Elizabeth the Queen: the life of a modern monarch [1st ed] 9780679643937, 2011023661, 0679643931

“An excellent, all-embracing new biography.”—The New York Times From the moment of her ascension to the throne at age t

328 58 17MB

English Pages illustrations (some color) Year 2012

Elizabeth the Queen: the life of a modern monarch [1st ed]
9780679643937, 2011023661, 0679643931

Author / Uploaded
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Sally Bedell

Table of contents :
A royal education --
Love match --
Destiny calls --
"Ready, girls?" --
Affairs of state --
Made for television --
New beginnings --
Refuge in routines --
Daylight on the Magic --
Ring of silence --
"Not bloody likely!" --
Feeling the love --
Iron Lady and English Rose --
A very special relationship --
Family fractures --
Annus horribilis --
Tragedy and tradition --
Love and grief --
Moving pictures --
A soldier at heart --
Long live the Queen.

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