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Title: The Kings and Queens of Britain Author(s): John Cannon, Anne Hargreaves Pages: 416 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA Publication date: 2001 Language: English Format: PDF ISBN-10: 0192800957 ISBN-13: Description: A brand new dictionary giving a detailed history of the kings and queens of Britain, ranging from mythical and early pre-conquest rulers to the present House of Windsor. Covering English, Scottish, Welsh, and Irish monarchs, the entries are ordered in sections, by regions for pre-1066 monarchs (Romano-British rulers, Viking York), and then by royal lines (Tudors, Hanoverian). From King Arthur to Queen Victoria, Owain Glyn Dwr to Vortigern, the dictionary gives comprehensive coverage of the rulers, their regnal dates, policies, characters, and the roles they played in shaping history. DT Detailed boxed entries give information on themes such as Coronations and Regalia, and on significant royal residences or traditions like Sandringham House and Touching for the King's Evil DT Fully illustrated, there are images of various monarchs, as well as regional maps and genealogies DT An ideal reference work for students of history at school or college, as well as in the home
About the Author
Professor John Cannon held the chair of Modern History at Newcastle upon Tyne until 1992. For OUP he has edited 'The Letters of Junius' (1978), wrote 'The Illustrated History of the British Monarchy' (with Ralph Griffiths, 1986; revised edition 1998), 'Samuel Johnson and the Politics of Hanoverian England' (1994), and edited 'The Oxford Companion to British History' (1997). For CUP he has published 'The Fox-North Coalition' (1969) and 'Aristocratic Century' (1984). 'The Blackwell Dictionary of Historians', which he edited in 1988, was awarded a Library Association prize for reference works. Dr Anne Hargreaves was formerly a clinical academic at the Welsh National School of Medicine, and at the Universities of Liverpool and Newcastle upon Tyne. She was co-editor of 'Medicine in Northumbria' (1993) and author of 'White as Whales Bone', a study of dental practice in early modern England (NUP, 1998). She was also a major contributor to 'The Oxford Companion to British History' (1997).
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