An Inside Look at The History of British Royal Travel
Hardback
Publication Date: 05/01/2006
The conveyance of royalty, whether to Balmoral or Buffalo, by Rolls Royce or Canadian Pacific train, has its own mysterious traditions and protocols. With dry humour and a keen sense of history, Peter Pigott describes how the British royal family has adapted to technological innovations. Organized thematically, the book is packed with well-researched details. We know all about the royal family's lives, especially their romances and scandals, but do we know who was the first monarch to drive a motorcar? The first to fly in an aircraft? Which king so loved his yacht that he ordered it scuttled on his death? Royal Transport is a fascinating look at how British royalty has travelled since the invention of steam. This richly illustrated book covers all modes of royal transport in Britain and the Commonwealth - some of the most famous and yet unknown transport in the world.
- ISBN:
- 9781550025729
- 9781550025729
- Category:
- Transport: general interest
- Format:
- Hardback
- Publication Date:
- 05-01-2006
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- Dundurn Group Ltd
- Country of origin:
- Canada
- Pages:
- 208
- Dimensions (mm):
- 254x254x25mm
- Weight:
- 1.08kg
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