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Just in time for the Diamond Jubilee in 2012 celebrating Queen Elizabeths sixtieth year of rule, The Rough Guide to the Royals offers background and insight into one of the worlds oldest monarchies plus plenty of juicy stories. This entertaining Rough Guide casts a quizzical eye over the current royal family, from former Olympic horse rider Anne to current favorites William and Kate. It answers such burning questions as what they do, where they get their money, how fundamentally British they are they, and just who is twelfth in the line to the throne. One-year-old Savannah Phillips is the answer. British writing duo Alice Hunt and James McConnachie look at the most extravagant royal ceremonies, most heated debates, and the most controversial figures, from wife-murderer Henry VIII to the scandalous Caroline of Brunswick who was banned from her husbands coronation but turned up anyway.
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Escape the everyday with Rough Guides.Rough Guides is a leading travel publisher known for its "tell it like it is" attitude, accurate, up-to-date content and authoritative contemporary writing. We publish books covering more than 120 destinations around the globe, producing an ever-growing series of ebooks and a range of reference titles, with an award-winning website.Since 1982, our books have helped over 35 million travellers explore the world with accurate, honest and informed travel writing.---------------------------------------* INSPIRATIONAL GUIDESStylish picture-packed inspirational books that make great gifts.* ROUGH GUIDESClassic in-depth 'Tell it like it is' guidebooks covering cities, regions and countries.* ON A BUDGETGuidebook bibles for budget-conscious travellers.* FIRST TIMEEverything you need to know before you go.* POCKET GUIDESCompact practical guidebooks for short-trip travellers.* WALKING GUIDESCompact practical guidebooks tailored to trekkers and walkers.* PHRASEBOOKSUser-friendly, pocket-sized phrasebooks.---------------------------------------Now we offer a personalised trips of a lifetime with unique adventureFind your own path with Rough Guides tailor-made trip - roughguides.com
