A surprising and very personal biography of a woman who may be the world's last great queen, published to coincide with the sixtieth anniversary of her reign.
xv, 349 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Notes:
"Originally published as Diamond Queen: Elizabeth II and her people in Great Britain in 2011 by Macmillan UK, London." Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-332) and index
Contents:
Preface to the U.S. edition Prologue: what the Queen does Dynasty is destiny: how the British monarchy remade itself Lilibet Interlude: the Queen in the world The Queen at work Interlude: Britannia and the waves Off with her head! the Queen in the sixties Interlude: money Into the maelstrom Epilogue: the future
