A stunning tour de force and a remarkable achievement.- Alison WeirThis is Our Island Story for the modern age. - Charles Spencer''Not just a brilliant compendium of biographies, but the biography of an institution: a marvellous read'' - Tom Holland''This royal throne of kings, this sceptred isle''(William Shakespeare, Richard II)With 1000 years of royal history from 1066 to the present day, Domesday Book to Magna Carta the Field of Cloth of Gold to King Charles'' accession, Crown & Sceptre is an unparalleled exploration of the British monarchyFrom Sunday Times bestselling author and joint Chief Curator of Historic Royal Palaces Tracy Borman, comes a fresh, engaging and authoritative account of the crown''s tumultuous history - including a chapter on King Charles III. Impeccably researched, Crown & Sceptre explores in gripping detail how this iconic institution has survived the storms of rebellion, revolution and war that brought most of the world''s other monarchies to an abrupt and b