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On Royalty : A Very Polite Inquiry into Some Strangely Related Families
Political Extremism and Radicalism: Global Communist and Socialist Movements Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Paxman, Jeremy.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Great Britain--Kings and rulers--Biography.
- Monarchy--Great Britain--History.
- Local Subjects:
- Great Britain--Kings and rulers--Biography.
- Monarchy--Great Britain--History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (384 p.)
- Other Title:
- On Royalty
- Place of Publication:
- New York : PublicAffairs, 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A hugely entertaining look at the institution of monarchy by Britain's most combative and best-loved broadcaster
- Contents:
- Contents; Preface vii; Introduction 1; 1. First, Find a Throne 25; 2. Next, Produce an Heir 45; 3. Learning to be Regal 57; 4. Now Find a Consort 81; 5. Marshals and Mannequins 104; 6. Being God's Anointed 120; 7. Killing a King 142; 8. Divine Right and Diviner Impotence 161; 9. We are You 183; 10. The Happiness Business 215; 11. Gilded but Gelded 233; 12. The End of the Line? 263; Acknowledgements 289; Notes 295; Bibliography 326; Index 353
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-13644-9
- 9786613136442
- 0-7867-2156-1
- OCLC:
- 741492551
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