great friends, and a potential boyfriend. All a girl could want. Then her mother announces that (1) she's gay, and (2) she's leaving Valerie's dad for her girlfriend. Not what Valerie envisioned for her future. And just when Valerie is getting over this bombshell, her father tells her he's gotten a new job as protocol chief for the royal family of some obscure European country. Valerie's world has come unglued. She can either stay in Virginia with her mom and her über-organized, veggie-burger-eating girlfriend, or go with her dad, leaving everything she knows for some place she's never heard of. Valerie opts to go, and quickly discovers that it was a mistake -- until she meets the prince, and all bets are off!
Royals at War: The Untold Story of Harry and Meghan's Shocking Split with the House of Windsor
by Dylan Howard Andy TillettReveals Shocking Revelations about Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, and the British Royal Family—and the Divisive Rifts Between Them This explosive exposé, Royals at War, takes readers inside a riven Buckingham Palace to provide the definitive account of the unfolding abdication crisis of 2020—dubbed Megxit—during which the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, became royal outcasts. Through revealing interviews with royal family insiders, friends, aides, historians, royal watchers, and others with intimate knowledge of The House of Windsor, this tell-all book looks back at the events, motives and crises which led to Harry (sixth in line to the throne) dramatically abandoning his birthright—in a move not seen for nearly a century, when King Edward VIII also gave up the crown for the woman he loved as Europe teetered on the brink of fascism and war. Like Edward and Wallis Simpson, the catalyst for the scandal here is also an ambitious, controversial American woman. Dylan Howard, bestselling author of Diana: Case Solved and Epstein: Dead Men Tell No Tales, charts how Meghan&’s relationship with Harry was viewed as controversial from the start—and how her brief honeymoon with the British public began to sour shortly after she and Harry announced in November 2018 that they would be leaving Kensington Palace to move to Frogmore Cottage, an hour outside London. As senior royals expressed disapproval, the public at first seemed to enjoy the royal spat, with many still supporting Team Meghan—until it emerged that the bill to renovate Frogmore Cottage to Meghan&’s lavish expectations would be $3 million . . . and be picked up by British taxpayers. Finally, in a move nobody saw coming, Harry announced he was turning his back on the role he had been groomed for since birth—giving up his HRH title, repaying the renovation costs of Frogmore Cottage, abandoning his royal duties, and leaving Britain for good. Buckingham Palace reeled. Howard&’s unique access and insight into this constitutional crisis will not only address the tensions and tantrums behind closed palace doors, but seek to answer the questions many are still asking: Has Prince Harry ever really recovered from the death of his mother Diana—and the resentment he feels against the institution that tried to destroy her?Why did Meghan, once hailed as a breath of fresh air, rile up the monarchy?Why did she refuse to conform to royal conventions in the way that Catherine did before her?Did the public and media criticism of Meghan go too far? And just how valid are the accusations of racism?How did these modern royals treat the tabloids differently to tradition? And did it backfire?What next for Harry and Meghan? And how will they—and the institution they&’ve turned their back on—react to their new lives outside the confines of the Palace and free from the strict codes and conventions that bind all members of the Royal Family? Caught in a trap by virtue of a life entombed in a gilded cage, Royals at War answers these questions and more . . . and reveals how Harry&’s infatuation with Meghan and desire to modernize the monarchy could yet end in disaster for the House of Windsor. Played out against the cataclysm of the British tabloid's laser focus on the duchess&’ every movement—for good or ill—this is the true story of Harry and Meghan&’s split from the Establishment . . . and perhaps just the beginning of a whole new Monarchy, redefined for the modern age.
Royals in Canada 5-Book Bundle: Royal Tours / Fifty Years the Queen / Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother / and 2 more
by Arthur Bousfield Garry ToffoliDiscover the Royal Family as they “go home to Canada.” Collected together are five must-have books on the Royal Family’s relationship with Canada, their tours, and a Canadian perspective on their biographies. Includes: Royal Tours 1786–2010 Fifty Years the Queen Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother 1900–2002 Royal Observations Royal Spring
Royalty Inc.: Britain's Best-Known Brand
by Stephen BatesThe former Guardian royal correspondent “wisely explores a host of issues surrounding the royals, from the monarchy’s role to the legacy of Diana” (Get Surrey).It was an amazing feat in the twenty-frst century that Queen Elizabeth II, a small woman in her late-eighties, was one of the most recognisable people on the planet. The world had utterly, irreversibly, and radically evolved since she ascended the throne in 1952 and yet, in an era of instant celebrity, she remained, more popular than ever: a bastion of certainty and comfort to the British and many other people during uncertain times. But with her death on September 8, 2022, questions remain: How secure is the British Royal Family? How much depended on the person of the Queen herself, and how much on the institution?To answer these questions, Royalty Inc. combines a history of the British Crown’s evolution through the modern age with a journalistic peek behind the curtain at the machinery that sustains the Windsors today. Written by the Guardian’s former Royal correspondent, its line is neither royalist nor republican. Instead it takes a clear-eyed look at a host of issues, including the future of the Commonwealth, the Monarchy’s role in the British constitution and class system, King Charles’ notorious “black spider memos,” the true scale of the Royal finances, the legacy of Diana, and the problems and pressures faced by any heir to the throne in the future.“Fearless and perceptive . . . Stephen Bates tells it like it is, covering every aspect with rare humour and intelligence. I couldn’t recommend it more highly.” —Literary Review