Jeffrey Lant

Insubstantial Pageant.: Ceremony & Confusion at Queen Victoria's Court (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

Both Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles read and liked "Insubstantial Pageant" and found it to be a very interesting book indeed especially since it was written by an American. The author Dr. Jeffrey Lant was given unique access to the Royal Archive at Windsor Castle for his research of the material contained in this book. A book that has always been and remains to be the most detailed book about the British Royal Events. Throughout the reign of Queen Victoria, confusion and uncertainty marked the great ceremonials of the English Court. The young sovereign was, at her Coronation, recalled from refreshments to complete the service because a significant part of the ritual had been left out. During her wedding, her bridegroom, Prince Albert, was wracked by nervous embarrassment about what he was supposed to do, while at the marriage of sir son the Prince of Wales troopers with drawn sabres charged into milling crowds and titled guests elbowed each other for a place. As the Court's at first limited ceremonies grew during the nineteenth century into great national pageants matters did not improve, exacerbating the situation after the Prince consort's death was the Queen's rooted position to display and royal pomp which gave her officials no chance to gain efficiency in organizing ceremonial. Matters came to a head in 1887, at the greatest royal pageant since the Coronation: the Queen's Golden Jubilee had to be pulled together from scratch, in circumstances of the utmost dedication.The next great royal event, the Queen's Diamond Jubilee ten years later, had precedents to draw on and things went so much better that optimists thought the additional muddle had been laid to rest forever. Their expectations were confounded at the arrangement of Queen Victoria's funeral, an event which in many respects converted to the traditional disorder. In this remarkable book, Jeffrey L. Lant sees behind the scenes to set out in rich detail how great Victorian royal events developed. Drawn from a wide range of previously unpublished sources, the final result is a perceptive and rollicking piece of crucial history, which many of those involved might have hoped would go unrecorded, authoritative and thorough, this book will fascinate all who have ever marveled at the impressive discretion of Court officials.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jeffrey Lant
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. November 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781540133212
• Artikelnr.: 47093824

Autorenporträt

Dr. Jeffrey Lant is known worldwide. He started in the media business when he was 5 years old, a Kindergartner in Downers Grove, Illinois, publishing his first newspaper article. Since then Dr. Lant has earned four university degrees, including the PhD from Harvard. He has taught at over 40 colleges and universities and is quite possibly the first to offer satellite courses. He has written over 50 books, thousands of articles and been a welcome guest on hundreds of radio and television programs. He has founded several successful corporations and businesses including his latest at …writerssecrets.com

His memoirs "A Connoisseur's Journey" has garnered nine literary prizes that ensure its classic status. Its subtitle is "Being the artful memoirs of a man of wit, discernment, pluck, and joy." A good read by this man of so many letters. Such a man can offer you thousands of insights into the business of becoming a successful writer. Be sure to sign up now at www.writerssecrets.co