Dokumentární román o dynastii anglických králů představuje řadu panovníků z rodu Windsorů od počátku 20.století až do současnosti. Kniha, začínající smrtí královny Viktorie, uvádí řadu podrobností ze soukromého života členů královské rodiny a seznamuje také s ceremoniálem, spjatým s nástupnickým právem panovníků.
As Henry VIII's only child, the future seemed golden for Princess Mary. She was the daughter of Henry's first queen, Katharine of Aragon, and was heir presumptive to the throne of England. Red-haired like her father, she was also intelligent and deeply religious like her staunchly Catholic mother. But her father's ill-fated love for Anne Boleyn would shatter Mary's life forever. The father who had once adored her was now intent on having a male heir at all costs. He divorced her mother and, at the age of twelve, Mary was banished from her father's presence, stripped of her royal title, and replaced by his other children--first Elizabeth, then Edward. Worst of all, she never saw her beloved mother again; Katharine was exiled too, and died soon after. Lonely and miserable, Mary turned for comfort to the religion that had sustained her mother. In a stroke of fate, however, Henry's much-longed-for son died in his teens, leaving Mary the legitimate heir to the throne. It was, she felt, a sign from God--proof that England should return to the Catholic Church. Swayed by fanatical advisors and her own religious fervor, Mary made horrific examples of those who failed to embrace the Church, earning her the immortal nickname Bloody Mary. She was married only once, to her Spanish cousin Philip II--a loveless and childless marriage that brought her to the edge of madness.
Focusing on the interplay between historical and contemporary economic crises, this collection features insights from renowned economic historians. It examines the enduring interest in the Great Depression of the 1930s and draws parallels to the Great Recession that began in 2007, highlighting ongoing threats to economic stability. The contributions provide a rich analysis of the lessons learned from these pivotal periods in economic history.