Royal Greenwich
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Author_Pieter Van der Merwe
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- ISBN 9781906367756
- Dimensions: 170 x 230mm
- Publication Date: 17 Sep 2020
- Publisher: National Maritime Museum
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Discover the rich royal history of the area where Henry VIII built his first tournament ground, Elizabeth I took daily walks in the Park and Charles II raced early royal yachts against his brother.
In 2012, to celebrate Her Majesty The Queen's Diamond Jubilee, Greenwich officially became a Royal Borough. It was just the third in London, and the honour recognised centuries of royal connections that have shaped the area's history. From late Saxon times to the present day Greenwich has been the backdrop to many notable royal events, from the birth of Henry VIII, to the first public engagement of the future Elizabeth II. Royal Greenwich traces these links and reveals how, through architecture, pageantry, patronage and more, Britain's monarchs have been the creators of historic Greenwich as it exists today.
Pieter van der Merwe is curator emeritus at Royal Museums Greenwich. He has written extensively on British maritime history and culture as well as the history of Greenwich.
