The House of Windsor

Informationen zum Autor MICHAEL PATERSON is the author of several history books, including A Brief History of Life in Victorian Britain , also published by Constable & Robinson. Klappentext The fascinating story of the modern British royal family, from its rebranding in the middle of the First World War to Prince William and Kate today The British monarchy is over a thousand years old, but the House of Windsor - the same rulers by a different name - dates only from 1917. In the middle of the First World War when the future of the major thrones of continental Europe looked very bleak indeed, it rebranded itself from the distinctly Germanic Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to the homely and familiar Windsor. By identifying with its people and country rather than the princes, kings and emperors of Europe to whom it was related by birth and marriage, the British royal family set the monarchy on the path of adaptation, making itself relevant and allowing it to survive. The story of this transformation, with all its ups and downs - including the shocking death of Princess Diana in August 1997 and the astonishing return to popularity of the royal family in the first decades of the twenty-first century - is truly fascinating, filled with colourful personalities and exciting events. The extraordinary modernisation of an ancient institution, from King George V's proclamation in 1917 to William and Kate in the 21st century. Zusammenfassung The extraordinary modernisation of an ancient institution, from King George V's proclamation in 1917 to William and Kate in the 21st century.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Paterson, Paterson Michael
• Publisher: Robinson Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 21.05.2013
• EAN: 9781780338033
• ISBN: 978-1-78033-803-3
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 167 mm x 208 mm x 20 mm
• Series: Brief Histories; Brief Histories
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book; History, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, European History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Royalty, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 21st Century, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999