Geoffrey Ashe skillfully weaves all the different accounts, legends, literature, historical documents into one continuous narrative that recreates in intriguing

Here is the whole of recorded British royal history, from the legendary King Alfred the Great onwards, including the monarchies of England, Scotland, Wales and

Covers more than 1000 rulers and two millennia of history

Geoffrey Ashe's investigation into the real and mythical figures who shaped Britain's history and culture covers the period from pre-Christian times up to the 1

This collection examines the afterlives of early modern English and French rulers. Spanning five centuries of cultural memory, the volume offers case studies of