Book Title: Crown & Sceptre: British Monarchy /H (Only Copy)
ISBN: 9781529339499
By Author(s):TRACY BORMAN
By Publisher:HODDER UK
Format:HC
Tracy Borman's Crown & Sceptre is hugely impressive. A breath-taking amount of research has been packed painlessly into this compelling and engaging saga of Britain's kings and queens. Lively, pacy and marvellously concise and informative, it grips the reader from the first page. A stunning tour de force and a remarkable achievement. ― Alison Weir
Tracy Borman's Crown & Sceptre is a crisp, delightfully clear, and perfectly weighted compendium - it brims with need-to-know facts, laced with intriguing, revealing, detail. She cleverly tells the tale of Britain, through the prism of monarchy. This is Our Island Story for the modern age. ― Charles Spencer
'Not just a brilliant compendium of biographies, but the biography of an institution: a marvellous read' ― Tom Holland
"Crown and Sceptre shows an astonishing command of a thousand years of the British monarchy, its traditions, roles and realities beyond the pageantry and romance. Beautifully crafted, insightful, and a genuine pleasure to read, it underscores the royal heritage at the heart of a nation." ― Lauren Mackay
"Crown and Sceptre" combines an eminently accessible narrative with a lucid scholarly lens. Tracy Borman skilfully unravels the trials and triumphs of this ever-shifting institution. By charting both the majesty and mechanics of monarchy, we get a vivid understanding of why its glittering gears shifted over time, and by whom the levers of change were pulled. A triumph.' ― Owen Emmerson, Curator at Hever Castle
'Tracy Borman's passion for the British monarch and the crown is infectious and compelling!'
― Estelle Paranque