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5) The Queen
Author
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"A biography of Elizabeth II, as well as a social history of post-war British history"--
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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A biography of Queen Elizabeth II and her sister Margaret examines their early idyllic youth as the closest of sisters as well as their often fraught relationship after their father's death and Elizabeth's ascension to the throne.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
1996
Language
English
Description
A biography of the sixty-four-year reign of Queen Victoria and her twenty-one-year marriage to Prince Albert examines how the queen and the marriage changed and influenced British society and the world.
Biography of Queen Victoria and her husband Prince Albert focusing on their family and life together and on her reign as Queen of Great Britain.
Author
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"Clive Irving's stunning new narrative biography The Last Queen probes the question of the British monarchy's longevity. In 2021, the Queen Elizabeth II finally appears to be at ease in the modern world, helped by the new generation of Windsors. But through Irving's unique insight there emerges a more fragile institution, whose extraordinarily dutiful matriarch has managed to persevere with dignity, yet in doing so made a Faustian pact with the media"--...
Author
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"Robert Hardman, the acclaimed and respected author of Her Majesty and Queen of the World has already examined the Queen as a modern monarch and her role as a stateswoman abroad. Now, in this entirely new study, including unpublished Royal Family papers and photographs along with personal stories from other world leaders, he wraps up the full story of one of the undisputed greats in a thousand years of monarchy. Hardman distils Elizabeth's complex...
Author
Publisher
Crown Archetype
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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In this eye-opening companion to seasons 2 and 3 of Netflix's acclaimed series The Crown, renowned biographerand the show's historical consultantRobert Lacey takes us through the real history that inspired the drama. Covering two tumultuous decades in the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, Lacey looks at the key social, political, and personal moments and their effectsnot only on the royal family but also on the world around them. From the Suez Crisis...
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Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"At just 25 years of age, Princess Elizabeth succeeded King George VI to the British throne. This compelling book looks at Elizabeth's life as both a public and private figure. It traces her early years as a princess, her experiences in the women's army during World War II, her coronation, and her life as queen both at home and in the public eye. The book looks at Elizabeth's marriage to Prince Philip, her husband of more than 70 years, and her life...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
After the untimely death of Prince Albert, the queen and her nation were plunged into a state of grief so profound that this one event would dramatically alter the shape of the British monarchy. For Britain had not just lost a prince: during his twenty year marriage to Queen Victoria, Prince Albert had increasingly performed the function of King in all but name. The outpouring of grief after Albert{u2019}s death was so extreme, that its like would...
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