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A concise, thousand-year history of the lives and contributions of England's royal leaders shares such information as William the Conqueror's struggles with cholera and Queen Anne's need to be carried to her coronation.
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Stephen, nephew of William the Conqueror, was said to be a fine knight but a fool as a king. Henry V did not live long enough to fulfill his potential. James I did, which was to drink himself to death. In this collection of nicely chatty anecdotes, Erickson provides the general reader with some of the better-known "inside facts" about the 39 kings and queens of England. She includes a number of portraits, including one of Queen Anne that is remarkable for its portrayal of her as a relatively svelte matron and Edward VIII as a pug-lover. Erickson is careful to remain objective about the long succession of a remarkable small number of families, and provides uncomplicated versions of major events of the monarchs' lives and times. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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