A Royal Christmas
£3.40
A Royal Christmas is a Christmas pudding of a book, full of silver threepenny pieces.
Organised thematically, it covers such topics as Christmas and conflict in the 20th century, Christmas pastimes, festive feasts, Christmas and the Commonwealth, and many more, to reveal the many ways in which the Royal Family have celebrated the festive season through the ages.
Jeremy Archer has delved into the Royal Archives to uncover the personal thoughts of many members of the Royal Family during the Christmas period. What comes over most strongly from Queen Victoria’s journals is the importance of family: the joys they shared, the trials they endured, and the carefully-selected gifts they exchanged. Although there is much happiness, tragedy is a common bed-fellow, particularly in earlier times. And conflict is seldom very far away.
But this is a celebration – both of an enduring festive season and an extraordinary family.
‘An easy to read treat for royal enthusiasts, skilfully assembled to highlight significant episodes in our history from the comic to the tragic informative and enjoyable’ Sarah Bradford
‘Jeremy Archer has an eye for an anecdote and a clever way of arranging his material. The result is like an enormous bran tub: dip in, and you’re sure to find something to keep you entertained’ Kathryn Hughes, The Mail on Sunday
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Additional information
| Publisher | Elliott & Thompson Limited (18 Oct. 2012) |
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| Language | English |
| Hardcover | 288 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1908739223 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1908739223 |
| Dimensions | 15.24 x 3.3 x 24.13 cm |
by Tracy Collier
A very enjoyable book to read covering just about everything to do with the Royals and Christmas – from what was eaten on Xmas day/the festive season, the gifts exchanged with each other and to how they spent Xmas day/the festive period. I enjoyed too that the Xmas day royal broadcast was covered too and how it has changed as the years have gone on. A book that is definitely worth a read.
by Mrs M M Morley
interesting little stories
by Ladyreading365
This was a great read. I found it so interesting and enjoyed learning more about royal family through the ages. I thought the author did a brilliant job of pulling together various sources of information. You could tell it was well researched. There was plenty of wonderful description that kept my attention throughout. It was wonderful reading about old traditions and how new ones were created. I loved learning about the various gifts the royal family receives. I found myself laughing at some of them. I am so glad that I found this book as I love learning. I definitely recommend reading this book, especially if you like history, politics and the royal family.
So much praise goes out to the author and publishers for bringing us such an interesting book. I definitely struggled to put this book down and it took me just over a day to read.
by rdave
no coloured pictures,in fact hardly any photo’s at all
by valg
I liked this very much, plenty of information and reproduction of diaries and letters written by various royals through the ages. The only reason for not giving it five stars was because I found it jumped about a bit through history, for example Queen Victoria’s writings seemed to crop up throughout the book rather than dealing with one Royal at a time. However, it is welly worth a read and very informative
by Amazon Customer
Jeremy brings together an enormous amount of material to build a picture of the royal family and Christmas which is quite captivating, moving and informative. There are stirring excepts from diaries, insights into world events and a helpful understanding of how Christmas has been celebrated over many years by the royal family. Particularly moving is the description of Queen Victoria and her wide family. A great achievement and worthy account.
by Amazon Customer
Great book lots of interesting facts
by Ann
A very clear and consice knowledgable book if you like reading about the Royal family enjoyed very much thank you