Download or read book An Authentic History of the Coronation of His Majesty King George the Fourth written by Robert Huish and published by . This book was released on 1821 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An authentic history of the coronation of George IV To which is prefixed a concise history of the coronations of the Kings of England from the Saxon Heptarchy to the present time written by Robert HUISH and published by . This book was released on 1821 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Music and Ceremonial at British Coronations written by Matthias Range and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-08-23 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coronations are the grandest of all state occasions. This is the first comprehensive in-depth study of the music that was performed at British coronations from 1603 to the present, encompassing the sixteen coronations that have taken place in Westminster Abbey and the last two Scottish coronations. Range describes how music played a crucial role at the coronations and how the practical requirements of the ceremonial proceedings affected its structure and performance. The programme of music at each coronation is reconstructed, accompanied by a wealth of transcriptions of newly discovered primary source material, revealing findings that lead to fresh conclusions about performance practices. The coronation ceremonies are placed in their historical context, including the political background and the concept of invented traditions. The study is an invaluable resource not only for musicologists and historians, but also for performers, providing a fascinating insight into the greatest of all Royal events.
Download or read book Catalogue Supplement Second fifteenth Supplement written by Guildhall Library (London, England) and published by . This book was released on 1873 with total page 670 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Catalogue of the Library of the Corporation of London Instituted in the Year 1824 with an Alphabetical List of Authors Annexed written by and published by . This book was released on 1873 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book All That Glittered written by Timothy Alborn and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2019-08-20 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the century after 1750, Great Britain absorbed much of the world's supply of gold into its pockets, cupboards, and coffers when it became the only major country to adopt the gold standard as the sole basis of its currency. Over the same period, the nation's emergence was marked by a powerful combination of Protestantism, commerce, and military might, alongside preservation of its older social hierarchy. In this rich and broad-ranging work, Timothy Alborn argues for a close connection between gold and Britain's national identity. Beginning with Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations, which validated Britain's position as an economic powerhouse, and running through the mid-nineteenth century gold rushes in California and Australia, Alborn draws on contemporary descriptions of gold's value to highlight its role in financial, political, and cultural realms. He begins by narrating British interests in gold mining globally to enable the smooth operation of the gold standard. In addition to explaining the metal's function in finance, he explores its uses in war expenditure, foreign trade, religious observance, and ornamentation at home and abroad. Britons criticized foreign cultures for their wasteful and inappropriate uses of gold, even as it became a prominent symbol of status in more traditional features of British society, including its royal family, aristocracy, and military. Although Britain had been ambivalent in its embrace of gold, ultimately it enabled the nation to become the world's most modern economy and to extend its imperial reach around the globe. All That Glittered tells the story of gold as both a marker of value and a valuable commodity, while providing a new window onto Britain's ascendance after the 1750s.
Download or read book The History and Antiquities of the Abbey Church of St Peter Westminster written by Edward Wedlake Brayley and published by . This book was released on 1823 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The History and Antiquities of the Abbey Church of St Peter Westminster Including Notices and Biographical Memoirs of the Abbots and Deans of that Foundation the Whole of the Literary Department by Edward Wedlake Brayley written by John Preston Neale and published by . This book was released on 1823 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The History and Antiquities of the Abbey Church of St Peter Westminster Including Notices and Biographical Memoirs of the Abbots and Deans of that Foundation Illustrated by John Preston Neale The Whole of the Literary Department by Edward Wedlake Brayley In Two Volumes Vol 1 2 written by and published by . This book was released on 1823 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Royal Throne of Mercy and British Culture in the Victorian Age written by James Gregory and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-10-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the first detailed study of its kind, James Gregory's book takes a historical approach to mercy by focusing on widespread and varied discussions about the quality, virtue or feeling of mercy in the British world during Victoria's reign. Gregory covers an impressive range of themes from the gendered discourses of 'emotional' appeal surrounding Queen Victoria to the exercise and withholding of royal mercy in the wake of colonial rebellion throughout the British empire. Against the backdrop of major events and their historical significance, a masterful synthesis of rich source material is analysed, including visual depictions (paintings and cartoons in periodicals and popular literature) and literary ones (in sermons, novels, plays and poetry). Gregory's sophisticated analysis of the multiple meanings, uses and operations of royal mercy duly emphasise its significance as a major theme in British cultural history during the 'long 19th century'. This will be essential reading for those interested in the history of mercy, the history of gender, British social and cultural history and the legacy of Queen Victoria's reign.
Download or read book Menus that Made History written by Alex Johnson and published by Kyle Books. This book was released on 2019-09-05 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'An absolutely riveting book - reading it makes you intelligent, full of brilliant anecdotes - and very hungry indeed.' - Richard Curtis 'This brilliantly conceived and well-researched book is a source of real delight.' - Dr Annie Gray, BBC Radio 4's The Kitchen Cabinet 'Superbly written, a complete joy to read, and just about the perfect present for anyone even vaguely interested in food.' - Mark Diacono 'A gastronomic delight. You can savour it a course at a time, or you may consume the whole banquet in one sitting. It's delicious either way - utterly scrumptious, in fact!' - Mike Leigh This fascinating miscellany of menus from around the world will educate as well as entertain, delighting both avid foodies and the general reader. Each menu provides an insight into its particular historical moment - from the typical food on offer in a nineteenth-century workhouse to the opulence of George IV's gargantuan coronation dinner. Some menus are linked with a specific and unforgettable event such as The Hindenburg's last flight menu or the variety of meals on offer for First, Second and Third Class passengers on board RMS Titanic, while others give an insight into sport, such as the 1963 FA Cup Final Dinner or transport and travel with the luxury lunch on board the Orient Express. Also included are literary occasions like Charles' Dickens 1868 dinner at Delmonicos in New York as well as the purely fictional and fantastical fare of Ratty's picnic in The Wind in the Willows.
Download or read book Hope Diamond written by Richard Kurin and published by Smithsonian Institution. This book was released on 2017-02-28 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An entertaining and well-researched history of the Hope diamond Since its discovery in seventeenth-century India, the Hope diamond, a glimmering deep blue gem weighing over 45 carats, has been shrouded in mystery and steeped in intrigue. In this groundbreaking work, Dr. Richard Kurin goes beyond the speculation to reveal the truth behind a legendary stone. Kurin, a cultural anthropologist, spent more than a decade on the trail of the legendary gem. But the 'curse' that surrounds it, which Kurin puts to rest once and for all, is only one small piece of a long and lustrous story that moves between ancient religion and modern magic, royal power and class rivalry, revenge and greed. Richly illustrated, Hope Diamond works in a grand historical tradition: depicting the specific to reveal the universal.
Download or read book Old and New London a Narrative of Its History Its People and Its Places by Walter Thornbury written by Edward Walford and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Catalogue of Books Added to the Library of Congress written by Library of Congress (Washington). and published by . This book was released on 1870 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Catalogue of books added to the Library of Congress written by Washington D.C., libr. of Congress and published by . This book was released on 1870 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Catalogue of the Library of Congress written by Library of Congress and published by . This book was released on 1870 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Catalogue of Books Added to the Library of Congress written by Library of Congress (Washington, DC) and published by . This book was released on 1870 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
