Download or read book For Sceptre and Crown Vol II of II written by Gregor Samarow and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2020-08-13 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original: For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. II (of II) by Gregor Samarow
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Download or read book Crown Sceptre written by Tracy Borman and published by Grove Atlantic. This book was released on 2022-02-22 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An in-depth look at the British monarchy that’s “a superb synthesis of historical analysis, politics, and top-notch royal gossip” (Kirkus Reviews). Since William the Conqueror, duke of Normandy, crossed the English Channel in 1066 to defeat King Harold II and unite England’s various kingdoms, forty-one kings and queens have sat on Britain’s throne. “Shining examples of royal power and majesty alongside a rogue’s gallery of weak, lazy, or evil monarchs,” as Tracy Borman describes them in her sparkling chronicle, Crown & Sceptre. Ironically, during very few of these 955 years has the throne’s occupant been unambiguously English—whether Norman French, the Welsh-born Tudors, the Scottish Stuarts, and the Hanoverians and their German successors to the present day. Acknowledging the intrinsic fascination with British royalty, Borman lifts the veil to reveal the remarkable characters and personalities who have ruled and, since the Restoration of the monarchy in 1660, more ceremonially reigned. It is a crucial distinction explaining the staying power of the monarchy as the royal family has evolved and adapted to the needs and opinions of its people, avoiding the storms of rebellion that brought many of Europe’s royals to an abrupt end. Richard II; Henry VIII; Elizabeth I; George III; Victoria; Elizabeth II: their names evoke eras and the dramatic events Borman recounts. She is equally attuned to the fabric of monarchy: royal palaces; the way monarchs have been portrayed in art, on coins, in the media; the ceremony and pageantry surrounding the crown. Elizabeth II is already one of the longest reigning monarchs in history. Crown & Sceptre is a fitting tribute to her remarkable longevity and that of the magnificent institution she represents. “Crown & Sceptre brings us in short, vivid chapters from William the Conqueror to Elizabeth herself, much of it constituting a dark record of bumping off adversaries, rivals and spouses, confiscating vast estates and military invasions…. [A] lucid, character-rich book.” —Minneapolis Star-Tribune “Borman’s deep understanding of English royalty shines.” —Chris Schluep, Amazon Editors’ Picks, The Best History Books of February 2022
Download or read book For Sceptre and Crown Vol II of II written by Gregor Samarow and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-04-14 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Events did indeed hurry on during those memorable days, and history took as many forward steps in the annals of the world in hours as she had formerly done in years. General von Manteuffel marched from the north; General Vogel von Falckenstein occupied Hanover, and took possession of the government of the country, the king having commanded all magistrates to keep in their various positions; General Beyer concentrated his divided forces in Hesse; General von Seckendorf occupied the country from Magdeburg to Nordhausen, and from Erfurt a part of the garrison and a battery of artillery marched to Eisenach, and there joined the troops of the Duke of Coburg-Gotha, to block the road to the south against the Hanoverian army.
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Download or read book For Sceptre and Crown Vol II of II written by Johann Ferdinand Martin Oskar Meding and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-03-24 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "[...] "The envoy is not coming back again?" he asked. "No, prince," cried Count Ingelheim, "I hope he is the last." Four post-horses dashed quickly along the road, drawing a close carriage with a servant in travelling livery upon the box. "Who is this?" cried Count Platen, with surprise, and all eyes turned upon the carriage as it drew up before the house. The servant sprang down and opened the door. An old gentleman in travelling dress, wrapped in a large Havelock cloak, his white head covered with a black cap, got out slowly and looked around as if seeking for something.[...]".
Download or read book For Sceptre and Crown Volume II A Romance of the Present Time written by Gregor Samarow and published by Alpha Edition. This book was released on 2022-04-11 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book "" For Sceptre and Crown, Volume II) A Romance of the Present Time "" has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies and hence the text is clear and readable.
Download or read book For Sceptre and Crown Vol II of II written by Gregor Gregor Samarow and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-07-25 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Events did indeed hurry on during those memorable days, and history took as many forward steps in the annals of the world in hours as she had formerly done in years. General von Manteuffel marched from the north; General Vogel von Falckenstein occupied Hanover, and took possession of the government of the country, the king having commanded all magistrates to keep in their various positions; General Beyer concentrated his divided forces in Hesse; General von Seckendorf occupied the country from Magdeburg to Nordhausen, and from Erfurt a part of the garrison and a battery of artillery marched to Eisenach, and there joined the troops of the Duke of Coburg-Gotha, to block the road to the south against the Hanoverian army. Orders flew from Berlin to the different generals in command, and quick and unanimous movements were made throughout the Prussian army, their aim being to strengthen every point of a circle they were forming around the Hanoverian army, which continually grew stronger and drew closer together. Now, only the quickest and most direct road to Fulda remained open.
Download or read book For Sceptre and Crown Vol I of II written by Gregor Samarow and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2020-08-13 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original: For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. I (of II) by Gregor Samarow
Download or read book For Sceptre and Crown Vol 2 of 2 written by Gregor Samarow and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. 2 of 2: A Romance of the Present Time Orders flew from Berlin to the different generals in command, and quick and unanimous movements were made throughout the Prussian army, their aim being to strengthen every point of a circle they were forming around the Hanoverian army, which continually grew stronger and drew closer together. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book For Sceptre and Crown a Romance of the Present Time written by Gregor Samarow and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-04-14 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.
Download or read book For Sceptre and Crown Vol I of II written by Johann Ferdinand Martin Oskar Meding and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-03-24 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "[...] "For himself," returned Bismarck, "nothing." "Nothing?" said Herr von Manteuffel, "nothing? But have you no clue to his unspoken thoughts? As far as I remember he wanted nothing, when he took Savoy and Nice after the Italian war." "As to his thoughts," said Bismarck, "I believe I guess correctly when I say he regards the possession of Luxemburg as highly desirable, and in the far horizon the acquisition of Belgium by Prance seems feasible to him. You know that in Brussels the wind often blows strongly to Orleans." "And what does Napoleon think about you in connection with these desires?" further inquired Manteuffel. "What he pleases," returned Bismarck, indifferently. "If he wanted nothing, I had no occasion to promise him anything, and as to his[...]".
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Download or read book For Sceptre and Crown Vol 1 of 2 written by Gregor Samarow and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-05-03 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. 1 of 2: A Romance of the Present Time It is as a political sketch, and not as an ordinary novel, that it is offered to this country. Although the great events of 1870 and 1871 have almost swept from memory the history of preceding years, yet the struggle of l866 - the Seven Weeks' War - must ever be memorable; it was the prelude to the great franco-german War, and its immediate result was that immcnse increase in the power of Prussia which placed her in her present position of supreme leader in Germany. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book For Sceptre and Crown Vol I of II written by Gregor Samarow and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-04-14 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About nine o'clock on a dark April evening in the year 1866, a Berlin cab drove up the Wilhelmsstrasse with the trot peculiar to those vehicles, and stopped between the two lamps illuminating the door of No. 76, the house of the Minister for Foreign Affairs. The ground floor of this long two-storeyed house was well lighted up, and any one who peeped through the green blinds could see into many office-like rooms, well-filled with industrious writers, notwithstanding the lateness of the hour. The windows of the upper storey were only faintly lighted here and there.
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Download or read book For Sceptre and Crown Vol I of II written by Gregor Gregor Samarow and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-07-25 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About nine o'clock on a dark April evening in the year 1866, a Berlin cab drove up the Wilhelmsstrasse with the trot peculiar to those vehicles, and stopped between the two lamps illuminating the door of No. 76, the house of the Minister for Foreign Affairs. The ground floor of this long two-storeyed house was well lighted up, and any one who peeped through the green blinds could see into many office-like rooms, well-filled with industrious writers, notwithstanding the lateness of the hour. The windows of the upper storey were only faintly lighted here and there. From the cab which drew up before this house stepped a middle-sized man, dressed in a dark paletot and black hat; he came close to the gas-lamp to look in his purse for the right coins with which to pay the fare, and as soon as he had settled with the numbered Automedon he rang loudly at the door-bell. The door opened almost immediately, and the person demanding admittance entered a spacious porte-cochere, at the end of which, between two large sleeping stone lions, ascended the flight of steps leading to the interior of the house. On one side of the doorway a window opened into the porter's lodge, and at the window appeared the porter's face, wearing that peculiarly stolid expression common to the door-keepers of all great houses.
