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Kings & queens : a very peculiar history
Mason, Antony2025
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Explore some of the most marvellously bizarre monarchs to have ruled Britain! Which king's guards massacred a group of his supporters by mistake? Who had an oversized tongue and had to slobber when they ate food? Who was so large when they died that they had to be buried in a square coffin? And who survived seven assassination attempts? It wasn't all thrones and sceptres for British kings and queens. Some monarchs were an icon to the people, while others were completely batty and some were downright vicious. Discover the odd habits and idiosyncrasies of the royals who ruled Britain through bitesize, quirky stories and fascinating facts.
Main title:
Kings & queens : a very peculiar history / written by Antony Mason.
Author:
Edition:
[New] edition.
Imprint:
London : Hatch, 2025.London : Hatch, 2025.
Collation:
191 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 16 cm
Notes:
Previous edition: Brighton: Book House, 2011.Includes index.
Audience:
Juvenile.
ISBN:
9781835874097 (hbk)
Dewey class:
941.009
Language:
English
Subject:
Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Juvenile literatureGreat Britain -- History -- Juvenile literatureNon-Fiction 7+History and WarfareUnited Kingdom, Great BritainChildren's / Teenage: general interestChildren's / Teenage general interest: Libraries, museums, schooChildren's / Teenage general interest: History & the pastChildren's / Teenage general interest: People & places
BRN:
3086003