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King George VI>Inside you will read about...✓ Early Years✓ Prince Albert in the Navy✓ The Great War✓ The Reign and Abdication of King Edward VIII✓ Becoming King George VI✓ The Second World War✓ Post-War YearsAnd much more! King George VI ruled long enough to oversee the tumultuous post-war years in Britain, the collapse of the British Empire and the emergence of the Commonwealth. Succeeded by his daughter Elizabeth when he was just 55 years old, King George VI had a deep sense of honour and duty and was completely dedicated to his turbulent role as King.

Greek Mythology is an enormous field of study and a brief guide is a daunting task for any writer. The myths have a way of entwining one with another, and it is difficult to present a coherent story line without feeling one has omitted the best part of the story. Inside you will read about...- What Is A Myth?- The Sources Of Greek Mythology- The Creation Of The Universe And The Gods- What Of Man? What Of Woman?- The Greek Pantheon- The Trojan War- The Influence Of Greek Drama- Two Greek Mortal Heroes In Mythological TalesThis guide succeeds in presenting an overall sketch of the creation of the world and the battles that follow, resulting in Zeus taking his place as the supreme god and ruling the earth from Mount Olympus. It covers the creation of man, it seems, as a bit of an afterthought for the amusement of the Olympians and some of the most famous stories that have come down to us via the writings of the great dramatists of the Classical Age. There are concise biographies of the twelve gods that make up the Olympians as well as of the heroes of the Trojan War.