Download or read book King Charles III written by Mike Bartlett and published by Dramatists Play Service, Inc.. This book was released on 2016-05-16 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE STORY: The Queen is dead: After a lifetime of waiting, the prince ascends the throne. A future of power. But how to rule? Mike Bartlett’s controversial play explores the people beneath the crowns, the unwritten rules of our democracy, and the conscience of Britain’s most famous family.
Download or read book King Charles written by Robert Jobson and published by Diversion Books. This book was released on 2019-11-12 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exhaustive and revealing biography of Britain’s new monarch, King Charles III, with fresh reporting by the journalist the Wall Street Journal dubbed “the Godfather of royal reporting.” With exclusive interviews and extensive research, King Charles delivers definitive insight into the extraordinary life of His Royal Highness, former Prince of Wales, as he takes the throne, a watershed moment in modern history and in the British monarchy. New York Times bestselling author Robert Jobson debunks the myths about the man who became king, going beyond banal, bogus media caricatures of Charles to tell his true story. Jobson—who has spent nearly thirty years chronicling the House of Windsor, and has met Charles on countless occasions—received unprecedented cooperation from Clarence House, what was the Prince’s office, in writing this illuminating biography. King Charles divulges the full range of Charles’s profoundly held political beliefs: the United Kingdom’s special relationship to the United States, climate change, Brexit, and immigration—to ultimately portray the kind of monarch Charles III will be. Jobson taps a number of sources close to the now-King who have never spoken on the record before, plus members of the Royal Household who have served Charles during his decades of public life. This comprehensive profile also reveals the late Queen Elizabeth’s plans to transition Charles to the throne; how at her insistence he already reads all government briefings; and why he feels it is his constitutional duty to relay his thoughts to ministers in his controversial “black spider memos.” Moreover, King Charles reveals the truth about Charles's deeply loving but occasionally volatile relationship with his second wife and chief supporter, Camilla. The result is an intriguing new portrait of a man who at last has become king.
Download or read book Charles the Second King of England Scotland and Ireland written by Ronald Hutton and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1989 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first scholarly biography of the king who is remembered by the English with more popular affection than almost any other. Covering his entire life, it takes in his colourful years as a prince and as an exiled monarch during the Civil War and Interregnum, in addition to his later career as effective ruler of three kingdoms. A unique feature of Ronald Hutton's authoritative study is the attention given to Charles's reign over Scotland and Ireland, as well as England, giving us the first united history of the British Isles in this period. The work is based throughout on all the known surviving sources, some of which have never been used before. This lively and comprehensive biography fills an important gap in Stuart historiography, and will be indispensable to anyone interested in the period.
Download or read book History of King Charles the Second of England written by Jacob Abbott and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-02-20 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The reign of Charles the First, as will be seen by the history of his life in this series, wascharacterized by a long and obstinate contest between the king and the people, which brought on, atlast, a civil war, in which the king was defeated and taken prisoner, and in the end beheaded on ablock, before one of his own palaces. During the last stages of this terrible contest, and beforeCharles way himself taken prisoner, he was, as it were, a fugitive and an outlaw in his owndominions. His wife and family were scattered in various foreign lands, his cities and castles were inthe hands of his enemies, and his oldest son, the prince Charles, was the object of special hostility.The prince incurred, therefore, a great many dangers, and suffered many heavy calamities in his earlyyears. He lived to see these calamities pass away, and, after they were gone, he enjoyed, so far as hisown personal safety and welfare were concerned, a tranquil and prosperous life. The storm, however, of trial and suffering which enveloped the evening of his father's days, darkened themorning of his own. The life of Charles the First was a river rising gently, from quiet springs, in ascene of verdure and sunshine, and flowing gradually into rugged and gloomy regions, where at lastit falls into a terrific abyss, enveloped in darkness and storms. That of Charles the Second, on theother hand, rising in the wild and rugged mountains where the parent stream was engulfed, commences its course by leaping frightfully from precipice to precipice, with turbid and foamingwaters, but emerges at last into a smooth and smiling land, and flows through it prosperously to these
Download or read book History of King Charles the Second of England written by Jacob Abbott and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-05-23 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original.
Download or read book King Charles II written by Antonia Fraser and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2011-06-16 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following a youth of poverty and bitter exile after his father's execution, the ousted king first challenged, then made his magnificent escape from, Cromwell's troops before he was eventually restored to his throne in triumph in 1660. Spanning his life both before and after the Restoration, Antonia Fraser's lively and fascinating biography captures all the vitality of the man and the expansiveness of the age.
Download or read book History of King Charles the Second of England written by Jacob Abbott and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-08-19 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: King Charles the Second was the son and successor of King Charles the First. These two are the only kings of the name of Charles that have appeared, thus far, in the line of English sovereigns. Nor is it very probable that there will soon be another. The reigns of both these monarchs were stained and tarnished with many vices and crimes, and darkened by national disasters of every kind, and the name is thus connected with so many painful associations in the minds of men, that it seems to have been dropped, by common consent, in all branches of the royal family. The reign of Charles the First, as will be seen by the history of his life in this series, was characterized by a long and obstinate contest between the king and the people, which brought on, at last, a civil war, in which the king was defeated and taken prisoner, and in the end beheaded on a block, before one of his own palaces. During the last stages of this terrible contest, and before Charles way himself taken prisoner, he was, as it were, a fugitive and an outlaw in his own dominions. His wife and family were scattered in various foreign lands, his cities and castles were in the hands of his enemies, and his oldest son, the prince Charles, was the object of special hostility. The prince incurred, therefore, a great many dangers, and suffered many heavy calamities in his early years. He lived to see these calamities pass away, and, after they were gone, he enjoyed, so far as his own personal safety and welfare were concerned, a tranquil and prosperous life. The storm, however, of trial and suffering which enveloped the evening of his father's days, darkened the morning of his own. The life of Charles the First was a river rising gently, from quiet springs, in a scene of verdure and sunshine, and flowing gradually into rugged and gloomy regions, where at last it falls into a terrific abyss, enveloped in darkness and storms. That of Charles the Second, on the other hand, rising in the wild and rugged mountains where the parent stream was engulfed, commences its course by leaping frightfully from precipice to precipice, with turbid and foaming waters, but emerges at last into a smooth and smiling land, and flows through it prosperously to the sea.
Download or read book History of King Charles the Second of England written by Jacob Abbott and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History of King Charles the Second of England written by Jacob Abbott and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-02-20 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The reign of Charles the First, as will be seen by the history of his life in this series, wascharacterized by a long and obstinate contest between the king and the people, which brought on, atlast, a civil war, in which the king was defeated and taken prisoner, and in the end beheaded on ablock, before one of his own palaces. During the last stages of this terrible contest, and beforeCharles way himself taken prisoner, he was, as it were, a fugitive and an outlaw in his owndominions. His wife and family were scattered in various foreign lands, his cities and castles were inthe hands of his enemies, and his oldest son, the prince Charles, was the object of special hostility.The prince incurred, therefore, a great many dangers, and suffered many heavy calamities in his earlyyears. He lived to see these calamities pass away, and, after they were gone, he enjoyed, so far as hisown personal safety and welfare were concerned, a tranquil and prosperous life. The storm, however, of trial and suffering which enveloped the evening of his father's days, darkened themorning of his own. The life of Charles the First was a river rising gently, from quiet springs, in ascene of verdure and sunshine, and flowing gradually into rugged and gloomy regions, where at lastit falls into a terrific abyss, enveloped in darkness and storms. That of Charles the Second, on theother hand, rising in the wild and rugged mountains where the parent stream was engulfed, commences its course by leaping frightfully from precipice to precipice, with turbid and foamingwaters, but emerges at last into a smooth and smiling land, and flows through it prosperously to these
Download or read book History of King Charles the Second of England written by Jacob Abbott and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-29 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The reign of Charles the First, as will be seen by the history of his life in this series, was characterized by a long and obstinate contest between the king and the people, which brought on, at last, a civil war, in which the king was defeated and taken prisoner, and in the end beheaded on a block, before one of his own palaces. During the last stages of this terrible contest, and before Charles way himself taken prisoner, he was, as it were, a fugitive and an outlaw in his own dominions. His wife and family were scattered in various foreign lands, his cities and castles were in the hands of his enemies, and his oldest son, the prince Charles, was the object of special hostility. The prince incurred, therefore, a great many dangers, and suffered many heavy calamities in his early years. He lived to see these calamities pass away, and, after they were gone, he enjoyed, so far as his own personal safety and welfare were concerned, a tranquil and prosperous life. The storm, however, of trial and suffering which enveloped the evening of his father's days, darkened the morning of his own. The life of Charles the First was a river rising gently, from quiet springs, in a scene of verdure and sunshine, and flowing gradually into rugged and gloomy regions, where at last it falls into a terrific abyss, enveloped in darkness and storms. That of Charles the Second, on the other hand, rising in the wild and rugged mountains where the parent stream was engulfed, commences its course by leaping frightfully from precipice to precipice, with turbid and czwaters, but emerges at last into a smooth and smiling land, and flows through it prosperously to the sea.
Download or read book Prince Charles written by Sally Bedell Smith and published by Random House. This book was released on 2017-04-04 with total page 657 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A “masterly account” (The Wall Street Journal) of the life and loves of King Charles III, Britain’s first king since 1952, shedding light on the death of Diana, his marriage to Camilla, and his preparations to take the throne Sally Bedell Smith returns once again to the British royal family to give us a new look at the man who was the oldest heir to the throne in more than three hundred years. This vivid, eye-opening biography—the product of four years of research and hundreds of interviews with palace officials, former girlfriends, spiritual gurus, and more, some speaking on the record for the first time—is the first authoritative treatment of Charles’s life. Prince Charles brings to life the real man, with all of his ambitions, insecurities, and convictions. It begins with his lonely childhood, in which he struggled to live up to his father’s expectations and sought companionship from the Queen Mother and his great-uncle Lord Mountbatten. It follows him through difficult years at school, his early love affairs, his intellectual quests, his entrepreneurial pursuits, and his intense search for spiritual meaning. It tells of the tragedy of his marriage to Diana; his eventual reunion with his true love, Camilla; and his relationships with William, Kate, Harry, and his grandchildren. Ranging from his glamorous palaces to his country homes, from his globe-trotting travels to his local initiatives, Smith shows how Prince Charles possesses a fiercely independent spirit and yet spent more than six decades waiting for his destined role, living a life dictated by protocols he often struggles to obey. With keen insight and the discovery of unexpected new details, Smith lays bare the contradictions of a man who is more complicated, tragic, and compelling than we knew, until now.
Download or read book History of King Charles the First of England written by Jacob Abbott and published by . This book was released on 1848 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Life and Death of Charles the First King of Great Britain France and Ireland Containing an Account of His Sufferings His Tryal Sentence and Dying Words on the Scaffold and His Sorrowful Farewell and Advice to His Children and the Whole Nation in General written by Charles I (King of England) and published by . This book was released on 1690 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Manner of the Coronation of King Charles the First of England written by Church of England and published by Henry Bradshaw Society. This book was released on 1892 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published by Boydell & Brewer Inc.
Download or read book The Manner of the Coronation of King Charles the First of England at Westminster 2 Feb 1626 written by Church Of England and published by Hardpress Publishing. This book was released on 2013-12 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Download or read book Charles I written by Jacob Abbott and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Born to Be King written by Catherine Mayer and published by Henry Holt and Company. This book was released on 2015-02-17 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A provocative, surprising, and utterly fresh portrait of Charles, Prince of Wales He is one of the world's most fascinating and least understood figures: now sixty-six, Prince Charles has spent his entire life preparing to be king while insisting on being his own man. In this brilliant portrait, he emerges as a complex character driven by a painful past, a questing intellect, and a powerful impulse not only to reshape the monarchy but to use the long wait for the throne to work toward high ideals. Based on exclusive interviews with members of Charles's inner circle and on rare access to the Prince himself, this revelatory biography takes us deep into the royal sphere—a world of its own that Catherine Mayer calls Planet Windsor—and shows us the skullduggery and unintentional comedy of court life. At the same time, it provides a clear-eyed view of Charles's struggles and his achievements as a philanthropist and activist. The book also offers a fundamental reappraisal of one of the most documented episodes in modern history—his marriage to Diana. The reality, as with many aspects of the Prince's story, is more gripping and more poignant than we knew. Now closer than ever to achieving happiness, the Prince is still far from settled. He remains committed to bringing about social and political change, but in aiming to be a king of hearts, he often creates heartache, for himself and others. Born to Be King explains how and why Charles may redefine the role of the sovereign, even as it reveals the astonishing extent to which the Prince has already left his mark on the world.
