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Treasures from The Royal Archives Pamela Clark

Treasures from The Royal Archives By Pam Clark

Treasures from The Royal Archives by Pamela Clark


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Offers a collection of many millions of documents dating back hundreds of years. This title discusses and illustrates treasures that include records of affairs of state to letters, diaries and domestic jottings.

Treasures from The Royal Archives Summary

Treasures from The Royal Archives by Pamela Clark

Since 1914 the famous Round Tower of Windsor Castle has been the secure and honoured home to the Royal Archives - an extraordinary collection of many millions of documents dating back hundreds of years. Now, for the first time, highlights from this fascinating and internationally significant collection are to be published as part of the celebrations to mark the centenary of the founding of the Royal Archives in a permanent home. The treasures discussed and illustrated here include records of affairs of state to letters, diaries and domestic jottings. Here is an account book of Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth I), the list of Jacobite prisoners taken at the Battle of Culloden, President Lincoln commiserating with Queen Victoria on the death of Prince Albert, and original evidence from the trial of the Tolpuddle Martyrs. Here are letters from Bonnie Prince Charlie, William Pitt, Disraeli and Churchill. The contents range from a terrifyingly vivid first-hand description of the defence of Rorke's Drift, to the telegram sent by The Queen to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother on the occasion of her 100th birthday. This exceptional publication is further enhanced by a free augmented reality cross-platform app, bringing Rorke's Drift to life before the reader's eyes, in an extraordinary union of historical document and cutting-edge technology.

Treasures from The Royal Archives Reviews

"A trove of documents about the life, loves, and losses of Britain's royals--including a letter of condolence from Abraham Lincoln to Queen Victoria. . . . The collection, held by Britain's Royal Archives and never before seen in public, also includes an eighteenth-century note from a young Bonnie Prince Charlie to his father."--NBC News, on the exhibition

About Pamela Clark

Pamela Clark, Julie Crocker, Allison Derrett, Laura Hobbs, and Jill Kelsey are archivists of the Royal Archives in the Round Tower at Windsor Castle.

Additional information

GOR006292608
9781909741041
1909741043
Treasures from The Royal Archives by Pamela Clark
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Royal Collection Trust
2014-05-17
256
N/A
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