Crown and Country, David Starkey
Crown and Country, David Starkey
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Crown and Country

Author: David Starkey

Narrator: David Starkey, Tim Pigott-Smith, Jim Norton

Unabridged: 15 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/30/2010

Synopsis

An exploration of the British monarchy from the retreat of the Romans up until the modern day. The monarchy is one of Britain’s longest surviving institutions – as well as one of its most tumultuous and revered. In this masterful book, David Starkey looks at the monarchy as a whole, charting its history from Roman times, to the Wars of the Roses, the chaos of the Civil War, the fall of Charles I and Cromwell's emergence as Lord Protector – all the way up until the Victorian era when Britain’s monarchs came face-to-face with modernity. This brilliant collection of biographies of Britain’s kings and queens provides an in-depth examination of what the British monarchy has meant, what it means now and what it will continue to mean.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Dan on July 18, 2015

The book describes itself as a history of England through the monarchy and it did that job admirably. Starkey takes us right back to the origins of the monarchy at the fall of the Roman Empire right through all the early warlords and kings, through the Battle of Hastings and the struggle of various......more

Goodreads review by Brandon on April 21, 2024

Rating: 4.5/5 Crown and Country is a history of the English monarchy through the ages from the earliest Roman times to the present day. It is essentially a collection of small biographies on all of the queens and kings of England throughout time and in chronological order. At 500 pages, it is a lengt......more

Goodreads review by Caroline on January 24, 2012

I have to confess to being a little bit disappointed with this, although I suspect that probably comes from having more than the usual familiarity with the history of the British monarchy. As a primer or an introduction to the subject, I have no doubt it would be very good. But I found it a little t......more

Goodreads review by Henrieke on August 07, 2022

Stunning, complete, meticulous and very impressive. This is a history book in its finest form. Starkey has done an excellent job in describing the rise of kings and queens of old, the development of the royal house throughout the ages and the changing of England itself. At some points the story was......more

Goodreads review by Richard on January 23, 2019

A royal gallop. It’s a very well written book which, as my header says, is a gallop through the English and latterly British monarchy from the earliest times. The author’s depth of learning, lightly worn, is obvious and with many interesting asides, he traces the kings and queens from Anglo Saxon tim......more

Quotes

‘Excellent…the really crucial events in the history of the British Monarchy…are assessed with authority, wisdom and wit…This is Starkey at his fluent and entertaining best.’ Sunday Telegraph

‘This book…is vivid, lucid and engaging…his judgements delivered with quasi-Pontifical assurance are often acute…a very enjoyable book.’ Daily Telegraph

‘David Starkey tours England's monarchical horizon with gusto.’ Sunday Times

‘Starkey brings the past to vivid life.’ Daily Express

‘Combines compelling narrative and lucid analysis to guide us with a sure hand…Starkey’s book will undoubtedly make him and his publishers a tidy profit.’ Spectator

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