Publisher's Synopsis
Paul James's series A Royal History of England has been running in This England magazine for 14 years and been a constant source of pleasure and interest to thousands of readers. Now all 56 parts have been united in one 444-page book. A Royal History of England is the thrilling story of our 62 Kings and Queens from Egbert, crowned the First King of the English in 828 to HM Queen Elizabeth II. Every monarch has been at the very heart of English history and each chapter tells the individual story of their lives - stories that are brimming with conflict, triumphs, disasters and high drama. Paul James writes in an accessible style, full of anecdotes, which bring 1200 years of English history vividly to life.
