Queen Mary, 1867-1953, by James Pope-Hennessy
Author : James Pope-Hennessy
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Page : 686 pages
File Size : 23,49 MB
Release : 1959
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Author : James Pope-Hennessy
Publisher :
Page : 686 pages
File Size : 23,49 MB
Release : 1959
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Author : James Pope-Hennessy
Publisher : Hodder & Stoughton
Page : 704 pages
File Size : 17,5 MB
Release : 2019-02-21
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1529355044
The official biography of Queen Mary, grandmother of the current Queen, originally commissioned in 1959 - with a new foreword by Hugo Vickers. When Queen Mary died in 1953, James Pope-Hennessy was commissioned to write an official biography of her - unusual for a Queen Consort. Queen Mary's life, contrary to popular belief, was essentially dramatic, and she played a far more important and influential role in the affairs of the British monarchy than her public image might have otherwise suggested. Using material from the Royal Archives, private papers and Queen Mary's personal diaries and letters, Pope-Hennessy's biography was a remarkable portrait of a remarkable woman and received rave reviews across the press. Long out of print, this new edition of Queen Mary will be accompanied by a new foreword from royal biographer and writer Hugo Vickers.
Author : James Pope-Hennessy
Publisher : London : G. Allen and Unwin
Page : 718 pages
File Size : 43,23 MB
Release : 1959
Category : Great Britain
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Biografie van Mary (koningin van Engeland ; 1867-1953).
Author : James Pope-Hennessy
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Page : pages
File Size : 42,49 MB
Release : 1959
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Author : James Pope-Hennessy
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 26,46 MB
Release : 2018-09-20
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1529330637
'A delightful insight into an eclectic life' The Daily Telegraph 'Very funny and astute . . . a loathly feast for royal-watchers' Hilary Mantel, New Statesman Books of the Year 2018 'A complete delight, conjuring up, with a few sharp strokes of the pen, a mad, exotic species from a world gone by' Craig Brown, Mail on Sunday 'Gloriously indiscreet . . . the best royal book ever' Harry Mount, Financial Times * * * When James Pope-Hennessy began his work on Queen Mary's official biography, it opened the door to meetings with royalty, court members and retainers around Europe. The series of candid observations, secrets and indiscretions contained in his notes were to be kept private for 50 years. Now published in full for the first time and edited by the highly admired royal biographer Hugo Vickers, this is a riveting, often hilarious portrait of the eccentric aristocracy of a bygone age. Giving much greater insight into Queen Mary than the official version, and including sharply observed encounters with, among others, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, the Duke of Gloucester, and a young Queen Elizabeth, The Quest for Queen Mary is set to be a classic of royal publishing.
Author : John Pope-Hennessy
Publisher :
Page : 685 pages
File Size : 17,70 MB
Release : 1959
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Author : Frances Dimond
Publisher :
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 34,56 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Biography & Autobiography
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The private photographic albums of Queen Alexandra, wife of King Edward VII, provide a fascinating insight into the lives of the royal families of Europe from the 1880s to the First World War.
Author : James Pope-Hennessy
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Page : pages
File Size : 27,85 MB
Release : 1959
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Author : George R. Goldner
Publisher : Getty Publications
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 48,15 MB
Release : 1992-10-08
Category : Drawing
ISBN : 0892362197
The Getty Museum's collection of drawings was begun in 1981 with the purchase of a Rembrandt nude and has since become an important repository of European works from the fifteenth through the nineteenth century. As in the first volume devoted to the collection (published in 1988 in English and Italian editions), the text is here organized first by national school, then alphabetically by artist, with individual works arranged chronologically. For each drawing, the authors provide a discussion of the work's style, dating, iconography, and relationship to other works, as well as provenance and a complete bibliography.
Author : James Pope Hennessy
Publisher : Sastri Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 27,22 MB
Release : 2007-03
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1406731854
Originally published in 1897, this early works is a fascinating novel of the period and still an interesting read today. Contents include; The function of Latin, Chansons De Geste, The Matter of Britain, Antiquity in Romance, The making of English and the settlement of European Prosody, Middle High German Poetry, The 'Fox, ' The 'Rose, ' and the minor Contributions of France, Icelandic and Provencal, The Literature of the Peninsulas, and Conclusion..... Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwor