On royalty

a very polite inquiry into some strangely related families

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On royalty

a very polite inquiry into some strangely related families

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Examines the role of the monarchy in modern times, commenting on the lives of royalty from George IV to the public scandals of Prince Charles and how they serve the imaginations and expectations of their people.

Publish Date
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Language
English
Pages
370

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Cover of: On Royalty
On Royalty
June 9, 2008, PublicAffairs
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On Royalty
2008, Penguin Group UK
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Cover of: On Royalty
On Royalty: A Very Polite Inquiry Into Some Strangely Related Families
May 7, 2007, PublicAffairs
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On royalty
2006, Viking
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On Royalty
2006, Penguin Books Ltd (UK)
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Edition Notes

"First published in 2006 in the UK by the Penguin Group, Viking"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [326]-351) and index.

Published in
New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
941.009/9
Library of Congress
DA28.1 .P38 2007, DA28.1.P38 2007

The Physical Object

Pagination
ix, 370 p. ;
Number of pages
370

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24767091M
Internet Archive
onroyaltyverypol00paxm
ISBN 10
1586484915
ISBN 13
9781586484910
LCCN
2007007133
OCLC/WorldCat
85813855

Work Description

What is the point of Kings and Queens? What do they do all day? And what does it mean to be one of them?Jeremy Paxman is used to making politicians explain themselves – but royalty has always been off limits. Until now. In On Royalty he delves deep into the past and takes a long hard look at our present incumbents to find out just what makes them tick. Along the way he discovers some fascinating and little-known details. Such as: how Albania came to advertise in England for a king which English queen gave birth in front of 67 people how easy it is to beat up future kings of England and how meeting the Queen is a bit scary – whoever you are ...No other book will tell you quite as much about our kings, queens, princes and princesses: who they are and what they're for.

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