As the wedding of William and Kate approaches, this book takes an informative and entertaining look at royal weddings through English history
Alison Weir is one of this country's most successful historians and
novelists. She has studied the British monarchy since the age of
14. Her most recent bestseller was The Captive Queen. She lives in
Surrey.
Dr Kate Williams specialises in the 18th and 19th centuries. She
has written successful biographies of Emma Hamilton and the young
Queen Victoria. A first novel appears this year. She lives in
London.
Sarah Gristwood writes historical biographies, novels and recently
produced the 50th anniversary companion to Breakfast at Tiffany's
(her husband is the film critic, Derek Malcolm). She lives in
London.
Tracy Borman is Chief Executive of the Heritage Education Trust as
well as working for Historic Royal Palaces. Her most recent
biography is Elizabeth's Women. She lives in London.
Four female historians give insights into both public weddings and
ones that took place in secret
*Sunday Express*
The excitement surrounding the marriage of Prince William to Kate
Middleton has prompted four of Britain's top historical biographers
to look closely at royal weddings from 1066 to the present day.
Here, each writer focuses on different areas of interest.
Fascinating anecdotal details are revealed in the course of this
most informative and entertaining overview of royal weddings
through history, some amusing, some poignant, some bawdy. The Ring
and the Crown places the royal wedding of the heir to the throne in
historical perspective, and it does so with carefully selected
illustrations that help make the authors' insights come even more
vividly alive.
*Press Association*
One for history buffs and soppy romantics alike, this heavily
illustrated tome looks back at previous nuptials from the Norman
conquest to Charles and Camilla. It's fascinating to see Wills and
Kate's big day put in its historical context
*Bella*
An absolutely fascinating book, beautifully illustrated . . . a
perfect souvenir to keep for future generations: every home should
have a copy!
*Country Life*
Royal marriages since 1066 under a historian's sharp eye
*Telegraph*
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