Author : Greg King
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 27,71 MB
Release : 2007-06-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 047004439X
Features the court of Britain's longest-reigning monarch Royalty and the Victorian era, with coverage of the people, pageantry, and power of Queen Victoria's court. Beginning with the Queen's 1897 Diamond Jubilee, this book describes her long reign. It paints a portrait of a unique ruler at the height of empire.
Author : Christopher McCreery
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 48,75 MB
Release : 2012-05-19
Category : History
ISBN : 1459707583
A celebration in medals of Queen Elizabeth II’s 60 years as our monarch. On the occasion of the diamond jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II’s accession to the throne as Queen of Canada, Canada has followed a long tradition of recommending to Her Majesty the institution of a commemorative medal to mark this auspicious milestone. Commemorative Medals of The Queen’s Reign in Canada, 1952-2012 examines in detail this element of the Canadian honours system. This short and accessible work provides the reader with an interesting and informative study of the honours that have recognized nearly a quarter of a million Canadians over the past six decades. Fully illustrated in colour, the book recounts the history and development of the commemorative medals awarded during The Queen’s 60 years as monarch.
Author : Miles Taylor
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 29,50 MB
Release : 2018-10-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0300118090
An entirely original account of Victoria's relationship with the Raj, which shows how India was central to the Victorian monarchy from as early as 1837 In this engaging and controversial book, Miles Taylor shows how both Victoria and Albert were spellbound by India, and argues that the Queen was humanely, intelligently, and passionately involved with the country throughout her reign and not just in the last decades. Taylor also reveals the way in which Victoria's influence as empress contributed significantly to India's modernization, both political and economic. This is, in a number of respects, a fresh account of imperial rule in India, suggesting that it was one of Victoria's successes.
Author : Judith Millidge
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 65 pages
File Size : 49,48 MB
Release : 2012-06-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1782001530
An illustrated history of British royal jubilee celebrations from George III to Elizabeth II. In 1809, thanksgiving ceremonies and feasts across Britain ushered George III into his fiftieth year as king. This was the first British celebration of a royal jubilee and set the tone for those that have followed since: processions, fireworks, construction of monuments, the striking of special coins and medals, and, of course, the sale of commemorative mugs. Queen Victoria marked her golden and diamond jubilees in 1887 and 1897 amid throngs of patriotic subjects from all over the world, and celebrations were also held for George V's silver jubilee in 1935. Following the festivities in 1977 and 2002, in 2012 Queen Elizabeth II became the first British monarch ever to celebrate her third jubilee, as she began her seventh decade on the throne. Judith Millidge describes the handful of British royal jubilees across 200 years, examines how they have been commemorated, their similarities and differences, and the myriad souvenir products that have accompanied them.
Author : Joseph Haydn
Publisher :
Page : 1604 pages
File Size : 38,61 MB
Release : 1906
Category : Chronology, Historical
ISBN :
Author : Clare Horrie
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 39,76 MB
Release : 2020-03-19
Category : Education
ISBN : 1472959361
The ultimate companion to teaching history in primary schools. With instant access to genuine historical sources that can be downloaded from a companion website, accompanied by exciting lesson plans, activities and photocopiable worksheets for both Key Stages 1 and 2, The National Archives History Toolkit for Primary Schools is the essential manual for teaching history in the primary classroom. Teaching history using original sources is crucial to developing pupils' critical thinking skills and understanding of what history is all about. Each lesson in this go-to guide is based on an original historical source from The National Archives that has never seen the light of day in standard school history textbooks. This enables a unique enquiry-based approach to teaching history that will fascinate and inspire pupils and develop their historical knowledge. The historical sources can be previewed in the book and downloaded from a companion website, allowing them to be flexible teaching tools. Covering themes across the National Curriculum, including events of national importance, the lives of significant individuals, the changing power of monarchs, aspects of social history from past to present and significant turning points, this toolkit makes it possible for all primary teachers to bring history to life throughout Key Stages 1 and 2.
Author : Gillian Bickley
Publisher : Hong Kong University Press
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 14,53 MB
Release : 2001-04-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9622095267
No. It is not what you think. The year is 1897, not 1997. This is a fictional account of Hong Kong being invaded by the combined forces of France and Russia. This visionary novel by an anonymous author has been forgotten for a hundred years. Yet when published as The Back Door during the negotiations between Imperial China and Great Britain over the lease of the New Territories, the story aroused serious British fears about the possibility of defending Hong Kong against attack. Copies were then to be found on the desks of British officials in London. Matthew Nathan, who became Governor in 1904, was advised to read the book. But it was not only in 1897 that the book was accurate in its observations on military tactics. There are many intriguing parallels with the Christmas 1941 invasion by the Japanese and the role of the Hong Kong Volunteers at that time. Three strategically vulnerable locations identified in The Back Door were considered for attack in 1941. Had the Japanese read this fictional battle when plotting their manoeuvres? If so, The Back Door not only taught one way to defend Hong Kong, but also another to attack it.
Author : Canada. Patent Office
Publisher :
Page : 1614 pages
File Size : 25,61 MB
Release : 1898
Category : Copyright
ISBN :
Author : Alfred Austin
Publisher :
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 48,5 MB
Release : 1897
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Henry Robert Addison
Publisher :
Page : 1898 pages
File Size : 17,15 MB
Release : 1905
Category : Biography
ISBN :
An annual biographical dictionary, with which is incorporated "Men and women of the time."
