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Pathfinder created for LIS 60621 by Melissa Higey
December 2010

This pathfinder is designed as a guide to resources on the history of monarchs in the United Kingdom. This
pathfinder will provide resources on the British monarchy as a whole and is intended to provide a broad
overview and introduction to any aspect of the British monarchy.

For an introduction to the topic, see:
Cannon, John. The Oxford Illustrated History of the British Monarchy. Oxford: Oxford University
Press, 2001. This illustrated guide provides an overview of the history of the British monarchy,
from Anglo-Saxon times to the present.

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British monarchy
Great Britain royalty

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Monarchy--Great Britain
Great Britain--Kings and rulers
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941 (Dewey Decimal)
JN331 (Library of Congress)

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Biography Reference Bank
Historical Abstracts
Iter: Gateway to the Middle Ages and the Renaissance
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Ashley, Mike. A Brief History of British Kings and Queens: British Royal History from Alfred the
Great to the Present. New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2002. This biographical look at
British kings and queens is organized alphabetically, with information on each monarch, such as
politics, religion, and appearance, and includes an extensive bibliography and appendix.
Ashley, Mike. British Kings & Queens: The Complete Biographical Encyclopedia of the Kings
and Queens of Great Britain. New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, 1998. This book contains the
biographical information of the monarchs of Great Britain, as well as time lines, genealogy, and
maps.
Fraser, Antonia (Ed.) The Lives of the Kings and Queens of England. Berkeley: University of
California Press, 2000. This reference book is a guide to all of the kings and queens of England,
from the time of the Normans through the current queen, Elizabeth II. Illustrations accompany
each monarchs biographical information, making this a great introduction to British royalty.


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Ashley, Mike. The Mammoth Book of British Kings and Queens. New York: Carroll & Graf
Publishers, 1998.
Cannon, John, & Hargreaves, Anne. The Kings and Queens of Britain (Oxford Paperback
Reference). Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001.
Panton, Kenneth. Historical Dictionary of the British Monarchy. Lanham, MD: The Scarecrow
Press, Inc., 2011. [not yet released, but will be a valuable addition]
Phillips, Charles. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Royal Britain. London: Lorenz Books, 2009.
Weir, Allison. Britains Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy. London: Vintage Books, 2009.

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Bassett, Steven. The Origins of Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms. London: Leicester University Press, 1989.
Golby, John M. The Monarchy and the British People: 1760 to the Present. Portland: Areopagitica
Press, 1989.
Bogdanor, Vernon. The Monarchy and the Constitution. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997.

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Biography
British Heritage
Cambridge Historical Journal
Current World Leaders
English Historical Review
Historical Research
Journal of British Studies

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Anonymous. (2009). Does the Monarchy Still Matter? New Statesmen 138 (4957), p. 34-35.
Cannadine, David. (2004). From Biography to History: Writing the Modern British Monarchy.
Historical Research 77 (197), p. 289-312.
Thomas, James. (2006). The Death and Life of Deference: The British Media and the
Monarchy. Conference Papers, International Communication Association, 2006 Annual Meeting,
p. 1-30.

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British Monarchs: Kings and Queens of England, Scotland and Wales
British Royal Family History
English Monarchs - A Complete History of the Kings and Queens of England
The Royal Channel: The Official YouTube Channel of the British MonarchyRoyal History: Kings
& Queens of England

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The Official Website of the British Monarchy, The Royal Household, United Kingdom.

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Kings & Queens of England: Volumes 1 and 2, (Kultur, 2006) [videorecording]
Monarchy: The Complete Series, (Acorn Media, 2010) [videorecording]
Monarchy: The Royal Family at Work, (BBC, 2008) [videorecording]