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Death at Windsor Castle eBookKirsty PetersKindle Store |
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The King of the World Milo Cleveland Beach
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The King of the World First publication ever of this treasured manuscript from Windsor Castle. The Padshahnama ("King of the World") has long been recognized as one of the greatest works made for the Mughal Emperor, Shah-Jahan, the builder of the Taj Mahal. The volume, which is now in the Royal Library at Windsor Castle, documents the first ten years of the Emperor's rule and contains works by some of the finest imperial artists of the time. Among the events recorded in the paintings are court ceremonies, hunting scenes, fortresses under siege, and the attack on the Portuguese near Calcutta in 1631. During the eighteenth century the manuscript entered the collection of the nawabs of Oudh. The Padshahnama was eventually given by a reigning nawab to the King of England, and it remains today one of the most treasured items in the collections of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The Padshahnama has seldom been exhibited, and even then only a single opening could be seen at any one time. A recent conservation project, however, means that the manuscript is now unbound, and the Royal Library has made all the pages... |
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Windsor CastleRobin Mackworth-YoungBooks |
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Windsor Castle Jonathan Marsden
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Windsor CastleJohn Martin RobinsonBooks |
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The Royal Palaces of London David Souden
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Windsor Castle eBookWilliam Harrison AinsworthKindle Store |
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Windsor CastleJohn Martin RobinsonBooks |
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Leonardo Da VinciCarlo PedrettiWindsor Castle |
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Windsor Castle in the history of EnglandA. L RowseBooks |
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