A Brief History of the House of Windsor

Name: A Brief History of the House of Windsor
Price: 50.17 AUD
Availability: OutOfStock
ISBN: 9781780338033

The Making of a Modern Monarchy

Michael Paterson

$58.95 $50.17

Paperback

Not in-store but you can order this
How long will it take?

Availability Information

We source books from suppliers in Australia and overseas. For books we don't currently have in stock, the time it takes to get them from our suppliers can vary widely - from a few days to a few months - so we check each book with each supplier to determine the expected time it will take to be supplied to us.

We will update you on expected arrival time to us. If this delay is too long, please let us know within 2 business days and we can give you options regarding cancelling or adjusting your order. More details on cancelling your order can be found in our Terms of Trade.

To find out the anticipated arrival time for specific items prior to ordering, please contact us by phone or email:

Phone +61 2 9264 3111, or 1800 4 BOOKS (1800 4 26657) if outside Sydney:
option 1 Abbey's Bookshop (Crime, History, Science, Kids & more) • info@abbeys.com.au
option 2 Language Book Centre (ESL & Foreign Languages) • language@abbeys.com.au
option 3 Galaxy Bookshop (Sci-fi, Fantasy, Romance, Graphic Novels) • sf@galaxybooks.com.au

QTY:

English

Robinson Publishing
21 May 2013

History; British & Irish history; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000

Series: Brief Histories

The British monarchy may be over a thousand years old, but the House of Windsor dates only from 1917, when, in the middle of the First World War that was to see the demise of the major thrones of continental Europe, it rebranded itself from the distinctly Germanic Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to the homely and familiar Windsor.

By redefining its loyalties to identify with its people and country rather than the princes, kings and emperors of Europe to whom it was related by birth and marriage, it set the monarchy on the path of adaptation, making itself relevant and allowing it to survive.

Since then, the fine line trodden by the House of Windsor between ancient and modern, grandeur and thrift, splendour and informality, remoteness and accessibility, and influence and neutrality has left it more secure and its appeal more universal today than ever.

By: Michael Paterson
Imprint: Robinson Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 208mm, Width: 167mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 204g
ISBN: 9781780338033
ISBN 10: 1780338031
Series: Brief Histories
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 21 May 2013
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unknown

Michael Paterson is the author of several history books, including A Brief History of the Privae Life of Elizabeth II, also published by Constable & Robinson.