Pamela Hartshorne

His Majesty King Charles III succeeded to the throne on 8 September 2022, immediately following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-serving monarch. For most of us, this historic change of reign was the first in living history. But what really happens when one monarch succeeds another? A Monarch in the Making: From Accession to Coronation is the official...

Windsor Castle: An Illustrated History explores the history of Windsor Castle, the oldest and largest occupied castle in the world, which has been of fundamental historical, cultural, and architectural importance for nearly 1,000 years. This popular history of the Castle discusses how a Norman motte-and-bailey castle, established by William the Conqueror around 1070, survived and evolved through pivotal events such...