Elizabeth : a biography of Her Majesty the Queen
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Elizabeth : a biography of Her Majesty the Queen
（Penguin books, . Biography）
Penguin Books, 2002
Rev. ed
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"First published by William Heinemann Ltd 1996. Revised edition published by Mandarin Paperbacks 1997"--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references (p. [541]-544) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Sarah Bradford's Elizabeth is the definitive biography of the Queen, revealing the real woman behind the public figure
The Queen lived through nearly a century of immense change and upheaval. Her own family experiences, a mixture of happiness and crisis, weddings and divorces, and, in the case of Diana, violent death, have been lived in the glare of tabloid headlines. More than 2 billion people watched the wedding of her grandson Prince William to Catherine Middleton in 2010 shortly before she made the first State Visit to Ireland by a British monarch for 100 years. Our world has changed more in her lifetime than in any of her predecessors': and before her death, the Queen remained a calm presence at the centre, earning the respect of monarchists and republicans. How did she do it?
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'The only book that could overtake it is the autobiography, which in this case will never be written' Spectator
'Bradford has a real grasp of history and the ability to make it spark into new life' Sunday Telegraph
'Bradford's forte, ever since she was a history-mad girl, is thinking herself into other lives' Daily Telegraph
Table of Contents
- Destiny
- princess in an ivory tower
- heiress
- Windsor war
- a princely marriage
- the Edinburghs
- sovereign lady
- dark princess
- "the world's sweetheart"
- tweed and diamonds
- Mountbatten-Windsor
- advise, consult and warn
- head of the family
- daylight upon magic
- extended family
- grim fairy-tales
- family at war
- Elizabeth R
- epilogue.
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