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Author | : David Starkey |
Publisher | : Random House |
Total Pages | : 388 |
Release | : 2013-07-04 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1448141095 |
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For the kings and queens of England, a trumpet fanfare or crash of cymbals could be as vital a weapon as a cannon. Showcasing a monarch’s power, prestige and taste, music has been the lifeblood of many a royal dynasty. From sacred choral works to soaring symphonies, Music and Monarchy looks at how England’s character was shaped by its music. To David Starkey and Katie Greening, works like Handel’s Water Music and Tallis’s Mass for Four Voices were more than entertainment – they were pieces signalling political intent, wealth and ambition. Starkey and Greening examine England’s most iconic musical works to demonstrate how political power has been a part of musical composition for centuries. Many of our current musical motifs of nationhood, whether it’s the Last Night of the Proms or football terraces erupting in song, have their origins in the way the crown has shaped the national soundtrack. Published to coincide with a major BBC series, Music and Monarchy is not a book about music. It is a history of England written in music, from our leading royal historian.
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Author | : David Starkey |
Publisher | : HarperCollins UK |
Total Pages | : 546 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0007307713 |
Download Crown and Country Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
From one of our finest historians comes an outstanding exploration of the British monarchy from the retreat of the Romans up until the modern day. This compendium volume of two earlier books is fully revised and updated.
Author | : David Starkey |
Publisher | : HarperCollins UK |
Total Pages | : 434 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0007292635 |
Download Henry Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The highly-anticipated biography of Henry VIII. The significance of his reign is, at times, overshadowed by his six marriages. This book, however, will look beyond the marriages to explore the man, his obsessions, his life and his legacy.
Author | : David Starkey |
Publisher | : Harper Collins |
Total Pages | : 402 |
Release | : 2007-09-25 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0061367435 |
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An abused child, yet confident of her destiny to reign, a woman in a man's world, passionately sexual—though, as she maintained, a virgin—Elizabeth I is famed as England's most successful ruler. David Starkey's brilliant new biography concentrates on Elizabeth's formative years—from her birth in 1533 to her accession in 1558—and shows how the experiences of danger and adventure formed her remarkable character and shaped her opinions and beliefs. From princess and heir-apparent to bastardized and disinherited royal, accused traitor to head of the princely household, Elizabeth experienced every vicissitude of fortune and extreme of condition—and rose above it all to reign during a watershed moment in history. A uniquely absorbing tale of one young woman's turbulent, courageous, and seemingly impossible journey toward the throne, Elizabeth is the exhilarating story of the making of a queen.
Author | : David Starkey |
Publisher | : Hodder & Stoughton |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 2015-04-23 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1473610060 |
Download Magna Carta Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
'A soaring account of the months that transformed a messy feudal squabble into Magna Carta...his crisp storytelling, based around short chapters and rolling rhetoric, is extremely entertaining.' Dan Jones, Mail on Sunday 'I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Good history is descriptive, narrative and analytical. This is good history.' Gerard DeGroot, The Times At Runnymede, on the banks of the River Thames, on 15 June 1215, the seal of King John was attached to the Magna Carta, and peace descended upon the land. Or that's what successive generations have believed. But is it true? And have we been persuaded (or persuaded ourselves) that the events of 15 June 1215 not only ended a civil war between the king and the barons but - as if by magic - established a British constitution beloved and copied throughout the world? Often viewed as a victory for the people over the monarchy and a cornerstone of democracy, the true significance of Magna Carta is misunderstood and misrepresented. In Magna Carta: The True Story Behind the Charter, David Starkey paints a vivid portrait of the years 1215-1225, ten revolutionary years of huge significance that produced not one but four charters. Peopled by colourful historical figures - John, the boy-king Henry, Pope Innocent III, Archbishop Stephen Langton, William Marshal - Starkey tells a story of treachery and idealism, politics and peace-making that is surprising and enthralling. Informative, entertaining and controversial, Magna Carta: The True Story Behind the Charter challenges centuries of myth-making to demonstrate how important it is we understand the true significance of that day beside the Thames, over eight hundred years ago.
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Author | : David Starkey |
Publisher | : Ebury Press |
Total Pages | : 378 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : Great Britain |
ISBN | : 9781849906814 |
Download Music and Monarchy Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
For the kings and queens of England, a trumpet fanfare or crash of cymbals could be as vital a weapon as a cannon. Showcasing a monarchâe(tm)s power, prestige and taste, music has been the lifeblood of many a royal dynasty. From sacred choral works to soaring symphonies, Music and Monarchy looks at how Englandâe(tm)s character was shaped by its music. To David Starkey and Katie Greening, works like Handelâe(tm)s Water Music and Tallisâe(tm)s Mass for Four Voices were more than entertainment âe" they were pieces signalling political intent, wealth and ambition. Starkey and Greening examine Englandâe(tm)s most iconic musical works to demonstrate how political power has been a part of musical composition for centuries. Many of our current musical motifs of nationhood, whether itâe(tm)s the Last Night of the Proms or football terraces erupting in song, have their origins in the way the crown has shaped the national soundtrack. Published to coincide with a major BBC series, Music and Monarchy is not a book about music. It is a history of England written in music, from our leading royal historian.
Author | : David Starkey |
Publisher | : HarperPress |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2008-09-04 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0007280106 |
Download Monarchy: From the Middle Ages to Modernity Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
To coincide with the Channel 4 series to be aired at the end of this year – David Starkey's ‘Monarchy’ charts the rise of the British monarchy from the War of the Roses, the English Civil War and the Georgians, right up until the present day monarchs of the 20th Century.
Author | : Christopher Hibbert |
Publisher | : Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 2007-06-12 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 140398378X |
Download Charles I Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
When Charles Stuart was a young child, it seemed unlikely that he would survive, let alone become ruler of England and Scotland. Once shy and retiring, an awkward stutterer, he grew in stature and confidence under the guidance of the Duke of Buckingham; his marriage to Henrietta of Spain, originally planned to end the conflict between the two nations, became, after rocky beginnings, a true love match. Charles I is best remembered for having started the English Civil War in 1642 which led to his execution for treason, the end of the monarchy, and the establishment of a commonwealth until monarchy was restored in 1660. Hibbert's masterful biography re-creates the world of Charles I, his court, artistic patronage, and family life, while tracing the course of events that led to his execution for treason in 1649.