The real Elizabeth : an intimate portrait of Queen Elizabeth II

Marr, Andrew.

Large Print 2012

Explores the private character of the queen behind her public persona, covering the circumstances of her early coronation, her relationship with international heads of state, and her struggles with family challenges.

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Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926-2022

Great Britain History Elizabeth II, 1952-2022

Queens Great Britain Biography

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ISBN:

9781611733273
1611733278

Description:

559 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 23 cm
large print

Other Title:

Diamond Queen

Notes:

Previously published: New York : Henry Holt, 2012; originally published as Diamond Queen : Elizabeth II and her people in Great Britain in 2011 by Macmillan UK, London
Includes bibliographical references (pages 543-554)

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

LCCN:

2011041819

Control Number:

856125

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