The Lives of the Kings and Queens of England - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0394495578 ISBN 13: 9780394495576

Publisher: Random House Inc, 1975

Synopsis

Profiles the men and women who have inherited or seized the English crown since 1066 and assesses the political impact of their personalities and characteristics

About this title

Book Description:

The lives of England's Kings and Queens, from William the Conqueror to Elizabeth II.

About the Author:

Antonia Fraser is the author of many widely acclaimed historical works, including the biographies MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS (a 40th anniversary edition was published in May 2009), CROMWELL: OUR CHIEF OF MEN, KING CHARLES II and THE GUNPOWDER PLOT (CWA Non-Fiction Gold Dagger; St Louis Literary Award). She has written five highly praised books which focus on women in history, THE WEAKER VESSEL: WOMEN'S LOT IN SEVENTEENTH CENTURY ENGLAND (Wolfson Award for History, 1984), THE WARRIOR QUEENS: BOADICEA'S CHARIOT, THE SIX WIVES OF HENRY VIII, MARIE ANTOINETTE: THE JOURNEY (Franco-British Literary Prize 2001), which was made into a film by Sofia Coppola in 2006 and most recently LOVE AND LOUIS XIV: THE WOMEN IN THE LIFE OF THE SUN KING. She was awarded the Norton Medlicott Medal by the Historical Association in 2000. Antonia Fraser was made DBE in 2011 for her services to literature. Her most recent book is MUST YOU GO?, celebrating her life with Harold Pinter, who died on Christmas Eve 2008. She lives in London.

Visit Antonia Fraser's website at www.antoniafraser.com

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House Inc
• Publication date: 1975
• ISBN 10: 0394495578
• ISBN 13: 9780394495576
• Binding: Hardcover
• Editor: Fraser Antonia