The Comical Eye’s British Monarchy
From Alfred the Great to Charles III
$17.59
- Paperback
20 pages
- Release Date
13 June 2023
Summary
Which kings couldn’t speak English, or stammered when they could? Who were “Softsword” and “Sailor Bill”? Which king had 10 children with his mistress but none with his queen? Which kings were crowned twice? Which queen reigned for only 9 days? Which king disappeared?
Here is a comic strip with a difference, an alternative (and funnier) Bayeux Tapestry tracing every king and queen from Alfred the Great to Charles III - each of their vivid pen-and-ink-portraits encapsulating the person…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781914224140 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1914224140 |
| Author: | Leo Schulz, Teresa Robertson |
| Publisher: | SelfMadeHero |
| Imprint: | SelfMadeHero |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 20 |
| Release Date: | 13 June 2023 |
| Weight: | 40g |
| Dimensions: | 140mm x 150mm |
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About The Author
Leo Schulz
Teresa Robertson is a professional illustrator whose clients have included the British Council. Her ability to capture likeness in people has been honed in the London district of Highbury, where she is known for her portraits of families in their homes. She was a finalist in the John Ruskin Prize in 2015 and exhibited in ‘The Inking Woman’, at the Cartoon Museum in London, in 2017. She has an MA from Cambridge in children’s book illustration.
Leo Schulz originally studied history at Auckland University. He started his career as a journalist, eventually working at the Economist Intelligence Unit in London. He later moved to financial services and it was while working in the City of London that he developed an interest first in architecture, and then in historical personalities, not least in Britain’s many eccentric kings and queens.
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