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    ISBN
    9781785511295

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    Product Identifiers

    Publisher
    Rizzoli International Publications, Incorporated
    ISBN-10
    1785511297
    ISBN-13
    9781785511295
    eBay Product ID (ePID)
    7038396914

    Product Key Features

    Book Title
    Lions of the North : the Percys and Alnwick Castle. a Thousand Years of History
    Number of Pages
    176 Pages
    Language
    English
    Topic
    Reference, Seasonal, Europe / Great Britain / General
    Publication Year
    2019
    Illustrator
    Yes
    Genre
    Crafts & Hobbies, History
    Author
    Ralph Percy
    Format
    Trade Paperback

    Dimensions

    Item Height
    0.6 in
    Item Weight
    31.5 Oz
    Item Length
    10.6 in
    Item Width
    9.1 in

    Additional Product Features

    Intended Audience
    Trade
    Dewey Edition
    23
    Reviews
    'The present volume... presents the family story for a wider audience, in clear sensible prose. It's a worthwhile and enjoyable chronicle.' - John Martin Robinson, Country Life
    Dewey Decimal
    942.880099
    Table Of Content
    Preface: Alnwick Castle before the Percys Chapter 1: 1066-1294. After the Norman Conquest: the Percy's rise to power Chapter 2: 1294-1368. The Percys come to Northumberland: the purchase of Alnwick Castle Chapter 3: 1368-1489. Kingmakers and rebels: the first four Earls of Northumberland Chapter 4: 1489-1585. The Tudor period: rise and fall, execution and murder Chapter 5: 1585-1750. The Stuarts, plots and civil war: the last Earl Chapter 6: 1750-1847. Percy restoration: the first Duke of Northumberland Chapter 7: 1847-1918. Victorians and Edwardians: from the Great Exhibition to the Great War Chapter 8: 1918-2018. The last 100 years: Alnwick in the modern world Chapter 9: The Estate: gardens, parks and management
    Synopsis
    Lions of the North tells, from a unique and personal perspective, the stories of the Percy family and Alnwick Castle over a thousand years of British history. Generations of Percy barons, lords, earls and dukes played vital parts in great historical events, from the Norman Conquest to the two World Wars, and the castle, once battered by marauding armies, is now a major tourist attraction. The Duke has drawn on his unparalleled access to the Percy archives to paint this fascinating portrait of a British dynasty and its survival against the odds., Written by the Duke of Northumberland himself, featuring his own photography Personal stories of growing up at Alnwick Castle - roller skating through state rooms; ice-skating on the river; disobedient dogs who, along with water pistols and footballs, have left their mark(s) on the Castle's furnishings Many family connections with names and events well-known from literature and history, eg: Harry 'Hotspur', immortalised by Shakespeare, was the eldest son of the first Earl of Northumberland; As a young man, the 6th Earl had a love affair with Anne Boleyn; The brother of the 5th Duke of Northumberland was the first to bring the news of Napoleon's defeat to England Lions of the North tells, from a unique and personal perspective, the stories of the Percy family and Alnwick Castle over a thousand years of British history. Generations of Percy barons, lords, earls and dukes played vital parts in great historical events, from the Norman Conquest to the two World Wars, and the castle, once battered by marauding armies, is now a major tourist attraction. The Duke has drawn on his unparalleled access to the Percy archives to paint this fascinating portrait of a British dynasty and its survival against the odds., - Written by the Duke of Northumberland himself, featuring his own photography- Personal stories of growing up at Alnwick Castle - roller skating through state rooms; ice-skating on the river; disobedient dogs who, along with water pistols and footballs, have left their mark(s) on the Castle's furnishings- Many family connections with names and events well-known from literature and history, eg: Harry 'Hotspur', immortalised by Shakespeare, was the eldest son of the first Earl of Northumberland; As a young man, the 6th Earl had a love affair with Anne Boleyn; The brother of the 5th Duke of Northumberland was the first to bring the news of Napoleon's defeat to EnglandLions of the North tells, from a unique and personal perspective, the stories of the Percy family and Alnwick Castle over a thousand years of British history. Generations of Percy barons, lords, earls and dukes played vital parts in great historical events, from the Norman Conquest to the two World Wars, and the castle, once battered by marauding armies, is now a major tourist attraction. The Duke has drawn on his unparalleled access to the Percy archives to paint this fascinating portrait of a British dynasty and its survival against the odds., * Written by the Duke of Northumberland himself, featuring his own photography* Personal stories of growing up at Alnwick Castle - roller skating through state rooms; ice-skating on the river; disobedient dogs who, along with water pistols and footballs, have left their mark(s) on the Castle's furnishings* Many family connections with names and events well-known from literature and history, eg: Harry 'Hotspur', immortalised by Shakespeare, was the eldest son of the first Earl of Northumberland; As a young man, the 6th Earl had a love affair with Anne Boleyn; The brother of the 5th Duke of Northumberland was the first to bring the news of Napoleon's defeat to EnglandLions of the North tells, from a unique and personal perspective, the stories of the Percy family and Alnwick Castle over a thousand years of British history. Generations of Percy barons, lords, earls and dukes played vital parts in great historical events, from the Norman Conquest to the two World Wars, and the castle, once battered by marauding armies, is now a major tourist attraction. The Duke has drawn on his unparalleled access to the Percy archives to paint this fascinating portrait of a British dynasty and its survival against the odds.
    LC Classification Number
    DA670.N8

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