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Author: Anna Keay Publisher: A&C Black ISBN: 1847252257 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 336
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Anna Keay brings fresh insight into the daily life of Charles II and identifies how he cultivated a powerful reputation of both himself and monarchy in Britain.
Author: Anna Keay Publisher: A&C Black ISBN: 1847252257 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 336
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Anna Keay brings fresh insight into the daily life of Charles II and identifies how he cultivated a powerful reputation of both himself and monarchy in Britain.
Author: Anna Keay Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 0826422608 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 336
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In the year that the English monarchy was abolished, the Prince of Wales's governor posed the poignant question: what was it that made kings different from their subjects? The answer to him was obvious, and the word that described it was 'ceremony'. From crown wearing in the Middle Ages to the jubilees of modern times the English Monarchy has always used the rituals of majesty to command the affection and loyalty of its subjects. This important and original book is the first to examine properly the ceremonial world of an English sovereign. In an age when the king still healed the sick and took his meals in front of a crowd of spectators, a sovereign's ability to carry off this public role could be as important to his success as his command of the army or management of parliament. Charles II lived through the period of the greatest political change England has ever known, witnessing revolution, regicide and restoration. At just 16 he was cast into exile. A poor relation at the court of the young Louis XIV and then the creature of Philip IV of Spain, he knew what it was to wrestle for recognition. This was his apprenticeship. With The Restoration Charles brought the lessons of exile home. The country was soon rocked by plague and fire, and his brother's conversion to Catholicism would bring it once again to the brink of civil war. In the crisis that developed Charles used the rituals of royalty to help save the very institution of hereditary monarchy. Using a huge range of unpublished primary material, and painting a vivid and detailed picture of the daily life of one of England's most charismatic monarchs, Anna Keay's brilliant 'ritual biography' radically reappraises Charles II as The Magnificent Monarch.
Author: Linda Glaser Publisher: Millbrook Press ISBN: 0761398147 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 36
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Describes, in simple text and full-color illustrations, the physical characteristics, habits, and life cycle of the monarch butterfly.
Author: Caleb Magyar Publisher: National Geographic Kids ISBN: 1426335334 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 180
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"They're kings wielding scepters and sitting on thrones, they're presidents and prime ministers leading their nations, or they're CEOs, scientists, sports stars, artists, and others who are changing the world. Welcome to The Book of Kings, where being a regal royal doesn't just mean wearing a crown." -- back cover.
Author: Robert Michael Pyle Publisher: Yale University Press ISBN: 0300206593 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 337
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DIVAlthough no one had ever followed North American monarch butterflies on their annual southward journey to Mexico and California, in the 1990s there were well-accepted assumptions about the nature and form of the migration. But to Robert Michael Pyle, a naturalist with long experience in monarch conservation, the received wisdom about the butterflies’ long journey just didn’t make sense. In the autumn of 1996 he set out to uncover the facts, to pursue the tide of “cinnamon sailors” on their long, mysterious flight. Chasing Monarchs chronicles Pyle’s 9,000-mile journey to discover firsthand the secrets of the monarchs’ annual migration. Part road trip, part outdoor adventure, and part natural history study, Pyle’s book overturns old theories and provides insights both large and small regarding monarch butterflies, their biology, and their spectacular migratory travels. Since the book’s first publication, its controversial conclusions have been fully confirmed, and monarchs are better understood than ever before. The Afterword for this volume includes not only updated information on the myriad threats to monarch butterflies, but also various efforts under way to ensure the future of the world’s most amazing butterfly migration./div
Author: Caleb Magyar Publisher: National Geographic Kids ISBN: 9781426335341 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 0
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"They're kings wielding scepters and sitting on thrones, they're presidents and prime ministers leading their nations, or they're CEOs, scientists, sports stars, artists, and others who are changing the world. Welcome to The Book of Kings, where being a regal royal doesn't just mean wearing a crown." -- back cover.
Author: Jacob Shaw Publisher: Booksurge Publishing ISBN: 9781439240502 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 168
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William, orphaned son of a father who was a wise welder and a mother of villainous lineage, sets out to pave a life of his own. With difficult decisions and ominous obstacles along the way, William is guided by his magic and his conscience to save a land and its people from the corrupt and evil-ruling Salastro. With spells that unleash the insurmountable power to save or kill, reveal or disguise, and conquer or surrender, William seeks to overthrow the government in his quest to better the lives of the citizens of Pastaland. Will he be successful at last? This riveting, turn-twisting, action-packed tale intricately weaves together fantasy, magic, philosophy, and suspense. With its universal messages of leadership, good vs. evil, and social responsibility, "The Magnificent King of Pasta" will challenge all readers to apply the themes from this far-reaching fantasy into their everyday lives.
Author: Alan Madison Publisher: Dragonfly Books ISBN: 0307978044 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 41
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It's hard to be Velma, the littlest Gratch, entering the first grade. That's because everyone has marvelous memories of her two older sisters, who were practically perfect first graders. Poor Velma—people can barely remember her name. But all that changes on a class trip to the magnificent Butterfly Conservatory—a place neither of her sisters has ever been. When a monarch roosts on Velma's finger and won't budge for days . . . well, no one will forget Velma ever again. Acclaimed and bestselling illustrator Kevin Hawkes and author Alan Madison celebrate everything butterfly—from migration to metamorphosis. Watch as Velma Gratch metamorphosizes from a timid first grader into a confident young scientist!
Author: Helen Rappaport Publisher: Macmillan + ORM ISBN: 1429940921 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 635
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As she did in her critically acclaimed The Last Days of the Romanovs, Helen Rappaport brings a compelling documentary feel to the story of this royal marriage and of the queen's obsessive love for her husband – a story that began as fairy tale and ended in tragedy. After the untimely death of Prince Albert, the queen and her nation were plunged into a state of grief so profound that this one event would dramatically alter the shape of the British monarchy. For Britain had not just lost a prince: during his twenty year marriage to Queen Victoria, Prince Albert had increasingly performed the function of King in all but name. The outpouring of grief after Albert's death was so extreme, that its like would not be seen again until the death of Princess Diana 136 years later. Drawing on many letters, diaries and memoirs from the Royal Archives and other neglected sources, as well as the newspapers of the day, Rappaport offers a new perspective on this compelling historical psychodrama--the crucial final months of the prince's life and the first long, dark ten years of the Queen's retreat from public view. She draws a portrait of a queen obsessed with her living husband and – after his death – with his enduring place in history. Magnificent Obsession will also throw new light on the true nature of the prince's chronic physical condition, overturning for good the 150-year old myth that he died of typhoid fever.