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Inspired by Jane Austen's History of England, this dictionary of English Kings, Consorts, Pretenders, Usurpers, un-natural Claimants and Royal Athelings was compiled by JL Carr; it contains pithy descriptions of the monarchs from Saxon times to the house of Hanover.
"Beornred (d.1120) succeeded to the kingdom of Mercia, and (in the perfect simplicity of the words of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle) 'ruled a short time and unhappily'. He was succeeded by the great king Offa."
Carr's Dictionary of English Kings
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Pocket-sized at 13 x 9.5cm (5 x 3.5" in old money) and comprising 16 pages with a firm card cover. This little volume is just one in the series of Carr's Pocket Books; they hover between a greeting and a present and make a lasting alternative to a birthday card. In cold bedrooms, only one hand need suffer exposure. A distinguished novelist recommends them for reading in the bath and an ambassador claims they can be palmed from the cuff during tedious speeches or profitless sermons.Delivery Information
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