Robert Lacey je britský historik, známý svým originálním výzkumem, který ho přivádí do těsné blízkosti jeho témat, často s nimi i žije. Je autorem mnoha mezinárodních bestsellerů. Jeho průkopnická biografie královny Alžběty II. zůstává uznávána jako definitivní studie britské monarchie. Pro své práce se Lacey často ponoří do života svých postav, což mu vyneslo přezdívku „metodický herec“ mezi současnými životopisci. V současné době působí jako historický konzultant oceňovaného seriálu Netflix „Koruna“.
The collection features 82 cherished nursery rhymes, enhanced by Ben Coppin's vibrant illustrations inspired by Claud Lovat Fraser's original drawings. Robert Lacey delves into the enchanting world of nursery rhymes, exploring their deeper meanings and historical significance. This blend of art and insightful commentary celebrates the timeless magic and complexity of these beloved verses, revealing their rich cultural heritage.
The story explores the life and reign of a powerful monarch, delving into the complexities of leadership and personal sacrifice. It highlights the Queen's relationships with family, advisors, and the public, revealing the challenges she faces in maintaining her authority amidst political intrigue and societal change. Themes of duty, resilience, and the balance between personal desires and royal obligations are intricately woven throughout, offering a captivating glimpse into the inner workings of a royal life.
Bestseller New York Times od historického konzultanta oceňovaného seriálu The Crown z Netflixu je považován za „Královskou knihu roku“. Robert Lacey, britský historik a biograf, se více než čtyřicet let věnuje královně Alžbětě II. a její rodině. Jeho průlomová biografie „Majesty“ se stala základem pro jeho mezinárodní přednáškovou činnost a mediální vystoupení. Synové prince Charlese a princezny Diany, princové William a Harry, jsou první generací britské královské rodiny, kterou od narození sledovala média, což vedlo k pocitu, že o nich víme vše. Lacey, jako odborník na královskou rodinu, se v této knize zaměřuje na rozkol mezi oběma bratry a zkoumá důvody jejich roztržky. Vracení se do jejich dětství a dospívání odhaluje, jak je ovlivnilo vědomí, že jeden z nich bude králem, zatímco druhý zůstane „náhradníkem“. Laceyho analýza komplikovaných vztahů v královské rodině pokrývá období od počátku osmdesátých let až po současnost, včetně kontroverzního interview Harryho a Meghan s Oprah Winfreyovou a pohřbu prince Philipa.
Can’t get enough of The Crown? In this must-have exploration of the history behind seasons 2 and 3 of Peter Morgan’s Emmy-winning Netflix drama, the show’s historical consultant answers all your questions alongside beautifully reproduced archival photographs. In this eye-opening companion to seasons 2 and 3 of Netflix’s acclaimed series The Crown, renowned biographer and historical consultant Robert Lacey takes us through the real history that inspired the drama. Covering two tumultuous decades in the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, Lacey looks at the key social, political, and personal moments and their effects—not only on the royal family but also on the world around them. From the Suez Crisis and the U.S.–Soviet space race to the legacy of the Duke of Windsor’s collaboration with Hitler, along with the rumored issues with the royal marriage, the book provides a thought-provoking insight into the historic decades that the show explores, revealing the truth behind the on-screen drama. Fascinating and fast-paced, this is a unique look behind the history that inspired the show and the years that would prove to be the making of the Queen. The Crown is now available to watch on Netflix. The Crown is produced by Left Bank Pictures in association with Sony Pictures Television for Netflix.
Elizabeth Mountbatten nečekala, že její otec zemře tak náhle a tak mladý. Navíc za sebou zanechal prázdný trůn a vládu nad Britským impériem. Veškerá zodpovědnost nyní přechází na mladou Elizabeth, která má už tak co dělat se svými dvěma dětmi. Sledujte i vy životní cestu ženy, která se musela naučit, jak se stát královnou. Zatímco se Británie vypořádává s dopady války, nová panovnice musí čelit vlastním problémům. Elizabethina matka zpochybňuje její manželství, strýc se vysmívá jejím schopnostem, manžel se nechce smířit se skutečností, že bude muset obětovat kariéru i rodinné jméno. Do toho vzpurná sestra prožívá milostný románek, jenž ohrožuje několik staletí staré vazby mezi církví a korunou. Tato kniha předkládá čtenáři příběh Alžběty II., která musela využít všech svých schopností a prostředků, aby zajistila stabilitu britské monarchie. Televizní seriál The Crown z produkce Netflixu představuje strhující portrét nejdéle vládnoucí britské panovnice. Královský životopisec Robert Lacey v této knize detailně líčí každodenní život uvnitř Buckinghamského paláce a v sídle premiéra v Downing Street č. 10, díky čemuž můžeme zhodnotit osobnost Alžběty II. ze zcela nového úhlu pohledu.
The official companion to the Emmy-winning Netflix drama chronicling the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, and starring Claire Foy and John Lithgow, The Crown by Peter Morgan, featuring additional historical background and beautifully reproduced archival photos and show stills Elizabeth Mountbatten never expected her father to die so suddenly, so young, leaving her with a throne to fill and a global institution to govern. Crowned at twenty-five, she was already a wife and mother as she began her journey towards becoming a queen. As Britain lifted itself out of the shadow of war, the new monarch faced her own challenges. Her mother doubted her marriage; her uncle-in-exile derided her abilities; her husband resented the sacrifice of his career and family name; and her rebellious sister embarked on a love affair that threatened the centuries-old links between the Church and the Crown. This is the story of how Elizabeth II drew on every ounce of resolve to ensure that the Crown always came out on top. Written by the show’s historical consultant, royal biographer Robert Lacey, and filled with beautifully reproduced archival photos and show stills, The Crown: The Official Companion: Volume 1 adds expert and in-depth detail to the events of the series, painting an intimate portrait of life inside Buckingham Palace and 10 Downing Street. Here is Elizabeth II as we’ve never seen her before.
Tracing a path through the Persian Gulf War and the events of 9/11 to the oilmarket convulsions of today, "Inside the Kingdom" gives readers a modern history of the Saudis in their own words, revealing a people attempting to reconcile life under religious law with the demands of a rapidly changing world.
Od dob krále Artuše po rozluštění DNA : 7150 př.n.l. - 1953
Autor knihy Robert Lacey je renomovaný britský historik. Ve svém poutavém a vtipném líčení podává často netradiční pohled na známé i méně známé příběhy a osobnosti anglické historie. V krátkých, čtivě napsaných příbězích zachycuje období od roku 7150 př. n. l. až po novověk. Kniha jistě potěší nejen zájemce o dějiny, ale i studenty anglického jazyka, kteří se chtějí zorientovat v historických reáliích Anglie.
From ancient times to the present day, the story of England has been laced with drama, intrigue, courage and passion - a rich and vibrant narrative of heroes and villains, kings and rebels, artists and highwaymen, bishops and scientists. Now, in Great Tales of English History, Robert Lacey captures one hundred of the most pivotal moments: the stories and extraordinary characters who helped shape a nation. This first volume begins in 7150 BC with the life and death of Cheddar Man and ends in 1381with Wat Tyler and the Peasants' Revolt. We meet the Greek navigator Pytheus, whose description of the Celts as prettanike (the 'painted people') yielded the Latin word Britannici. We witness the Roman victory celebrations of AD 43, where a squadron of elephants were paraded through Colchester. And we visit the New Forest, in 1100, and the mysterious shooting of King William Rufus. Packed with insight, humour and fascinating detail, Robert Lacey brings the stories that made England brilliantly to life. From Ethelred the Unready to Richard the Lionheart, the Venerable Bede to the Black Prince, this is, quite simply, history as history should be told.
In 1977, Robert Lacey's bestselling MAJESTY was the first serious biography of Elizabeth II, defining the affection for the Queen that underlay the popular success of the Silver Jubilee. Now, on the fiftieth anniversary of her accession, ROYAL brings her remarkable story up to date. It provides a fresh portrait of her relationship with Prince Philip, and its effect on their children; it describes how the Queen has worked to live up to and maintain her strongly held beliefs, shaped over the years by the wishes and dreams - and sometimes the anger and unhappiness - of the people; and it explains how and why the monarchy continues to enjoy such enduring support. In addition, the Jubilee Paperback edition has been updated to reflect all the fast-changing events of the Jubilee year, specifically: * The controversy over the work activities of Prince Edward and Sophie * Prince Harry's escapades with drink and drugs * The death of Princess Margaret * The death of royal critic Lord Altrincham
THE YEAR 1000 is a vivid evocation of how English people lived a thousand years ago - no spinach, sugar or Caesarean operations in which the mother had any chance of survival, but a world that knew brain surgeons, property developers and, yes, even the occasional group columnist. In the spirit of modern investigative journalism, Lacey and Danziger interviewed the leading historians and archaeologists in their field. In the year 1000 the changing seasons shaped a life that was, by our standards, both soothingly quiet and frighteningly hazardous - and if you survived, you could expect to grow to just about the same height and stature as anyone living today. This exuberant and informative book concludes as the shadow of the millennium descends across England and Christendom, with prophets of doom invoking the spectre of the Anti-Christ. Here comes the abacus - the medieval calculating machine - along with bewildering new concepts like infinity and zero. These are portents of the future, and THE YEAR 1000 finishes by examining the human and social ingredients that were to make for survival and success in the next thousand years.
"Krásná Grace, dcera ze zámožné filadelfské rodiny, slavná filmová herečka, navždy zůstane v povědomí veřejnosti jako Její Výsost, obdivovaná monacká kněžna, která dosáhla pohádkového štěstí. Navenek plachá, stydlivá a nejistá, přitom hluboce citlivá a současně ambiciózní, získává po několika letech houževnaté práce u filmu nevyšší ocenění - Oscara. Pak potkává svého "prince". Naplní se Graceiny romantické představy o manželství a ideální rodině?
Grace Kellyová je poutavý příběh milované tragické hrdinky a zároveň strhující psychologický portrét ženy dvou tváří."
Spanning more than a hundred years and four generations, the story of Henry Ford, the automobile company he created, and the dynasty he founded is one of the great dramas of our time, yet never before has it been told from beginning to end in all its richness. Now Robert Lacey has captured in one volume the public achievements and the private tragedies, the feuds, affairs, and personalities that make up this epic tale. Ford is above all the story of a handful of powerful individuals whose ambitions have helped shape modern American society: Henry Ford I, the founder, one of history's great figures, whose legendary achievements - the Model T, the moving assembly line, the Five Dollar Day, the Peace Ship - and down-home folk wisdom are recounted in school civics courses. Here for the first time Lacey reveals the extraordinarily complex and contradictory man behind the public icon Henry Ford was at once a dedicated pacifist and a war profiteer; a champion of the rights of minorities and a virulent anti-Semite; a dedicated family man who supported a mistress and an illegitimate son; a loving father who hounded and bullied his only legitimate son into an early grave.
First published to mark the Queen Mother's 87th birthday, God Bless Her. has been revised and expanded, and is republished in this commemorative edition with portraits and photos by luminaries such as Augustus John, Cecil Beaton and Lord Snowdon.
The accession of Henry VIII was greeted with rapture by his subjects: young, handsome and open-handed, the new King seemed the antithesis of his careful and suspicious father, and he lost no time in making his Court the most colourful and extravagant in Europe. Yet this glamorous exterior only partly disguised the unpredictable and savagely ruthless nature of the King, and as his reign developed, these traits were to become increasingly evidence. Henry's desperate efforts to father a legitimate male heir for his kingdom led him to marry six times, to make himself Supreme Head of the English Church as well as absolute ruler of the State, and to cut down or cast aside all those who stood in his way, or who failed to carry out his wishes.
The Kingdom is the story of a country--a country of astonishing contrasts, where routine computer printouts open with the words "In the name of God," where men who grew up in goat-hair tents now dominate the money markets of the world, and where murderers and adulterers are publicly executed in the street. By its own reckoning, this country is just entering the fifteenth century. The Kingdom is also the story of a family--a family that has fought its way from poverty and obscurity into wealth and power the likes of which the world has never known, a family characterized by fierce loyalty among its members, ruthlessness toward its enemies, and dedication to one of the world's most severe and demanding creeds. The Kingdom is Saudi Arabia--the only country in the world to bear the name of the family that rules it.
The world dreams of taking tea with her. She is the living embodiment of grandeur that was, and is, England. In this brilliantly researched book, Robert Lacey combines the sweep of history with the intimate nuance of individual lives to raise the curtain on the royal mystique. Here is the personal side of a Queen who adores the Beatles' Yellow Submarine and watches Kojak on the telly - and an enthralling view of the passions and drama behind the world's greatest remaining monarchy.
