Crown & Sceptre

Name: Crown & Sceptre
Rating: 4.5 (823 reviews)

by Tracy Borman

First published 2021

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4.5(823)

Crown & Sceptre surveys the British monarchy from the Norman Conquest to the modern constitutional crown. Tracy Borman moves through conquest, disputed succession, civil war, religious change, empire and democratic reform, showing how individual monarchs responded to changing limits on royal authority. Personal portraits are placed beside the institutions, ceremonies and political bargains that allowed the monarchy to survive repeated crises.

The book traces the crown’s movement from direct personal government towards a public and constitutional role shaped by Parliament, mass media and national ritual. The original edition ended with Elizabeth II and carried the subtitle A New History of the British Monarchy from William the Conqueror to Elizabeth II; the revised edition extends the narrative to Charles III.

Historical Periods

Medieval Periodc. 476–1500 CE Georgian & Regency Britain1714–1837 CE Tudor & Stuart Britain1485–1714 CE

Genres

Biographical Fiction Court & Political Fiction Dynastic & Royal Fiction Historical Sagas

Historical people

Henry VIII1491–1547 Elizabeth I1533–1603 Richard II1367–c. 1400 Victoria1819–1901 William the Conqueror1028–1087 George III1738–1820 George VI1895–1952