This Sceptred Isle: Dynasties - Britains Most Powerful Families: The Dynasties (BBC Radio Collection)

In this work, Christopher Lee tells the stories of some of the most powerful families that have shaped the history of the British Isles over the past thousand years; families which, through their wealth and ambition, were influential at the highest level and many of which were older and more powerful than the monarchy itself. Influential families, including the Churchills, the Cavendishes and the Norfolks are represented, as well as several powerful Scottish and Irish clans. Finally, there is a consideration of those, who, in a wholly new arena, have continued the tradition of dynastic power through the 20th century and into the 21st: the so-called "media barons".

Title - This Sceptred Isle: Dynasties - Britains Most Powerful Families: The Dynasties (BBC Radio Collection)

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Author - Christopher Lee

ISBN 13 - 9780563537489

Imprint - BBC Books

Publisher - Ebury Publishing

Date Published - 07/02/2002

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Binding Type - Hardback

Dimensions - 156 x 234 x 32mm

Weight - 658 g

Languages - English