ROYAL TRANSPORT AN INSIDE LOOK AR THE HISTORY OF ROYAL TRAVEL

ROYAL TRANSPORT AN INSIDE LOOK AR THE HISTORY OF ROYAL TRAVEL

PETER PIGGOTT

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Código:
18807
Idioma:
INGLES
Editorial:
DUNDURN PRESS
Nº edición:
1
Materia
Historia del automóvil en varios idiomas
ISBN:
978-1-55002-572-9
Páginas:
208
Encuadernación:
PORTADA DURA CON CARATULA
Medidas:
261 mm x 263 mm
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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

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