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Colouring books
Kings and queens to colour
- Colour in sumptuous scenes of royal life and discover fascinating facts about the history of the British monarchy.
- Detailed pictures show King John signing the Magna Carta in 1215, Elizabeth I's famous speech at Tilbury, portraits of the Scottish Kings and Queens, Queen Victoria’s coronation procession and crows and royal regalia.
- Some of each picture is already coloured, so children can focus on the interesting bits.
- Each page includes information about the British monarchy through history.
Ruth Brocklehurst
When she wasn’t out riding her bike or making things out of loo rolls and scraps of fabric, Ruth Brocklehurst spent much of her childhood reading – especially historical novels and whodunits. Since joining Usborne in 2000, she has written and edited countless books on everything from craft activities and history, to creative writing, space exploration and dinosaurs. If she could go back in time she’d like to meet Mary Queen of Scots.
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