A 12 page book presenting simple facts about the English kings and queens, from William the Conquerer to the present Queen Elizabeth.
Each spread focuses on a particular set of facts about the monarchy: family name, nationality, religion, number of marriages and how their succession came about. The names are colour-coded with the list of facts on each spread. The content was inspired by a children's plastic ruler which had the English kings and queens listed on it as an aide memoir for history students. I loved the simplicity of the list of names, and, having been awful at history at school, I wanted to explore a graphic method for expressing a range of facts about the monarchs to act as prompts to help remember some of the major historical events. The book was hand-screenprinted at East London Printmakers in 8 colours, including two metallics and two fluorescents. It was bound with a white saddle stitch. Only 20 copies were printed.
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