Roy Strong: 7 books
by Roy Strong
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2017
'The Alan Clark diaries of cultural politics' Sunday Times
'At every word a reputation dies' A. N. Wilson
Roy Strong is best known as the flamboyant former director of two great cultural institutions - the National Portrait Gallery and the Victoria & Albert Museum. In his first volume of...
Scenes and Apparitions
The Roy Strong Diaries 19882003
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2016
'Viper wit from the gardener, writer and Knight of exquisite taste' DAILY TELEGRAPH
'Funny, barbed and moving ... magnificently readable' THE TIMES
Scenes and Apparitions covers a period of Roy Strong's life from 1988 to 2003. A sequel to Splendours and Miseries, it is an unmissable record...
by Roy Strong
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2012
Beautifully illustrated narrative history of the English country church In his engaging account, Sir Roy Strong celebrates the life of the English parish church
From the arrival of the missionaries from Ireland and Rome, to the beautiful architecture and rich spirituality of medieval Catholicism;...
The Story of Britain
From the Romans to the Present
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2018
THE CLASSIC HISTORY OF BRITAIN, FULLY UPDATED
Roy Strong has written an exemplary introduction to the history of Britain, as first designated by the Romans. It is a brilliant and balanced account of successive ages bound together by a compelling narrative which answers the questions: 'Where...
by Roy Strong
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2013
‘What is the finest sight in the world? A Coronation. What do people talk most about? A Coronation. What is delightful to have passed? A Coronation.’ Horace Warpole, 1761 As a boy of sixteen, Roy Strong watched the grand procession carrying Queen Elizabeth II to her coronation. The spectacle was...
Visions of England
Or Why We Still Dream of a Place in the Country
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2012
Why do we still get misty-eyed about England's green and pleasant land?
What explains our obsession with country houses - from the National Trust to Downton Abbey?
Why do we still dream of a place in the country?
In this delightul book Roy Strong explores the definition of Englishness....
by Roy Strong
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2019
An authoritative and sweeping history of Britain from the Romans to the present day—in a newly revised edition for the next generation of readers.
The Story of Britain is an accessible one-volume history that clearly depict Britain's origins—and explain how the past shaped the nation's...