Royal Weddings [electronic resource] : Shire Library Series, Book 665
Brand, Emily2011
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Royal nuptials are always a cause for excitement both at home and abroad, and never more so than when the couple in question are young, glamorous and bathed in the glow of genuine romance. But the meaning invested in royal weddings, and the manner in which they are conducted, have changed dramatically as ideals have shifted about the monarchy and about marriage itself. This book charts almost a thousand years of British royal weddings, from Henry I – whose bride was believed by many to be a runaway nun – through Henry VIII's six attempts at matrimony, to the highly public weddings of recent years and the engagement of Prince William and Kate Middleton. It explores the traditions, symbols and rituals of the ceremonies themselves as well as the popular festivities and commemorative wares that have become a central means of marking the event.
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Author:
Brand, Emily, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2011
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
Series:
Shire Library
Biography/History:
Emily Brand is a writer and historian with a special interest in the long eighteenth century, especially English social history and romantic relationships c.1660–1837. She has lectured on eighteenth-century seduction and women's lives at the V&A, the National Maritime Museum and the BBC History festival among others.
Her tongue-in-cheek Mr Darcy's Guide to Courtship was a Publishers Weekly 'Pick of the Week' and featured in Stylist magazine's '30 Books Every Woman Should Read'
ISBN:
9780747811398
Language:
English
BRN:
2889474