<p>Providing a concise snapshot of all 56 rulers who have sat on the English throne since Alfred the Great in the 9th century to the present day, this beautifully illustrated guide—complete with diagrams of family trees—provides an informative and fascinating overview of all of the royal rulers. </p>

Britain's Kings & Queens

Biographies & Memoirs

St. John Parker, Michael

Bellew, Sir George

Historical

Pitkin

From childhood through marriage and the domestic issues of later years, from early days as a young writer to prosperous times as a popular novelist, this is an informative illustrated biographical guide to one of the world's best-loved authors.

Charles Dickens (Biographical)

Literature & Fiction

History & Criticism

Pitkin Publishing

The reign of Richard III was one of the shortest in English history: yet the King himself was one of the most enigmatic personalities to have occupied the throne. Only 31 at the time of his death, Richard in his brief career demonstrated an extraordinary range of contradictory qualities - staunch loyalty and dissimulating perfidy, dignified generosity and ruthless self-interest, scrupulous honesty in government and a cynical manipulativeness. From the later 18th century onwards, he has been a hero for those who are drawn to lost causes.

Richard III (Royalty)

<p>King Arthur's name has echoed down the centuries, conjuring up rich images of mystery and power, chivalry and romance. But did he exist at all? There is no evidence to prove he reigned in the fifth and sixth centuries; no eye-witness accounts of his coronation and no reliable manuscripts outlining his deeds. What is the origin of the stories of the Round Table, of Excalibur and the Holy Grail, of Sir Launcelot and Guinevere? And where was Camelot? This full-colour guide examines the facts of the legends in the tantalising puzzle of King Arthur and his knights.</p>

King Arthur (Pitkin Guides)

Leaders & Notable People

Pitkin Guides

The name King Arthur echoes loudly down the centuries, conjuring up rich images of mystery and power, chivalry and romance.

King Arthur

History

Europe