Overview
"An exemplary book." --Martin Amis, The New Yorker "In Monarch, Robert Lacey makes you feel like you're right there--in the palace, in the castle...I was absolutely riveted." --Dominick Dunne Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor--who became Elizabeth II, Queen of England on February 6, 1952--has been loved and loathed, revered and feared, applauded and criticized by her people. Still she remained a captivating figure in the British monarchy for over seventy years. In Monarch, a meticulously detailed portrait of Elizabeth II as both a human being and an institution, bestselling author Robert Lacey brings the queen to life as never before: as baby "Lilibet" learning to wave to a crowd in the Royal Mews; as a child "ardently praying for a brother" so as to avoid her fate; as a young woman falling in love with and marrying her cousin Philip; and as the mother-in-law of the most complicated royal of all, Princess Diana. Featuring dozens of photographs, a family tree of the Hanoverian-Windsor-Mountbatten families, and a map that charts the location of royal castles--Monarch is an engaging, critical, and celebratory account of Elizabeth's reign that no reader of popular history should be without.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780743236690
- ISBN-10: 0743236696
- Publisher: Free Press
- Publish Date: May 2003
- Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 1.5 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.55 pounds
- Page Count: 496
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