Our Sporting Monarchs: Royalty at War and Play Through the Ages

by Keith Baker

Sports of all kinds have played a crucial role in the reigns of our kings and queens. Some used it for purposes both brutal and mercenary, others to boost courage and prowess for war, and many because they enjoyed physical exercise and the thrills and excitement sport brings. Our Sporting Monarchs traces the involvement of royalty with sport from the Norman Conquest to modern times. It is an exciting, romantic and colourful story spanning 1,200 years...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1785318772
• ISBN13: 9781785318771
• Release Date: November 2022
• Publisher: Pitch Publishing
• Length: 224 Pages