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3.2.1 Monarchy
 

Barber, Lynn
The Damage to the Palace
general level
Viking: 10 1995
256pp 234 x 153
Provides an account of the relationship between the press and the British monarchy and its downfall. A succession of bad royal marriages have culminated in a feud between Charles and Diana in which the press is their chosen weapon. This book anatomizes the press/palace relationship.
Hardback ISBN:0 670 85354 2 Price not available

Billing, Michael
Talking of The Royal Family
general level
Routledge: 11 1991
272pp
Paperback ISBN: 0 415 06746 4 £12.99

Hall, Phillip
Royal Fortune: Tax, Money and the Monarchy
general level
Bloomsbury: 1992
320pp 234 x 153
An examination of the secret world of the British Royal Family's finances. It poses several questions, such as the legality of the "Crown Immunity" which legally exempts the Queen and even the Prince of Wales from paying taxation.
Hardback ISBN:0 7475 1098 9 £18.99

HMSO
The Monarchy
professional level
HMSO: 11 1991
80pp 210 x 148: 12pp colour illustrations
Dewey class: 929.7
Series: aspects of Britain
Covers the monarchy's role in Britain and overseas, including its income and expenditure. The book provides details of principal members of the Royal Family and their interests, Royal ceremonial, the palaces, the Royal household, the Union flag, the Royal regalia and coat of arms and a family tree.
Paperback ISBN:0 11 701633 0 £5.00

Nairn, Tom
The Enchanted Glass: Britain and Its Monarchy
general level
Vintage: 06 1994
416pp 2nd edition
Refusing to treat the Royal Family as a jokey left over from feudalism or a mere tourist attraction, Tom Nairn sees the monarchy as both apex and essence of the British State, and presents an analysis of the specific "backwardness" that explains this phenomenon.
Paperback ISBN: 0 09 942441 X £6.99

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