The English writer Agnes Strickland (1796-1874) began her career writing poetry and romances before turning to biographical studies. This eight-volume series, written in collaboration with her sister Elizabeth, and first published between 1840 and 1849, was her most ambitious project. It provides biographical accounts of the queens of England from Matilda of Flanders to Queen Anne. Hugely popular in the Victorian period, Lives of the Queens of England and its sequel Lives of the Queens of Scotland remain important landmarks ...
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The English writer Agnes Strickland (1796-1874) began her career writing poetry and romances before turning to biographical studies. This eight-volume series, written in collaboration with her sister Elizabeth, and first published between 1840 and 1849, was her most ambitious project. It provides biographical accounts of the queens of England from Matilda of Flanders to Queen Anne. Hugely popular in the Victorian period, Lives of the Queens of England and its sequel Lives of the Queens of Scotland remain important landmarks in the development of biography as a genre, and provide interesting perspectives on women's contribution to modern historiography. Volume 5 is devoted to Anne of Denmark (1574-1619), Henrietta Maria of France (1609-1669), and the Portuguese Infanta Catharine of Braganza (1638-1705). For more information on these authors, see ... and ...
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New. Trade paperback (US). 482 p. Lives of the Queens of England from the Norman Conquest 8 Volume Paperback Set , Volume 7. 3 Halftones, black and white. Intended for college/higher education audience. Intended for professional and scholarly audience.
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New. Trade paperback (US). 610 p. Lives of the Queens of England from the Norman Conquest 8 Volume Paperback Set , Volume 3. 6 Halftones, black and white. Intended for professional and scholarly audience. Intended for college/higher education audience.
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New. Trade paperback (US). 672 p. Lives of the Queens of England from the Norman Conquest 8 Volume Paperback Set , Volume 1. 15 Halftones, black and white. Intended for college/higher education audience. Intended for professional and scholarly audience.
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New. Trade paperback (US). 810 p. Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, General , Volume 4. 3 Halftones, black and white. Intended for professional and scholarly audience. Intended for college/higher education audience.
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New. Trade paperback (US). 736 p. Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, General , Volume 2. 10 Halftones, black and white. Intended for college/higher education audience. Intended for professional and scholarly audience.
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New. Trade paperback (US). 720 p. Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, General , Volume 5. 4 Halftones, black and white. Intended for professional and scholarly audience. Intended for college/higher education audience.
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Volume 3. Compiled from official records & other authentic documents, private as well as public. With portraits of the Queens. Volume 3 of 8. Page edges uncut. Spotting on title page. Backstrip faded and slightly scuffed, with gilt title. Hardback, Privately Owned, in good all-round condition, no dust jacket, 588pages. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 1050grams, ISBN:
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Volume 6. Compiled from official records & other authentic documents, private as well as public. With portraits of the Queens. Volume 6 of 8. Page edges uncut. Spotting on title page. Backstrip faded and slightly scuffed, with gilt title. Hardback, Privately Owned, in good all-round condition, no dust jacket, 672pages. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 1150grams, ISBN:
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Volume 6. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Clean text; blind stamping; edges worn; gilt text on spine; spine splitting; binding loose; Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 600grams, ISBN:
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Used-Good. Good hardback in full tan calf. New revised & augmented edition. Vol.4 only of 8. Bound in light tan calf, raised bands on spine with gilt decoration & green & red title leather title labels; marbled end papers & fore-edges. Frontis portrait & pictorial title page damp-stained & foxed; a little foxing, mainly on illustration & facing page; board corners a little worn; front board a little faded & stained; spine a little discoloured, with wear to leather at head & foot.
