Kings and Queens of Britain

Britain has been famous across the world for her monarchy for centuries, and this attractive visual dictionary introduces over twenty of the most famous, fascinating and important kings and queens. Beginning with Raedwald, the king believed to be buried at Sutton Hoo, and leading up to the present day, this essential pocket dictionary explores the changing role of the monarchy throughout the centuries, and serves as a timeline of monarchs from the ninth century onwards. The extraordinary cast of characters is described in short entries with illustrations taken from the collections of the British Museum that depict the monarch or illuminate an aspect of a particular age.