Lang Syne English Family Information History Fact Book - King

A name with a number of points of origin that include someone who played the role of king in medieval pageants or even a nickname for someone who assumed royal airs and graces, ‘King’ features prominently in the historical record.

Born in 1928 in Atlanta, Georgia, the Rev. Martin Luther King was the charismatic civil rights leader whose assassination in 1966 shocked not only his fellow black Americans but also the world at large.

On the tennis court, Billie Jean King is the American former tennis champion who, from 1966, amassed an impressive total of six singles titles, ten women’s doubles titles and four mixed doubles titles at Wimbledon, while in the world of fiction, Stephen King is the internationally best-selling author of horror fiction whose many works include Carrie and The Shining.

Discover here the stirring tale of the Kings of both yesteryear and today.

Book Dimensions 10 × 0.4 × 14.5 cm