The Tower of London In the History of the Nation Tapa blanda - 1974

Paperback. Very Good.

London: Sphere, 1974. 1st. Cardinal edition thus large format PBK card covers. Index 280pp. + b/w and colour illustrations and plates throughout. Good copy.

London : Cardinal, 1974-01-01. Paperback. Good. in x in x in. front cover has a crease.

Cardinal Books, 1974-04-04. Paperback. Good. 2.1983 in x 24.7812 in x 18.3860 in.

Cardinal Books, 1974-04-04. Paperback. Very Good. 2.1983 in x 24.7812 in x 18.3860 in.

Cardinal Books, 1974-04-04. Paperback. Very Good. 2.1983 in x 24.7812 in x 18.3860 in.

Cardinal, 1974. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Cardinal, 1974. Paperback reissue of 1982 first edition by Weidenfeld & Nicolson . Paper covers. V.g./No Jacket. V.g. (some slight tanning to page edges). An account of where history intersects with the Tower of London. Well illustrated. Pp. 280, with colour and monochrome figures.

London England: Cardinal, 1974. The Tower of London is a unique historic institution: at once royal palace, fortress for the City and state prison, and originally the nation's record office and zoo. In these capacities it offers a mirror through which English history may be seen - in the White Tower Richard II abdicated his throne to his cousin Henry Bolingbroke; the Garden Tower, now called the Bloody Tower, was probably the scene of the murder of the little Princes; on the scaffold of Tower Green two of Henry VIII's Queens met their deaths; through Traitors' Gate so many political prisoners passed, including Elizabeth I when she was a princess. Yet the Tower has its lighter side too - up to the reign of James II, monarchs stayed in the Tower on the eve of their coronation, passing to the Abbey at Westminster on the following day; in 1671 there occured the comic episode of Captain Blood's attempt to steal the Crown Jewels, and after the doomed Jacobite rebelion of 1715 the Earl of… Leer más

Cardinal. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.