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Tarnished Crown Crisis in the House of Windsor, The by Holden, Anthony - 1993

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Tarnished Crown Crisis in the House of Windsor, The

by Holden, Anthony

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Toronto: Viking - the Penguin Group Penguin Books Canada Limited, 1993. BOOK: Spine Bumped; Light Shelf Rub to Boards. DUST JACKET: Lightly Creased; Lightly Chipped; In Archival Quality Jacket Cover. COVER DESIGN: Splash Studio. CONTENTS: List of Illustrations; PART ONE: THE MONARCHY IN CRISIS 1: A House Divided 2: 'Annus Horribilis' 3: Four Failed Marriages 4: The Over-Extended Family 5: The Royal Finances PART TWO: LONG TO REIGN OVER US? 6: A 'Family' Monarchy: 1917-52 7: Queen Elizabeth II: The Last British Monarch? 8: Charles: The Heir Apparent 9: Diana: The People's Princess 10: 'We Will Go Quietly'; Appendix A: Chronology of 1992, the Queen's 'annus horribilis'; Appendix B: The Line of Succession to the Throne; Appendix C: Tony Benn's Parliamentary Bill for a Commonwealth of Britain; Appendix D: Schedule of the Crown Estate Properties; Appendix E: Select Bibliography and Source Notes; Index. SYNOPSIS: Can the British monarchy survive beyond the reign of the present Queen? After the extraordinary series of crises which marked Elizabeth II's 'annus horribilis', 1993 began with the embattled House of Windsor in even worse disarray. Following his separation from his popular wife, Prince Charles's prospects of inheriting the throne have been further compromised by the revelations of the 'Camillagate' tape. As the Queen begins to pay taxes, many hard-pressed Britons still consider the monarchy's wealth disproportionate to the times. Can Charles ever become King? What does the long-term future hold for Diana, Princess of Wales? Should the British monarchy surrender its post-imperial splendour for the humbler style of the 'bicycle kings' of Scandinavia? No-one is more qualified to answer these questions than Anthony Holden, Britain's leading royal commentator for more than a decade. His bestselling biography of the Prince of Wales, published in 1988 to a mixture of acclaim and controversy, was hailed by The Times as 'definitive'. Recent events have also proved it remarkably prophetic. Renowned for the shrewdness of his insights, the accuracy of his reporting and the reliability of his judgements, Holden argues that the monarchy must change to survive. He traces the collapse of the 'family' monarchy, the true extent of the Queen's wealth, and the changing associations between crown, church and parliament. Holden also analyses the failure of four royal marriages, throwing new light on relations between the royals and those they have wed. He examines the role of British institutions from the press to Downing Street in the monarchy's current plight, and looks ahead to the twenty-first century. Will Charles step aside in favour of his son William? Or will Britain become a republic with an elected president? In this important, authoritative and revealing book, Anthony Holden makes a major contribution to the national debate on the future of the constitutional monarchy. Anthony Holden's bestselling biographies of Laurence Olivier and the Prince of Wales have been hailed on both sides of the Atlantic as 'definitive'. Big Deal, his classic account of a year as a professional poker player, was praised by enthusiasts from Walter Matthau to Salman Rushdie. Born in Lancashire and educated at Oxford, Holden enjoyed a distinguished career in journalism before becoming a prolific writer and broadcaster. His award-winning work as a Sunday Times columnist, American correspondent of the Observer and assistant editor of The Times led to a widely acclaimed anthology, Of President, Prime Ministers and Princes. Holden is also an admired translator of works from the classics to opera, including Greek Pastoral Poetry for Penguin Classics and Don Giovanni and The Barber of Seville for English National Opera. Following the success of The Oscars, his history of Hollywood's Academy Awards, he is now at work on a major new biography of Tchaikovsky. Anthony Holden is married to the American novelist Cindy Blake, and has three teenage sons.. First Edition 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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  • ISBN 10 0670846244
  • ISBN 13 9780670846245
  • Publisher Viking - the Penguin Group Penguin Books Canada Limited
  • Place of Publication Toronto
  • Date Published 1993
  • Keywords Royalty,British
  • Size 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

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The Tarnished Crown: Crisis in the House of Windsor

by Anthony Holden

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London, New York, Toronto, Sydney & Auckland: Bantam Press, 1993. Hardback in Dust Wrapper.. Very Good — in Very Good Dust Wrapper. A little rubbing to the edges of the dust wrapper which is faded at the spine. Pages lightly age-tanned. . First edition (first printing). Hardback in dust wrapper (grey boards with gilt titling to the spine) Physically 9½” x 6¼” (0.9 kg); (xviii) 399pp; Index; Bibliography; Illustrated by way of: Black & White Photographs; Colour Photographs; Tables; Genealogical Tables; ISBN: 0670846244 || The book is on my shelves and will be carefully packed and posted from the pastoral paradise of Peasedown St. John, Bath, by a real bookseller in a real book shop - with my personal guarantee and my beady eye on the Consumer Contracts Regulations. REMEMBER! Buying my copy means the bookshop Jack Russells get their supper! My Book #177576|| Condition:
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